Fans Let Loose as Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Talks Everything But Gaming at the Summer Game Fest 2022

Published 06/10/2022, 1:40 PM EDT

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The Summer Game Fest 2022 turned out to be a great gaming festival for gamers as many upcoming games were revealed at the event. Further, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson appeared on the show for about four minutes.

It was no surprise for the fans that the WWE legend was appearing at the event. The Rock earlier tweeted appearing about being at the Summer Game Fest 2022. Johnson then appeared on the show from his gym and that too shirtless.

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The Rock recently appeared in the Fortnite game as the character “The Foundation.” His new Fortnite avatar became an enormous hit among the fans. Further, the American actor and former wrestler is set to appear in the upcoming DC movie, Black Adam.

The Rock talked about “The Foundation” and how happy he was to work with Epic games. He even talked about his upcoming movie Black Adam. Although fans expected the former wrestler to talk about these topics, The Rock pulled off a surprise move as he started promoting his energy drink brand, ZOA Energy Drink.

Fans react to The Rock at the Summer Game Fest 2022

The Rock’s appearance was undoubtedly a huge delight for the fans watching the show. However, the fans found it amusing that the former wrestler not only appeared on the live stream shirtless, but promoted his upcoming movie and his energy-drink brand more than video games.

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The fans showcased their reactions on Twitter to Johnston’s appearance at the Summer Game Fest. Let’s take a look at some of those tweets from the fans.

What happened at the Summer Game Fest 2022?

Gamers from every corner of the world were eagerly waiting for the event. The Canadian video game journalist and content creator, Geoff Keighley, hosted the event for nearly 2 hours and raised curtains from many upcoming games.

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At the event, Naughty Dog revealed their multiple projects based on “The Last of Us”, including standalone multiplayer, TV adaptation, and even the remake of the first game. Other new games like Aliens: Dark Descent and Fort Solis.

Further, Activision revealed the gameplay of the much-awaited Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Also, at that, even many other games were revealed like MARVEL’s Midnight Suns, Street Fighter 6, The Callisto Protocol, Flashback 2, Stormgate, Gotham Knights, and many more.

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Undoubtedly, the entire gaming event was full of thrilling moments. What was the most exciting reveal for you at the Summer Game Fest 2022?

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Ripan Majumdar is an F1 writer at Essentially Sports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Science from West Bengal State University, Kolkata. Ripan is a massive Red Bull Racing and Sergio Perez fan, and has been following the sport for over the past few years.
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