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2020 saw most in-person events shuttered which included the videogame industry’s most prestigious, E3, unable to welcome guests from around the world. This year, however, will be slightly different. A physical event won’t be held but organiser The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced a reimagined, all-virtual E3 2021 will be taking place instead.
The specifics have yet to be revealed but the ESA has noted it’ll encompass an ‘exclusive online portal and supporting mobile app.’ There will be the usual mixture of live press conferences, reveals and high-profile hosts, plus charitable initiatives and more. Currently, Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games and Koch Media have all committed to the show with Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) noticeably absent, a trend the company began back in 2019.
E3 2021 Digital Officially Set for June 12-15, Featuring Xbox, Nintendo and More Publishers Apr 6, 2021 09:18 EDT
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today that E3 2021 has been officially set for June 12th-15th. It will be a digital-only event, as per the previous report, and a free one despite rumors of the contrary; the ESA counts on E3 coming back as a live, physical event at the Los Angeles Convention Center in June 2022.
Virtual streams and announcements will be made available online through all major video platforms as well as through the E3 2021 portal and supporting mobile app. Xbox, Nintendo, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games, and Koch Media already confirmed they ll be there to showcase their upcoming games. Others, like Sony, Square Enix, Electronic Arts, and Activision Blizzard, will probably organize their own showcases.
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E3 is back, well, sort of. The organizers behind the event confirmed after its COVID-19 induced hiatus, the event that gamers look forward to annually will happen this year.
Gamers mark your calendars, June 12-15 are the dates we will learn about the newest game titles that we can look forward to playing on our PS5, Xbox Series X, or Nintendo Switch. Organizers announced the event’s return in an all-virtual capacity and confirmed that it would be free thanks to unannounced global media partners’ involvement.
The “reimagined, all-virtual” event will feature presentations from Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games, and Koch Media, the ESA revealed in its announcement. Game developers and publishers will “directly to fans around the world,” according to the ESA.