E3, the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo video game industry event held in the Los Angeles Convention Center might be cancelled due to concerns over the Covid-19 coronavirus — but there are still plenty of games to be showcased and plenty of developers and publishers ready to show off their hard work in celebrations such as IGN’s Summer of Gaming, the Summer Game Fest and a number of other digital showcases and press conferences from video game publishers which will take place in E3’s stead.
IGN’s Summer of Gaming will begin on June 10th and feature hands-on demos, gameplay, previews, developer interviews via live broadcast on all major platforms from publishers such as 2K, Xbox, EA, Square Enix, CD Projekt Red, THQ Nordic, Ubisoft and more.
The Summer Game Fest will be hosted by The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley and will feature news, trailers and game demos from publishers such as Activision, Microsoft, Sony, Valve, Blizzard, Bethesda and more over a four-month period.
The following schedule will attempt to consolidate the announcements and showcases from IGN’s Summer of Gaming, Summer Game Fest and other individual publisher exhibitions. Feel free to let us know if we left one off the list or you’d like to be included.
Date/Time | Conference |
Saturday, June 6th 7:00 AM EST | Indie Live Expo |
Monday, June 8 | Upload VR Showcase |
Originally June 8, delayed to June 10th | IGN Expo |
June 9th Noon EST | Destiny 2: The Next Chapter |
June 11, 12, 15, 18, 24 Times TBA | IGN Summer of Gaming cont. |
Thursday, June 11 | The Escapist Indie Showcase |
June 13th 1PM EST | Guerilla Collective A new look at Baldur's Gate 3 and more. |
June 13th Time TBA | PC Gaming Show |
June 13th | Future Games Show |
Tuesday, June 16 - Monday, June 22 | Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition |
June 16th | Upload VR Showcase |
Thursday, June 18th | EA Play Electronic Arts unveils a slate of new games |
Monday, June 22 - Friday, June 26 | BIG Digital (Brazil's Independent Games Festival) |
Tuesday, June 23rd | New Game+ Expo |
June 24th | Marvel's Avengers: War Table |
Thursday, June 25th | Night City Wire: Tune in for a special broadcast on Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt Red. |
Saturday, June 27 - Sunday, June 28 | BitSummit Gaiden |
Sometime in late June | Microsoft Showcase |
Saturday, July 11th | Tennocon 2020 |
Sunday, July 12th | Ubisoft Forward |
TBA | Microsoft July showcase |
August 27th | Gamescom Opening Night |
TBA | PlayStation 5: The Future of Gaming |
Which E3 2020 alternative showcase are you looking forward to most? Do you think this trickling of information over a span of a few months is a more effective way to present new gaming information than the traditional convention or did E3 hold a certain allure to you? Let us know in the comments.
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