E3 - Timeline
Wednesday9th Jun 2021
Feature Nintendo's Most Iconic E3 Moments
5 of the best, from live shows to pre-recorded puppets
E3 2021 is just around the corner, though with a whole lot of competing events and streams it's not quite the industry-defining occasion of the past. Yet Nintendo will be 'there' with a day that'll feature an E3 Nintendo Direct and three hours of Treehouse demonstrations streamed for your...
News Here's What To Expect At E3's Wholesome Direct Showcase
Including 70+ new and upcoming games
How many Nintendo consoles can you spot in this artwork? E3 2021 sees the grand return of the Wholesome Direct, a relatively new showcase format that debuted last summer. Organised by Wholesome Games, the cosy and uplifting event will be back on our screens on 12th June at 10am Pacific / 7pm CEST as part of the...
Tuesday8th Jun 2021
News Sakurai Recalls Smash Bros. Melee's E3 2001 Appearance In Newly-Translated Report
"I was making adjustments to the game until the day before"
A slightly blurry Sakurai selfie, before selfies were cool. E3 2021 might be just around the corner, but let's take a quick trip back to the sights and sounds of E3 2001, which was a mind-boggling 20 years ago now. Looking back, 2001 was a strong year for Nintendo fans. Taking centre...
News Capcom's E3 Showcase To Feature Monster Hunter, Ace Attorney And More
Show time revealed!
Capcom has shared more details on its upcoming showcase for E3 2021, giving us a start time for the event and info on which games will be making an appearance. The show will be kicking off on 14th June at 2:30pm Pacific / 5:30pm Eastern / 10:30pm BST / 11:30pm CEST – the day after Square Enix's show, and the day before...
E3 2021 Dates, Conference Times, How To Watch, Badges, Everything You Need To Know
E3 2021: All the publisher times and details
Following a year off in 2020 due to restrictions brought about by COVID-19, E3 is back in 2021 in all-digital form with four days of streams, conferences, reveals — all the things you'd expect from the Electronic Entertainment Expo, only this year as an online event rather than the traditional...
Random Remember That Zelda HD Tech Demo For Wii U? It's Now 10 Years Old
Time flies when you're saving Hyrule
E3 is almost here! In the lead-up to the event, the Nintendo Reddit community has been reflecting on the Japanese company's big reveals and announcements at the annual convention over the years. With this in mind, it's now been 10 years since Nintendo gave the world a look at "The Legend of Zelda HD" tech demo...
Saturday5th Jun 2021
Feature Our Predictions For Nintendo's E3 2021 Direct
Switch Pro, BOTW2, and high, high hopes
It's been a long, weird year, but E3 is back after last year's COVID cancellation. It's still a digital event, as we're not out of the woods yet, but that means we'll be seeing all the big names on the (virtual) stage again. But will Nintendo give us everything we've hoped for, or will we be left a little...
Friday4th Jun 2021
News The Celebrity Cameos For E3 Season Are Coming, Starting With Jeff Goldblum
Geoff Keighley + Jeff Goldblum = Gjeeoff Keighblum
Be honest, when you think of video games, who do you think of first? It's not Mario or Master Chief, of course — it's Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum, the stylish, eccentric actor who is perhaps best known for his roles in Jurassic Park and Thor: Ragnarok. And we're not alone: Geoff Keighley, master of...
Talking Point With Sony And Microsoft In Next-Gen Limbo, E3 Is Nintendo's For The Taking
Software sells systems, after all
It's a strange time in gaming, especially if your main platforms of choice are PlayStation or Xbox. Both systems do — despite often hysterical takes found on social media — have plenty of games to play. What PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S don't have is an overabundance of new 'next gen' exclusives...
News Ubisoft's E3 Conference Will Feature "A Few Surprises"
"A diverse portfolio of games" will be on show
Ubisoft has shared further details on its upcoming Ubisoft Forward showcase, set to take place on 12th June during E3 2021. It'll actually be made up of the main show, a pre-show, and a post-show, with the first of these kicking off at 7pm BST. The pre-show will offer up news and updates from current...
Rumour 2K Set To Announce XCOM-Style Avengers Game
And much more...
We're now a week out from E3 Expo 2021 and it seems 2K's major announcements might have already been leaked. The publisher is apparently set to reveal a brand new Marvel game by the Civilization studio Firaxis. Industry insider and GamesBeat journalist Jeff Grubb says it's "real" and has described it as an "XCOM style" take on the...
Thursday3rd Jun 2021
News Square Enix Shares Purposefully Vague List Of E3 2021 Games, Teases World Premiere
Conference will be 40 mins long
Slightly late considering we've just received the full schedule for the entire E3 2021 weekend, Square Enix has now confirmed the date and time for its Square Enix Presents conference. The show will be taking place on Sunday, June 13 at 12:15pm PT / 20:15 BST / 21:15 CEST and will last for approximately 40 minutes...
News E3 2021 Full Schedule Revealed, Fan Registration Opens Today
Nintendo, Xbox, Ubisoft, Square Enix and more...
With just nine days left until the big day, the ESA has published the official schedule for this year's E3. As we already know, the event kicks off on Saturday 12th June. Proceedings will get underway with a broadcast pre-show, before press conferences from Ubisoft and Gearbox Entertainment on the...
News Move Aside Nintendo, Devolver Digital's Broadcast Returns On 12th June
An E3 show like no other
Sure, Nintendo has announced it will be airing its E3 presentation on 15th June, but have you ever watched one of Devolver Digital's broadcasts? It's one hell of a ride - with plenty of action, drama, swearing, a lot of blood and of course many video game announcements. Hmm, that does sound a bit unusual but for Devolver...
Wednesday2nd Jun 2021
News Nintendo E3 2021 Direct To Air 15th June
Here are the times you need
Nintendo's E3 2021 Direct will air on 15th June, the company has confirmed. The show will be "roughly 40 minutes" long, featuring info "focused exclusively on Nintendo Switch software." As you can see in the announcement tweet below, this will be followed by "around 3 hours of gameplay" in a special Nintendo Treehouse...
News Handy E3 2021 Infographic Shows All Confirmed Exhibitors And Sponsors
Nintendo listed as a 'Pinnacle Sponsor'
Only ten days remain until E3 2021 gets underway, and while we still don't really have any idea what Nintendo will be up to during the event, we can be sure there'll be a fair few game announcements worthy of our attention. Building up to the big day, the ESA has released a new infographic showing off all the...
Tuesday1st Jun 2021
News E3 2021 Will Have Its Own Awards Show
Deciding the event's most anticipated games
E3 will be adding something new to the mix this year thanks to the announcement of the 'Official E3 2021 Awards Show'. Set to be broadcast on Tuesday 15th June, the last day of E3 2021, this awards show hopes to "determine the most anticipated games of the event." Editors from games websites IGN,...
News E3's Just Days Away, Yet Nintendo's Being Oddly Quiet About Its Plans
The company's leaving things late this year
Nintendo at E3 2019. There'll sadly be no physical event this year, of course! Update: Thankfully this article has aged horribly, and Nintendo has finally revealed its E3 Direct plans. All the details you need are right here. We'd like to think Nintendo saw this and thought, 'hey, we better give those...
Tuesday25th May 2021
News Limited Run's E3 Showcase Will Include More Than 25 Physical Game Announcements
"Forever physical"
A few weeks ago, physical distributor Limited Run Games announced its own E3-style presentation would be making a return this year. It will be streamed Twitch and is taking place on 14th June. In a bit of an update, it's been revealed there'll be over 25 physical game announcements during this showcase. It will also be produced...
Monday24th May 2021
News E3 2021 Fan Registration Opens On 3rd June
Get access to online booths, events and more
More news on E3 2021 has arrived, as the ESA announces that fan registration for the event will open up on 3rd June. As has been explained previously, this year's E3 will be an all-digital experience running from Saturday 12th to Tuesday 15th June. It seems that a good chunk of the experience will be...
Wednesday19th May 2021
News Sorry, We're Not Getting Hollow Knight: Silksong News At E3 2021
"Team Cherry does not have any announcements"
With E3 on the horizon, you might be expecting some news about certain games you haven't heard from in a while. One we've been hoping to learn more about is Hollow Knight: Silksong. Sadly, though, it seems we won't be hearing anything about this one at the annual industry event. In an update on the...
Thursday13th May 2021
News Here's How E3 2021's Online Portal And App Will Work, Including Its Virtual Exhibitor Booths
Details on E3's all-digital event revealed
As we already know, E3 is back for 2021 but with an all-new digital format. With publishers, developers and presenters all showing off this year's new games remotely, the event hopes to get fans involved more than ever before by offering up an interactive online portal and a special app. Today, the ESA has...
News This Year's Guerrilla Collective Indie Showcase Will Feature Over 80 Games
Kicks off this June
Although E3 is back this year, last year's indie showcase Guerrilla Collective will also be making a return over three days. This year's showcase will take place on the 5th, 6th and 12th June at 8 AM Pacific / 11am Eastern / 4pm UK. There'll be more than 80 games featured - with developers such as tinyBuild, Innersloth, Humble...
Wednesday12th May 2021
News Limited Run Games Confirms E3 2021 Livestream
Expect a stack of physical game announcements
Around the same time EA announced EA Play Live would be returning this year, physical distributor Limited Run Games confirmed its own E3-style presentation would be back. Yes, the LRG3 show will be streamed on Twitch on 14th June. The same tweet also seemingly confirms LucasFilm Games: Zombies Ate My...
News EA Play Live Returns Later This Year On July 22nd
"Save the date"
2021 sure is going fast, and now that it's May, it means E3 is just around the corner. The main all-digital event is scheduled to take place between 12th-15th of June, but not every publisher and developer is necessarily participating in the main show. One company that will be doing its own thing again is Electronic Arts. This year...
Tuesday11th May 2021
Poll Are You Excited About E3 2021?
Come for the reveals, stay for the cringe-factor
It perhaps wasn't surprising that E3 2021 was announced as an online-only affair; the logistics involved in staging an expo, not to mention all of the preparation and traveling for global exhibitors, made an in-person event impossible in the current circumstances. For the vast majority of those that...
Friday7th May 2021
News E3 2021 Bolsters Its Line-Up With Square Enix, Sega, Bandai Namco And More
"All-virtual" event kicks-off this June
E3 might have skipped last year, but in 2021 it's making a comeback as an all-virtual event. In the latest update, several high-profile publishers and developers have been officially locked in. This includes tech, hardware, and streaming companies, too. So, who are they? There's Square Enix, Bandai Namco...
Saturday1st May 2021
News Konami Won't Be Attending E3 2021 But Still Has A Number Of Projects To Reveal
"stay tuned for some updates in the coming months"
Japanese games company Konami - known for titles such as Metal Gear Solid - has announced it won't be attending E3 2021. In a statement on social media, the company said it still had "great respect" for the ESA and would continue to support it in the future. It's also taken this opportunity to...
Wednesday28th Apr 2021
News E3 Announces Its Digital Event Hosts For 2021
Here are your hosts for E3's four-day event
After its break last year, E3 is really starting to feel like an actual thing again this year. We've already heard about a growing list of game publishers that are going to be on board, and now more details are being set in stone thanks to a new host reveal. E3 2021 will be an all-virtual global event...
Monday26th Apr 2021
News E3 Line-Up Potentially Expands With SEGA And Bandai Namco
Update: list may be out of date
Update: It's been highlighted (thanks to those that messaged us) that the participating companies page linked may be the list from last year's cancelled E3 event. Though the site header states E3 2021, direct links to the page obscure the fact that the current website doesn't directly point to that list. It's very...
