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A E3, or Electronic Entertainment Expo, is the biggest annual event related to the world of games. At the conferences, divided into a daily schedule with developers and console manufacturers, we have the main information on what to expect for the rest of this year, and also the year after. 1m2v3
Following the wave of cancellations of in-person events due to the pandemic, some companies and groups chose to do online events broadcast worldwide. Since the E3 2020 was canceled in March (it was supposed to happen now between the 9th and 11th of June), the leaders of the gamer market were ready to keep their schedule of releases and announcements, holding their own conferences or ing in bigger festivals.
Below we list the main transmissions that you can't miss, which take place starting this week.
IGN Summer of Gaming 3x251x
- WHEN: From June 10th at 16pm.
- WHERE: American IGN YouTube channel, social networks
Perhaps the closest we are to what the atmosphere is like E3 2020, with several participating brands, the American website IGN hosted a global digital event that will feature live stream discussions, remote interviews with developers, and real-time demos with first impressions of the year's biggest releases.
IGN Summer of Gaming, which was supposed to start on June 5th, has been delayed by three days.”in respect and in of those who rightly demand justice and change in the United States and the world“. Industry giants will participate, including: 2K, Amazon, Blizzard, CD Projekt Red, EA, Facebook (Oculus), Google Stadia, Sega, Square Enix, THQ Nordic e Ubisoft.
Cyberpunk 2077 – Night City Wire o3yx
Postponed by two weeks (it was supposed to happen on June 11th) due to the movement Black Lives Matter, night city wire will be dedicated to Cyberpunk 2077 and will bring news about this one of the most anticipated games since it was revealed more than 7 years ago. The curious thing is that the game itself, which is a futuristic first-person RPG, has already been delayed more than once. It was first supposed to be released in May 2020, but it won't hit stores until September 17.
Not much is known about the content of the event, apart from what has already been revealed since the return of the project by the developer. CD Project Red, in 2018. It is believed that there will be more gameplay footage and small details of the story, revealed gradually in videos published on YouTube dedicated to the game. There are bets from the fan community about finally having a free playable demo, as a hands on was announced to "June".
An event of this type could take place in limited spaces, in person, as in kiosks of the E3 2020, but since everything has been done remotely, what other way can players have to test the game on their own? And expectations are also high for surprises, as last year in E3 it was revealed that none other than Keanu Reeves will be one of the main characters in the story. What will we have new in 2020?
EA Play Live 5u544e
- WHEN: June 11, 20 pm (Brasilia).
- WHERE: Official site, YouTube, Twitch
According to the official description, the EA PlayLive It is an event that speakson how to connect gamers around the world and bring them closer to the game franchises they love. During this year's digital event, we'll showcase our games via live streaming […] and more.
It is already a tradition for the developer Electronic Arts perform this adjacent event called EA Play next to E3, so even with the cancellation of E3 2020 it seems that few plans have changed – apart from, of course, that this time everything will be exclusively online. Annual titles must be announced FIFA 21 coins e Madden NFL 21, along with potential upgrades from other successful franchises like The Sims e Battlefield.
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- WHEN: June 11, at 17 pm (Brasilia time).
- WHERE: Official site
Another long-awaited event, which unfortunately does not yet have a new date to take place, is the revelation of the PlayStation 5 from Sony. In an official statement, the company says that it does not think that “now be a time of celebration” and, for the time being, “step back and allow more important voices to be heard“. As an update to the description of the trailer launched on May 29, the event is expected to have “coming soon” a new date to happen.
Bearing in mind that the PS5 will be released in 2020, it is expected that along with the console reveal (we only have images of the controller for now) there will still be a list/demo of exclusive titles available at launch. To the dismay of the fans, if the schedule is followed as the old plan, the online conference will have just over an hour long.
xbox 20/20 1p3j3x
- WHEN: July, 12:XNUMX (Brasilia) if the original time remains.
- WHERE: YouTube, Twitch and social networks
A Microsoft, yet another console maker that has taken a step ahead of the cancellation of E3 2020, has created a series of conferences called xbox 20/20. Anyone who is used to seeing trailers in sequence for the Xbox at E3 is familiar with the pace of the company's presentation of what we will have with the launch of the next console, the Xbox Series X.
If you follow what happened in the first edition of Xbox 20/20 on May 7, the online conference will be about half an hour long. The difference is that in the new transmission the focus should be exclusive games developed by Xbox Game Studios, showing "reveals new gameplay snippets, insights into what development teams are working on optimizing on Xbox Series X, and new game announcements.” In previous news, we know it will be at least 15 new titles coming together with the launch of the console, which will be at the end of the year.
Indie Live Expo a2j44
O INDIE Live Expo 2020 will be an indie game event especially (but not exclusively) in Japanese territory, which is where the main broadcast will take place. Among the names of participating creators are the designer ZUN (from Touhou Project), Toby Fox (from UNDERTALE e DELTARUNE), SWERY (CEO of White Owls Inc.) and Kazuya Nino (Head of TYPE-MOON BB). In the program there is still a special session with the presentation of the soundtracks of UNDERTALE e Touhou Project by drummer Dainashi.
Guerrilla Collective 406u1p
- WHEN: Between June 6th and 8th, every day at 12:XNUMX (Brasilia).
- WHERE: Twitch
O Guerrilla Collective is an online festival that will have exclusive ads, trailers and games revealed from both the indie side and the big “AAA” game developers. the studios and publishers most prominent participants are Rebellion, Raw fury, Sega, 11 bit studios, head up e Funcom.
PC Gaming Show 1mw5s
Bringing news from partners Epic Games, Intel, Tripwire Interactive e Humble Bundle, PC Gaming Show promises to showmore than 30 titles” in your online broadcast. There will also be 30 different presenters, from independent creators, of hardware companies and famous game franchises.
VR Showcase 4l373
- WHEN: June 16, 13 pm (Brasilia).
- WHERE: YouTube
Another rescheduled event, which should happen now on the 6th, the VR Showcase is basically what the title implies: there will be a compilation of exclusive titles from virtual reality. According to them, the format will be like that of the Nintendo Direct, that is, a modest introduction by a presenter to help guide a sequence of trailers that usually show gameplay of the releases - in this case, they will be “more than 20 titles".
Ubisoft Forwards 6r2d1a
- WHEN: July 12, 16 pm (Brasilia).
- WHERE: Twitch
Like EA, the Ubisoft will hold its own digital event called Ubisoft Forwards following what would probably already be revealed during E3 2020. News is expected about those already announced Assassin's Creed Valhalla e Watch Dogs: Legionas well as Gods and Monsters e Rainbow Six Quarantine.
Gamescom 2020 2f3h22
- WHEN: Between August 27th and 30th, with no official timetable.
- WHERE: Official site and respective developer live streams (to be announced)
A bonus on this list, the Gamescom 2020 is another major annual event that will take place independently of the E3 2020 substitutes. This time, instead of taking place in person in , the convention will be held over four days in August. Release reveals and major release announcements are due at Gamescom 2020, as usual, so stay tuned for the schedule.
The event will be guided by Geoff Keighley, presenter of the traditional The Game Awards, from what will be called “Opening Night Live” (the opening night). If we consider that we are 5 hours behind the German time zone, the first day of the event should take place in the late Brazilian afternoon.
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SOURCES: PC Gamer, Game Rant, Forbes, Games Radar, game crate,
