The E3 2021 will take place from 12 to 15 June this year as a free, ‘re-imagined, all-virtual’ event, the Entertainment Software Association announced today. Organizers have announced that the company has companies such as Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive and Warner Bros. Games include. Sony is missing so far especially on the list.
E3, the largest annual games conference in North America, typically takes place in downtown LA each June and attracts a mix of developers, presses, and consumers. Last year’s event was canceled in April due to COVID-19. In his absence, Geoff Keighley launched Summer Game Fest in collaboration with many developers to deliver game revelations and news; the digital event also returns in June.
E3 is expected to resume in person next summer.
ESA President and CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis says the organization is “developing this year’s E3 into a more inclusive event” that will continue to include revelations and news. The organization confirmed in February that it would only hold an online event this year.