The full E3 2021 schedule has officially gone live online as fan registration for the event's dedicated portal and app opens up. E3 organizer the ESA worked with Game Cloud Network, HCL Technologies Ltd and Revyrie Inc. to develop the online portal and app, both of which will act as central hubs for the duration of the virtual showcase.
As a key destination, the portal will host a wide range of activities for visitors, including virtual exhibitor booths, profile creation, video conferencing, and online forums. The booths themselves should boast VOD content, announcements, and other details concerning participating exhibitors. E3 2021 will also be bolstered by guest appearances from the likes of T-Pain, WNBA star Aerial Powers, Game Grumps' Arin Hanson, and Arif “Azerrz” Zahir (Family Guy), all of whom are slated to appear across various video segments. In addition, E3 organizers developed the Voices of E3 panel series, which features panel discussions broaching topics such as accessibility and game development.
E3 2021's schedule overview is now available to peruse and just in time for fan registration to go live today, June 3. The event kicks off on June 12, with a pre-show scheduled for 10:00 am PT. Ubisoft will begin the festivities in earnest, hosting its UbiForward showcase at 12:00 pm PT, and Devious Eye Entertainment will be hosing a showcase on June 12th at 5pm EST/2pm PST. Gearbox Entertainment's conference also airs on June 12, though the company has yet to specify a time. Similarly, a GamesBeat session is penciled in with no specific time attached as of writing. June 13's pre-show starts at 8:45 am PT; the eagerly-anticipated Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase follows soon thereafter at 10 am PT. Throughout the rest of the day, viewers can look forward to presentations from Square Enix, the Future Games Show, and the PC Gaming Show. Other special events for June 13 involve Warner Bros. Games & Back4Blood and 24 Entertainment.
June 14's pre-broadcast showing starts at 8:00 am PT, followed by conferences from multiple indie developers. E3 packed the rest of the day with presentations from Take-Two Interactive, Mythical Games, Freedom Games, Razer, and Capcom. Verizon and Intellivision will join the fun as well, along with a VENN-hosted session. E3 2021's closing day, June 15, begins with a pre-show at 8:00 am PT. Programming for Nintendo’s E3 2021 Direct and Nintendo Treehouse: Live goes live at 9:00 am PT; Bandai Namco, Yooreka Games, and GameSpot will help round out the day with events of their own. Finally, the Official E3 2021 Awards Show will bring the broadcast to a close.
As evidenced by the above schedule details, E3 2021 is proving to be as packed as ever. The key difference, of course, lies in its all-digital nature. This reimagined version of gaming's biggest event should allow fans to feel more involved, though, something The ESA began pushing for long before the pandemic turned things upside down.
E3 2021 doesn't count as the end of the summer fun for gaming, either. Summer Games Fest 2021 will last throughout the months of June and July, for example. In addition, Electronic Arts' EA Play won't premiere until next month on July 22.
E3 2021 will last from Saturday, June 12 through Tuesday, June 15.