Due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, most in-person gaming events have been cancelled for 2020, such as PAX East and E3. However, gamers can look forward to a range of digital events for the summer to come, which will include direct announcements from the developers’ themselves.
June 4:
IGN Summer of Gaming Kick-Off
June 4 will mark the official beginning of IGN’s Summer of Gaming event. This event will take place over 3 weeks and will reveal gameplay premiers from highly anticipated games. IGN will be raising money for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund through this event.
June 5:
IGN Expo Day 1: TBD
The first day of IGN’s Summer of Gaming event will include reveals and announcements from Funcom/The Outsiders, Merge Games, and more.
June 6:
Guerrilla Collective Day 1: 1pm ET
Guerilla Collective Day is a online digital festival promising reveals from companies like Sega, Rebellion, Raw Fury, and Humble Bundle.
The PC Gaming Show: 3pm ET
A digital adaptation of E3 presented by PC Gamer, expect to receive updates on PC gaming as a whole.
The Future Games Show: 5:30pm ET
An hour-long event presented by GamesRadar and Future; will feature exclusive trailers and announcements for 2020 and beyond.
June 7
Guerrilla Collective Day 2: 1pm ET
The second day of the online digital festival, promising more news and reveals from developers.
June 8
Guerrilla Collective Day 3: 1pm ET
The final day of the online digital festival.
IGN Expo Day 2: TBD
The second day of announcements and news from developers for IGN’s Summer of Gaming event. IGN promises news and trailers for Chivalry 2, Wasteland 3, Pathfinder: Kingmaker, and more. IGN will also kick off its IGN Icons interview series with original Solid Snake voice actor David Hayter.
UploadVR Showcase: Summer Edition: TBD
A showcase for all new VR news and titles coming for 2020 and beyond. The showcase will feature over 20 new VR games.
June 9
IGN Expo Day 3: TBD
The third day of IGN’s Summer of Gaming event will feature new gameplay from Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Skater XL, Total War: Troy, and more.
June 11
EA Play Live : 7pm ET
A digital event hosted by EA, fans should expect news and trailers for upcoming EA games.
IGN Summer of Gaming Streams – TBD
IGN will be hosting new gameplay and interviews for Humankind, Remnant: From the Ashes, and more.
June 15
IGN Summer of Gaming Streams – TBD
IGN will be hosting new another batch of exclusive trailers, reveals, and gameplays for games including Mafia: Definitive Edition, Battle for Bikini Bottom, Destroy All Humans, and more.
More information regarding upcoming events will be revealed at Gaming Instincts this month.
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