In a year without E3, questions immediately arose regarding whether or not the absence of the convention would be a positive or a negative thing overall. Without one major event to collectively draw the eyes of video game players around the world, how would publishers across the industry fare? Well, based on current information, it
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For the fourth year in a row, publisher Devolver Digital has returned to the stage (this time, virtually) to show us the best and brightest of its indie gaming line-up. However, if you’ve ever watched one of Devolver’s past shows, you already know that we’ll be in for something a little different from the usual
When it comes to physical releases of beloved indie games and recent hits, Limited Run Games has always been one of the retailers that comes to mind. For several years, Limited Run has had the motto of “forever physical” by bringing indie games and other digital releases to physical game lovers everywhere, with the company
While the coronavirus pandemic led to the cancellation of major industry events such as E3 and Gamescom, game publishers and studios have still managed to move ahead this year with making major game announcements virtually. As announced earlier this year, Ubisoft is next in line to showcase their upcoming titles, with the company sharing some
Unlike Sony, Microsoft has not been shy in giving fans a look at the Xbox Series X. We got our first look at the system back at The Game Awards in 2019. Since then, we’ve received snippets of details as we move closer and closer to release. And now, a new report from Venture Beat
Even though E3, Gamescom, and all the other summer conventions are canceled due to the coronavirus, groups like the Guerrilla Collective are working hard to get studios together for exciting, digital events. The team is partnering with Greg Miller and the Media Indie Exchange to produce a new, three-day event. It will showcase some of
Summer Game Fest is one of the upcoming E3 alternatives that will roll out over the course of the summer. These all-digital events give fans a chance to see and play many of the same trailers and demos that would have been at E3. Of course, not everything will be there (particularly the early demos),
The official Twitter account for CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 teased an upcoming event for June 11. A mysterious tweet teasing the date and nothing else was shared today: GET READY! pic.twitter.com/eqQ3hMCOmA — Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) May 5, 2020 Geoff Keighley, via a quote retweet, also teased this Cyberpunk 2077 June 11 event will be
Today, The Game Awards creator and producer Geoff Keighley announced Summer Game Fest, a 4-month all-digital event featuring new announcements and free playable content. From May to August 2020, the Summer Game Fest will feature updates from some of the biggest publishers, platforms, and developers from the games industry. In a tweet, Keighley revealed “Phase
Many of the biggest companies in the gaming industry have announced plans to host online events to replace the typical e3 press conference. Ubisoft has announced a digital experience that it will be hosting. The PC Gaming Show will return. Xbox just announced today that they will be showcasing some games for the Xbox Series
The ongoing pandemic has created widespread cancelations for the video game industry. Whether that be from events or delays for game releases, the industry has felt the impact in many ways. One of those being the cancellation of e3. It has been presumed that many of the press conferences that are held before the show
Since running its first iteration during last year’s The Game Awards, The Game Festival has continued to be a great way for developers to get early versions of their upcoming games into player’s hands. The Spring Edition ran as something of a replacement for GDC, and now Valve and Geoff Keighley are back again with
When the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced last month that E3 2020 was officially canceled, it was said that other plans were in motion to host a sort of “online experience to showcase industry announcements and news in June 2020.” Well, a few weeks later, and those plans as well have now been canned, too.
As events and leagues from the video game and beyond continue to postpone or shut down entirely, it ‘s no surprise to see the Overwatch League cancel their remaining events for the next few months. Concerns over the coronavirus have already forced GDC, SXSW, and E3 to close, and even major sports leagues like Serie
Devolver Digital has plans to livestream its press conference in lieu of E3 2020‘s cancellation. In a tweet from the publisher’s official Twitter account, it mentions the huge industry event as “a big part of what we do” and that it is “bummed” about the cancelation. Despite that, Devolver Digital did say that it plans
In the wake of E3 2020 being canceled, news has started to come out from a variety of sources about what the show was planned to look like this year. For one such publisher, it seems as though the annual summer convention was going to be a major event on the calendar that they’ll now
With E3 2020 now officially canned, the immediate question on the minds of many shifted to what other publishers would be doing without the convention this summer. As for the team over at Xbox, it seems we now know how they’ll be adapting. Revealed on Twitter by the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, it was
After reports and rumors of E3 2020’s demise started circling over the past 24-hours, the Entertainment Software Association made things official today and announced that the annual convention will indeed not be taking place in Los Angeles this year. Like many other conventions that have been canceled over the past few weeks, including GDC and
With growing concerns and fears about the coronavirus worldwide, an epidemic that has already led to the cancellation or postponement of several major events like GDC and SXSW, the uncertainty around whether E3 2020 will actually happen this year has increased week by week. While the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has reassured in the past
In the lead up to E3 2020, we’ve heard more this year about who won’t be attending rather than who will. As of now, both Sony Playstation and E3 Coliseum producer Geoff Keighley have both opted to spurn the annual gaming convention this summer, but that doesn’t mean the same can be said for everyone
There has been perhaps no bigger proponent of E3 over the years than that of Geoff Keighley. The host and producer of The Game Awards and E3 Coliseum has long been outspoken about how important he thinks it is for the gaming industry to have an event that brings everyone together. But after expressing some
With its latest entry now at more than 5 million copies sold, the Luigi’s Mansion series has become another household name in Nintendo’s stable of franchises. Turns out it has also produced one of the company’s rarest pieces of memorabilia. Mario fan blog Supper Mario Broth posted pictures to Twitter late Thursday of a promotional
Believe it or not, it’s already time to start talking about E3 2020. Today, the ESA, the company behind the Electronic Entertainment Expo, announced its initial plans for this summer’s convention and just what it will in store. Over on the ESA’s official website, the group outlined what E3 2020 is planned to look like
Let’s get real for a second here. PUBG came out in 2017. Fortnite came out that very same year. Since that fateful year, battle royale games have been everywhere. New Call of Duty? Battle royale game mode. Fallout 76? Now has a battle royale game mode! Like an infection, battle royale game modes have been spreading across gaming. Which
Sony shocked many fans yesterday when it confirmed that it will once again be skipping E3. 2020 is a big year for the company, housing the release of many notable exclusives and even the launch of PS5, so it’s a surprise that PlayStation is choosing not to attend. Following PlayStation’s announcement, other companies are now
Following the news that Sony PlayStation was once again not going to attend E3 this year, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer took to Twitter to talk a bit about just what Microsoft has planned for the event. In a new tweet, Spencer reaffirmed that even though Sony has again dropped out of E3, Xbox will
2020 should ultimately be a big year for Sony. Big exclusives like The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima are coming out for PS4 this Summer and the PS5 is poised to launch in the fall. Despite this, Sony confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that that would not be attending E3 this year. Sony
After shockingly opting to skip out on E3 in 2019, many have wondered whether or not Sony PlayStation would decide to return to the annual Los Angeles-based convention this year in 2020. While Sony hasn’t officially made clear its plans for the event just yet, according to some that might be in the know, a
For all of the months of build-up, here we are: the sober day after E3 2019 and in full-on conference withdrawal. However, with all of our staff traveling back, our votes tallied, and our awards distributed, it’s time that we showcase what was DualShockers’ top picks in Los Angeles for this year’s E3. And what
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order debuted its gameplay first look at EA Play during E3, and with it we got around 15 minutes of the game in action. Throughout that time, we saw a variety of things that will please fans of the iconic franchise: Saw Gerrera from Star Wars Rogue One returns, we will
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