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Electronic Entertainment Experience 2021
BeginsJune 12, 2021
EndsJune 15, 2021
VenueLos Angeles Convention Center
Location(s)Online
CountryUnited States
Previous eventE3 2020 (cancelled)
E3 2019
Next eventE3 2022
Organized byEntertainment Software Association
Filing statusNon-profit

E3 2021 was the 26th E3, during which hardware manufacturers, software developers, and publishers from the video game industry presented new and upcoming products. The event, organized by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), ran as a virtual, online-only event with free access to all, from June 12–15, 2021.[1][2][3]

Virtual events included keynote sessions from major publishers broadcast from a live stage in Los Angeles, an awards show, and a preview night, as well as helping companies to hold online private meetings with media and businesses. Because of the online-only nature, the event had been rebranded for the year as the Electronic Entertainment Experience 2021 rather than the standard Electronic Entertainment Expo.[4] Greg Miller, Jacki Jing, and Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez served as hosts of the virtual events.[5]

E3 2021 followed the cancelled E3 2020 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and after the ESA could not work out a replacement event in time. The ESA had intended to hold an in person event in 2021 during its normal June dates, as stated to partners in April 2020, but had to alter their plans due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns.[6][7][8] While the 2021 event was entirely online, ESA plans to return to an in-person event by 2022. E3 2021 was free for everyone to attend.[9]

Companies that participated at the event included Nintendo, Microsoft, Capcom, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Koch Media, Square Enix, Sega, Gearbox Software, Bandai Namco, Turtle Beach, Verizon, and Xseed Games.[10][11][12] Konami had planned to participate but announced later they would not be ready to present at E3 as they were deep into development on several projects which they would reveal at a later time.[13]

Online events

To host the online event, the ESA offered a mobile app and online portal to the public. Members of the media and press had access to this app and portal on June 7, for a media access week prior to the event. The public obtained access on June 12. The app and portal were used for accessing game showcases, developer panels, and press conferences, with some of this content also mirrored onto streaming services.[14] Members of the media were able to register for access starting on May 24, while industry professionals and creators and influencers were able to register on May 31. General members of the public were able to register on June 3.[15]

Press conferences

Ubisoft

Ubisoft held its Ubisoft Forward online press event on June 12, 2021 at 12 p.m. PDT.[16] Games covered during the event included Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction, Rocksmith+, Riders Republic, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Just Dance 2022, Far Cry 6, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.[17]

Gearbox Software

Gearbox Software held its E3 spotlight on June 12, 2021 at 2 p.m. PDT., providing more info on Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Godfall, Homeworld 3, Tribes of Midgard and a look at the Borderlands movie.[18]

Microsoft/Bethesda

Microsoft and Bethesda Softworks held a joint press conference on June 13, 2021 at 10 a.m. PDT.[19] Games presented included Starfield, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Back 4 Blood, Contraband, Sea of Thieves, Battlefield 2042, 12 Minutes, Psychonauts 2, Fallout 76, The Elder Scrolls Online, Party Animals, Hades, Somerville, Halo Infinite, Diablo II Resurrected, A Plague's Tale: Requiem, Far Cry 6, Slime Rancher 2, Atomic Heart, Replaced, Grounded, Among Us, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, The Ascent, The Outer Worlds 2, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 5 and Redfall.[20]

Square Enix

Square Enix held a press event on June 13, 2021 at 12:15 p.m. PDT.[21] Games announced included Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, remasters of Final Fantasy I through Final Fantasy VI, Legend of Mana, Marvel's Avengers, Babylon's Fall, Life Is Strange Remastered Collection, Life Is Strange: True Colors, and Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.[22]

PC Gaming Show

PC Gamer presented its PC Gaming Show event on June 13, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. PDT.[23] Among games featured included:[24]

Capcom

Capcom's E3 presentation was given on June 14, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. PDT.[25] Games presented included Resident Evil Village, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, Monster Hunter Rise and The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.[26]

Nintendo

Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct for E3 on June 15, 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT, followed by three hours of Nintendo Treehouse Live gameplay about titles discussed in the Nintendo Direct.[27] Games included Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Life Is Strange, Life Is Strange: True Colors, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Worms Rumble, Astria Ascending, Two Point Campus, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, Mario Party Superstars, Metroid Dread, Just Dance 2022, Cruis'n Blast, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Mario Golf: Super Rush, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, WarioWare: Get It Together!, Shin Megami Tensei V, Danganronpa Decadance, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, and the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Nintendo also announced a limited edition Game & Watch for the Zelda series for its 35th anniversary that will include the original Zelda game, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and Link's Awakening.[28]

Best of E3 Awards

Editors from IGN, GameSpot, PC Gamer, and GamesRadar+ collectively decided on the Best of E3 Awards on June 15, 2021. Among their picks, Forza Horizon 5 was named as the Most Anticipated Game overall, with the Microsoft and Bethesda event as the Best Presentation.[29]

This is a list of notable titles that appeared by their developers or publishers at E3 2021.

Capcom

Gearbox Software

Xbox Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks

Nintendo

Square Enix

Ubisoft

Other events

Guerrilla Collective

The Guerrilla Collective, a group of indie game developers and publishers, held a two-day showcase of new game announcements over June 5 and June 12, 2021.[30][31]

Games announced during the two-day event included:[31][32]

Summer Game Fest

Geoff Keighley's second Summer Game Fest kicked off around the same time as E3 2021 and will last two months, through Gamescom in August 2021, featuring a range of promotional events outside of E3. Though Keighley had already stepped away from participating in E3 2020 before its cancellation, he arranged the first Summer Game Fest as a replacement for the cancelled show.[33] Sony and the PlayStation brand will have announcements during this event, forgoing E3 as they have done so from previous years.[15] From June 15–21, 2021, ID@Xbox offered a number of demos of upcoming games on the Xbox platform as part of the Summer Game Fest.[34]

The Summer Game Fest opened with a announcement stream of games hosted by Keighley on June 10, 2021. Among titles presented include:[35]

The Summer Game Fest included the first Tribeca Games Spotlight on June 11, 2021, featuring games that had been nominated for the inaugural Tribeca Film Festival Video Game award.[36] These games included:[37]

Koch Media presented a showcase on June 11, 2021 at 12 p.m. PDT., as part of the Summer Game Fest.[38] Alongside introducing their new publishing label, Prime Matter, Koch Media's presenting covered the following games:[39]

IGN Expo

IGN held its IGN Expo event on June 11, 2021, at 1 p.m. PDT.[40] Among featured games included:[41]

Wholesome Games

Wholesome Games held its Wholesome Direct event on June 12, 2021 at 10 a.m. PDT. It featured over 75 indie titles from small developers around the world.[42][43]

Devolver Digital

Devolver Digital held its presentation on June 12, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. PT.[44] Games presented included Shadow Warrior 3, Trek to Yomi, Phantom Abyss, Wizard With a Gun, Death's Door, Inscryption, Devolver Tumble Time, and Demon Throttle.[45] As with its recent presentations, the Devolver Digital continued to use the humor based on the character of Nina Struthers, this time presenting their new games as part of a new monetization scheme, the "Devolver MaxPass+". As part of the actual presentation, Devolver sold a single "NFT" copy - a "non-fuckwithable tape" rather than a non-fungible token - of the presentation which sold for $1,000, the funds going to the Scratch Foundation charity.[46]

UploadVR Showcase

UploadVR held a presentation focusing on virtual reality games on June 12, 2021. Among games featured in this presentation included:[47]

Limited Run Games

Limited Run Games held its annual #LRG3 event on June 14, 2021, at 1 p.m. PDT.[48] It featured over 25 new announcements for games being published physically,[49] including the 3DO game Plumbers Don't Wear Ties.[50]

Future Games Show

GamesRadar+ hosted its second Future Games Show on June 14, 2021 with hosts Troy Baker and Laura Bailey.[51] Games featured during the presentation included:[52]

Hooded Horse held its presentation on June 14, 2021. Games featured during the presentation included:

Freedom Games Showcase

Freedom Games held its first event on June 15, 2021. Games featured during the presentation included:[53]

Yooreka Studio

Yooreka Studio held its presentation on June 15, 2021. Games featured during the presentation included:[54]

New Blood Interactive

New Blood Interactive held its presentation on June 16, 2021. Games featured during the presentation included:

Steam Next Fest

From June 16–22, 2021, Valve ran its Steam Next Fest, a rebranding of its prior Steam Game Festival which it first ran in 2019. During the event, Valve had hundreds of game demos available via the Steam platform along with livestreams with developers and selected game sales.[55]

EA Play

Electronic Arts will have its separate EA Play event on July 22, 2021.[56]

Annapurna Showcase

Annapurna Interactive will have its first ever showcase event on July 29, 2021.

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