E3 2021: Schedule with all relevant streams, start time and possible games
E3 2021
The organizers of E3 2021 have presented the schedule of the virtual event. Between June 12th and 15th, players can look forward to numerous presentations from the various publishers that are part of E3 2021. The individual conferences will be broadcast over several hours, moderated by Jacky Jing, Greg Miller and Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez. But the presentations should also be shown on the channels of the individual publishers.Summer Game Fest 2021: Thursday, June 10th from 7:30 pm
Where to watch: YouTube What to see ? a new game from Gearbox and 2k Games, Season 4 from CoD Black OP's Cold War, performances by Jeff Goldblum and Giancarlo Esposito, music from Weezer, Japanese Breakfast and the Sonic Symphony, maybe Elden Ring
schedule of E3 2021 - Publisher's conferences (+ official live stream)
Friday, June 11th
Koch Prime Time 9 p.m.Where to watch: Twitch
Saturday, June 12 from 5 p.m.
Guerilla Collective from 5pmWhere to watch: Twitch Wholesome Direct from 7pm
Where to watch: YouTube Ubisoft Forward (9pm)
Where to watch: YouTube What to see: including Far Cry 6, Rainbow Six: Extraction, Riders Republic
Sunday, June 13th from 7:00 p.m.
Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase (7:00 p.m.)Where to watch: Twitch What to see: World premieres, very likely Halo Infinite and Forza, possibly Starfield Square Enix Presents (9:15 pm)
Where to watch: Twitch What to see: Life is Strange 3, a world premiere of a new game from Eidos Montreal Warner Bros. Games / Back 4 Blood (11pm)
Where to watch: YouTube PC Gaming Show (11:30 pm)
Where watch: YouTube and Twitch What to see: including new content on Naraka Bladepoint and gameplay for Dying Light 2 Stay Human
Monday, June 14th from 1 a.m.
Future Games Show (1 a.m.)Where to watch: Twitch Intellivision (6:45 pm)
Where to watch: Twitch Take-Two Interactive (7:15 pm)
Where to watch: Twitch Mythical Games ( 8 pm)
Where to watch: Twitch Freedom Games (9:30 pm)
Where to watch: Twitch Capcom (11:30 pm)
Where to watch: YouTube What's up to see: Resident Evil Re: Verse, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Monster Hunter Rise, Resident Evil Village
Tuesday, June 15
Razer (0:00 am)Where to watch: Twitch Nintendo Direct + Treehouse Live (6pm)
Where to watch: Twitch What to watch: Possibly Breath of the Wild 2, Bayonetta and Metroid Prime 4, loads of gameplay on other games, maybe the announcement of the Switch Pro Bandai Namco (11:20 pm)
Where to watch: Twitch What to see: Hopefully the much-awaited Elden Ring Read PC 0
Starfield: Jason Schreier talks about E3- Appearance of the sci-fi title
According to an a According to Jason Schreier, Starfield will be presented with a release date at E3 2021. 0E3 2021: Live streams, games, trailers - overview of the game fair
E3 2021: Find out all the information about the new games, release dates and trailers. Here you can find everything you need to know about the (digital) trade fair. 0Summer Game Fest 2021: Live stream for the opening show with over 30 games - from 8 p.m.
The Summer Game Fest 2021 in live stream: The opening event of this year's event begins at 8 p.m. Here you are live. var lstExcludedArticleTicker = '1373273,1373667,1197010,1373548'; While Microsoft and Nintendo unveiled their E3 plans a short time ago, Square Enix only announced more details about their broadcast today. Fans can therefore look forward to a world premiere from Eidos-Montréal. But Babylon's Fall, Marvel's Avengers and Life is Strange: True Colors will also appear during the presentation. Recently there were also rumors about a brand new Final Fantasy, which will probably be presented soon.Source: E3 2021
Ahead of E3 2021, Microsoft CEO Nadella says he wants Xbox everywhere. He means it
When Microsoft launched its Xbox video game console in 2001, the only place you could play games like its popular space war epic Halo: Combat Evolved was on an Xbox. Today, you can still buy the company's latest devices, the $499 Xbox Series X or entry-level $399 Xbox Series S. But you can also play on a PC. And if you pay Microsoft $15 per month, for its Xbox Games Pass Ultimate subscription, you can play on a tablet or a phone too.
But in the future, Microsoft thinks you'll want to play in even more places. Like a hotel room TV. Or a small streaming set-top box you can plug into a TV or monitor at a friend's house.
'Of course, there's still a place for consoles and PCs. And frankly, there always will be,' Microsoft's Xbox head Phil Spencer, said during a briefing for journalists this week ahead of his presentation during the E3 video game conference this Sunday. 'But through the cloud, we will be able to deliver robust gaming experiences to anyone connected to the internet, even on the least powerful, least expensive devices -- even on devices people already own.'
The game industry's biggest players like Microsoft, as well as Sony , Nintendo , Apple and Google , tend to talk big about their products being designed to entertain people around the world, wherever they are. And it's largely true -- billions of people around the world play games on phones , consoles, or computers at home or in arcades and cafes. Military service members even play video games while patrolling the depths of the ocean in submarines.
But Microsoft has had dreams of going further for years. For more than a decade, it's experimented with new forms of interactive TV shows, like a Sesame Street series from a decade ago. And it's researched marrying Xbox technology with televisions and set-top boxes.
See also: Xbox Series X review: Game Pass is the secret weapon
Now, Microsoft is planning to bring its Xbox software and games to those types of devices. Without providing further details, Microsoft said it's working with internet-connected TV makers 'to embed the Xbox experience' into them, with no extra hardware required other than a controller. Microsoft also said it's building its own 'streaming devices' for TVs and monitors. At the same time, Microsoft is investing further in its Xbox Games Pass subscription service, offering people ways to buy its Xbox on monthly instalment plans too.
© CNET'As a company, Microsoft's all in on gaming. Gaming has been key to Microsoft from our earliest days,' said Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO. 'We are truly redefining how games are distributed, played and shared.'
Microsoft isn't just talking a big game when it comes to the Xbox. Over the past couple years, it's invested heavily in its devices and lineup of games. In 2014, it spent more than $2.5 billion to buy Minecraft, already one of the most popular games ever made. Last year, it followed that up with the $7.5 billion all-cash purchase of ZeniMax Media, a company that owns industry heavyweights like the fast-paced demon-slaying game Doom, the fantasy epic series The Elder Scrolls and the post-apocalyptic adventure series Fallout.
The company's also struck deals with companies including FIFA football game maker Electronic Arts and Fortnite developer Epic Games to bring their hits to its subscription service.
'We're trying to reach the 3 billion people on the planet who in some sort of way play an electronic game,' Spencer said. But, he added, Microsoft realized that only 250 million people are actually interested in buying consoles. 'We need to meet players where they are, which is mobile, and on other screens and devices,' he said.
See also: Xbox Series S review: The console making next-gen gaming more affordable
Whether Microsoft can pull off such large feats is unclear. Microsoft and Sony don't report comparable console unit sales data, but UK-based Ampere Analysis said Sony's PlayStation 5 and Nintendo's Switch consoles are outselling the new Xbox Series X and Series S, though all three companies are struggling against global chip supply shortages.
Still, Microsoft said it plans 'unparalleled investment' in cloud gaming, new titles and its community. The company will discuss more of its plans during E3 on Sunday, starting at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. Though the event will be streamed remotely over the internet due to the coronavirus, CNET and our sister site GameSpot will be covering it live, as we always have, with real-time updates, insights and analysis you can only find here.
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