The E3 game fair will take place in 2021 from June 12th to 15th instead of. Due to the corona pandemic, it is a digital event, but it offers you some special features.
So you’ll be at E3 this year
This is how E3 2021 will run: The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced how the game fair will run this year. You are part of it by you the new app or the online portal uses.
Pierre-Louis, President and CEO of ESA explains:
“From the moment we decided to host E3 virtually, we focused on giving fans around the world an interactive experience that goes beyond the typical live stream. The result is a bespoke online experience. Portal and an app that enable fans, media and industry experts to have an E3 experience that runs parallel to the four-day broadcast and lays the foundation for interactive E3 elements that go beyond this year’s purely virtual show. “
This is how you participate: One starts later in May Online registration about the Website of the E3, through which you get access to the portal and the app. You don’t have to pay anything for it. From June 12th you will have access to the following digital content:
- Virtual exhibition stands – With special events, VOD content and articles, the stands act as the fulcrum within the portal for important announcements and game information that is linked to the respective exhibitor
- Lounges – Online meeting points for all E3 participants
- Forums – Special boards for targeted online discussions and exchange among the participants
- Leaderboards – Gamified show elements that can be collected and viewed, encouraging fans to interact in as many ways as possible
- Profiling – All participants can create their own unique profiles within the portal and the app, which can be individually adapted
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What about livestreams and exhibitors? You can also use the portal and the app to download the Follow live shows, in which developers and publishers present their new games, press conferences and panels take place and special guests also have their say.
This year’s exhibitors that have already been confirmed include Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games and Koch Media, among others. So you can expect some news from these developers and publishers.
Will you use the online portal and the E3 app to follow this year’s game fair?