Gaming News It’s the video game event you shouldn’t miss: it now replaces E3 and we finally know when it will take place
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the major video game event E3 has had great difficulty recovering. However, players were still treated to a new summer event instead, and we finally know when the reboot will take place.
E3 is dead…
If you’ve been following video game news for several years, you’re obviously familiar with E3. contraction de Electronic Entertainment Exhibitionthis event previously took place every summer The angel and served as the true ultimate meeting point for gamers and trade press alike. The largest manufacturers and developers of consoles and video games gathered there for a few days to present their current projects and thus reveal the future of the industry. Although he unfortunately had a special place in the hearts of many players, E3 officially announced its final ending last December:
After more than two decades of E3, each bigger than the last, it’s time to say goodbye.
Thanks for the reminder.
GOOD GAME, WELL PLAYED
It must be said that it has been several years since the last event, largely due to the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns.. In addition, we must also remember that communication methods have changed significantly in recent years and that publishers and manufacturers now use their own communication channels to make their announcements. Then it became less and less sensible for them to spend large sums of money to reserve a place at the largest video game convention in the world. While this decision was heartbreaking for many enthusiasts, it ultimately didn’t surprise many people a few months ago. Fortunately, another similar event took its place.
Long live the Summer Games Festival!
Despite the end of E3 and the arrival of presentation videos dedicated to this or that publisher, such as: With events such as State of Play, Nintendo Direct and other Xbox Games Showcases, the public still enjoys a time frame that is favorable for major video game industry announcements Geoff Keighley I understood it well. In addition to presenting the ceremony of Game prizes Every winter for 10 years and to take the opportunity to unveil some important announcements, the American presenter also decided to organize his own summer event to follow in the footsteps of the old E3. Baptized Summer games festivalThe latter is generally an opportunity to discover a whole range of new features that await players in the coming months and years, and This year’s edition finally has a date:
We found out the information via Geoff Keighley’s Twitter account himself: Summer Game Fest 2024 will take place on Friday June 7th at 10pm French time. You can watch it live on the official event channel on YouTube and probably on Twitch too. Even if it is still a little early to know exactly what we expect to see there, some are already imagining news about the most anticipated games of the moment, such as Grand Theft Auto VI, Hades II or again, let’s be crazy, Hollow Knight: Silksong. In any case, you can count on us to tell you what will happen there at that moment.