E3 2021 Reveals Mostly Full Schedule of Events

Game Rant

By Dalton Cooper

Published Jun 3, 2021

The Entertainment Software Association reveals a mostly full schedule for its E3 2021 plans, events, press conferences, and more.

E3 has been the biggest gaming event of the year for decades, only missing out on 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the ESA is bringing E3 back with E3 2021, which will take place from June 12 to June 15 and feature some of the world's biggest gaming companies. While much of E3 has remained shrouded in mystery, the ESA has now officially revealed the full schedule, though some specific presentation times still have yet to be announced.

Hosted by Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez, Jacki Jing, and Greg Miller, E3 2021 will kick off on June 12 with a pre-show at 10am PT. Ubisoft will then have the first full press conference with its Ubisoft Forward event, starting at 12pm PT. E3 2021 viewers can also look forward to a presentation from Gearbox Entertainment, the developer of the Borderlands games, though a specific time has not been determined just yet.

Then on June 13, fans can look forward to the joint Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase at 10am PT. Later in the day, a special presentation from Square Enix will take place alongside the PC Gaming Show and the Future Games Show, all of which should have major new gaming announcements as well. Warner Bros. Interactive will also have its Left 4 Dead spiritual successor Back 4 Blood to show on June 13. 24 Entertainment will also have a showcase on June 13.

The E3 2021 festivities will continue on Monday June 14 with presentations from indie developers, Take-Two Interactive, Mythical Games, Freedom Games, Razer, and Resident Evil company Capcom. Verizon and Intellivision will also have a presence on Monday at E3, though the extent of what they have to show remains to be seen.

The last day of E3 2021 will feature a presentation from Nintendo at 9am PT in the form of the highly-anticipated E3 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation. The Nintendo Direct will consist of about 40 minutes of game reveals, followed by a three hour long Nintendo Treehouse: Live presentation that will offer some more in-depth gameplay. Nintendo will share the spotlight on Tuesday, June 15 with Bandai Namco and Yooreka Games.

And finally, E3 2021 will conclude with the Official E3 2021 Awards Show. Needless to say, there should be a ton of gaming announcements for fans to look forward when E3 2021 officially kicks off on Saturday, June 12.

For a full rundown, here's the E3 2021 schedule as it stands so far