IGN's Summer of Gaming 2021 Announced / IGN Partners With E3

IGN’s Summer of Gaming is returning this year, and E3 2021 will be a part of the event.

Just like last year, our summertime event will include exclusives, trailers, gameplay demos, and developer interviews – but unlike last year, we’re partnering with E3 to present the world’s most famous games event as part of our summer celebration. That means, from Saturday, June 12 to Tuesday, June 15, you’ll be able to check out the first ever all-digital E3 right here on IGN.

E3 will be free in 2021, and feature announcements and showcases from Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games, Koch Media. Organiser, the ESA promises that E3 2021 will include “major publisher showcases, press conferences, thrilling reveals, extended livestreams and special guest appearances, available free online for all attendees.”

The whole of E3 has been redesigned as a digital event that, alongside the usual mixture of announcement events, will include an online portal, charitable initiatives, and more. “We are focused on ensuring that E3 continues to be the most innovative and collaborative event in the video game industry, so enlisting some of the industry’s biggest media partners to help deliver the highly-anticipated news, reveals and more is crucial to a successful showcase,” said Stanley Pierre-Louis, President & CEO of organisers, the ESA.

Joining us in 2021 as the Official Battery Sponsor, Duracell Optimum batteries will be powering IGN’s Live Summer of Gaming – literally. Duracell batteries will be featured and used throughout IGN’s tech from controllers and keyboards to production equipment.

Expect announcements and exclusives you won’t see anywhere else, and more brand new additions to our line-up.

If you need a reminder, last year’s Summer of Gaming included brand new game reveals, interviews with some of the industry’s biggest developers, celebrity Animal Crossing island tours, an awards show, and much more, set over the course of a month.