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Ready or not, E3 is a-comin’. We’re barely over a month away from the biggest event in the gaming calendar once again, and though E3 has changed quite a lot over the last few years and had a lot said about its continuing significance this year spells a big change: the show is open to the public.
Before the show doors are flung open for public and industry alike, however, we have the traditional gauntlet of E3 conferences to get through. That means you lot staying up late or making time to follow the news if you’re so inclined, and for us that means running around like our hair is on fire in an attempt to report all the news and get it all under control. Which we will. We’re cool like that.
If you need to plan out your E3 week or if you’re just looking to get the dates down in order to contain your hype appropriately, we’ve got you covered. Here’s the E3 2017 conference schedule as it currently stands.
Saturday, June 10
E3 kicks off one day earlier than usual thanks to EA stepping back from the show proper.
EA – 12pm PDT, 4pm EST, 8pm BST
EA kick off E3 with the grand opening of their EA Play event. The event will be open to the public, but before that happens they’ll hold a press conference to talk about the playable games there (including your usual smattering of sports stuff and Star Wars Battlefront 2) plus make new announcements. Rumours suggest we’ll see a new IP from Bioware at the conference.
Sunday, June 11
Microsoft shift their conference back a day to get slot that isn’t at the crack of dawn.
Xbox / Microsoft – 2pm PDT, 5pm EST, 10pm BST
Microsoft are the first of the ‘big three’ hardware makers to let rip with their conference, though it’s moved forward a day from its typical slot. Expect all the details on the Xbox Scorpio, updates on previously-announced games like Crackdown and Sea of Thieves plus no doubt more Windows 10 gaming stuff and hopefully some new game announcements to boot.
Bethesda – 7pm PDT, 10pm EST, 3am BST
Bethesda have released an E3 invite that seems to tease that their E3 showcase will feature at least 2 new games. With Prey and Dishonored out, the company surely must be gearing off to show off some new things. Could it finally be time for Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, the game teased in last year’s conference intro?
Sony suddenly find themselves alone on Monday – for now, at least.
Monday, June 12
PlayStation / Sony – 6pm PDT, 9pm EST, 2am BST
Sony keep their traditional Monday evening E3 slot. After getting the PS4 Pro out of the way late last year, Sony has a bit of a clean slate here – and they have the Xbox Scorpio to respond to. We’re sure to see more of God of War, Days Gone, Detroit: Become Human and Spider-Man, but other questions remain… will we see The Last of Us Part 2? What will there be that’s all new?
Unscheduled & Unconfirmed (but expected)
Ubisoft – time TBA (2016’s was at Monday @ 1pm PDT)
While Ubisoft hasn’t announced an E3 conference yet, they’ve held one every year for an age now, so we expect one. Assassin’s Creed Empire is one of the worst-kept secrets in gaming, and it’s fairly likely it’ll actually be shown at E3. What else Ubi might show is a mystery, but South Park is still missing in action and rumours point to a cross-over game with Nintendo.
Nintendo – no conference, but Nintendo Direct likely
Nintendo has thankfully already flat-out told everyone not to expect a conference at E3 – during their recent investor call they said they had no plans to hold an E3 conference. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, as they haven’t held one for years. What you should expect is a ‘Digital Event’ or Nintendo Direct that’ll stream out most likely on Monday or Tuesday Morning. There are a lot of Switch game rumours that persist. Will see see the Mario and Rabbids cross-over RPG? Smash Bros for Switch? And, of course, there’s much to learn about Super Mario Odyssey.
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