Summer of E3 is back, get ready for avalanche of showcases
Game Conference Guide Insights - June 2023
It is that time of the year. We are pretending E3 is not happening while consuming flashy presentations spread around multiple days as before. PlayStation kicked it off unusually early, two weeks before barrage or trailers and live demos scheduled for Summer Game Fest, Xbox Direct, Capcom, Ubisoft Forward, and various indie focused showcases.
In total there are 15 events scheduled to happen around the Summer Game Fest and notE3 currently tracked by Game Conference Guide. As always, you can list them by searching for #E3 or #Summer, or you can just head out to a dedicated page here: https://www.gameconfguide.com/summer/
The summer subpage features separate calendar with detailed times as well, so you can import the events individually.
These showcases are daily updated. Once they conclude, there is going to be a link to the broadcast so you can easily rewatch the best moments or get back to them whenever you please.
Bear in mind, not every single showcase is featured in the calendar. Curation comes into place and focuses on the big events not to clutter the database which started as a tracker for business-oriented conferences. Showcases like OTK Game Expo or those (like Dames 4 Games for example) that are part of an umbrella event like MIX / Guerrilla Collective are not listed.
Wait a minute? Why not?
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I have mentioned this earlier this year, showcases are currently my guilty pleasure. Since the start of 2023 I have started paying attention more to the virtual presentations, broadcasts, and various announcements. Some are just dropping new trailer, others are covering specific genre of small games, or covering whole line-ups from smaller labels.
The E3 week is not the only busy time of the year, there is also gamescom approaching with its fringe events and series of broadcasts either as part of the official programme (Opening Night Live) or brought to you by other organizers streamed virtually like Future Game Show. Go ahead and search for “Gamescom” to see how many are happening during that week (August 20 – 27).
And by looking at my internal database, there are whopping 77 of them already! It takes a lot of time to track them, gather the info and make it available to everyone to see, browse, filter and bookmark. Which bring me to:
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Now back to the blog post.
I do not have plans when I will release the tracker for showcases. All I can say it will happen eventually. It will be included in an update streamlining the whole website, making it more easy to navigate while having all the events, deadlines and showcases in one place. Stay tuned for more details.
What can you expect in coming days?
Here is the breakdown of the upcoming showcases scheduled around Summer Game Fest and E3 with dates, times and links. Sit back, relax and enjoy the summer.
June 7 & June 13 (9AM PT / 12PM ET / 8PM CET): MIX / Guerrilla Collective
June 8 (12PM PT / 3PM ET / 9PM CET): Summer Game Fest
June 8 (2PM PT / 5PM ET / 11PM CET): Day of the Devs
June 8 (3PM PT / 6PM ET / Midnight CET): Devolver Direct
June 9 (12PM PT / 3PM ET / 9PM CET): Tribeca Games Spotlight
June 10 (8AM PT / 11AM ET / 5PM CET): Future of Play Direct
June 10 (9AM PT / 12PM ET / 6PM CET): Wholesome Games
June 10 (10AM PT / 1PM ET / 7PM CET): Future Games Show
June 11 (10AM PT / 1PM ET / 7PM CET): Xbox Games Showcase & Starfield Direct
June 11 (1PM PT / 4PM ET / 10PM CET): PC Gaming Show
June 12 (10AM PT / 1PM ET / 7PM CET): Ubisoft Forward
June 12 (3PM PT / 6PM ET / Midnight CET): Capcom Showcase
June 19 – 26: Steam Next Fest
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