E3 2021: All the news, announcements, and updates from video games’ biggest week (2024)

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E3 2021 is again a fully online event, but that hasn’t held back video game publishers and developers from unleashing their usual torrent of trailers, premieres and announcements. We’re rounding up all the news from video gaming’s biggest week here, and we’ll be updating it as more news comes in.

Highlights for this week’s schedule of events, all of which may be viewed online:

SATURDAY, JUNE 12

  • Ubisoft Forward is 3 p.m. EDT/noon PDT.

SUNDAY, JUNE 13

  • The is 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT.
  • Square Enix Presents is 3:15 p.m. EDT/12:15 p.m. PDT.
  • Warner Bros. Games’ showcase is 5 p.m. EDT/2 p.m. PDT.
  • The PC Gaming Show is 5:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. PDT.

MONDAY, JUNE 14

  • Take-Two Interactive (2K Games, 2K Sports, Rockstar Games) has a panel at 1:15 p.m. EDT/10:15 a.m. PDT.
  • Capcom’s news conference is 5:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. PDT.

TUESDAY, JUNE 15

  • Nintendo’s E3 2021 Nintendo Direct is 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PDT.
  • Bandai Namco has an E3 presentation at 5:25 p.m. EDT/2:25 p.m. PDT.
  • The E3 2021 Awards Show is 7:45 p.m. EDT/4:45 p.m. PDT

Note: Neither Sony/PlayStation nor Electronic Arts have E3 week events planned. Electronic Arts’ EA Play event is scheduled for Thursday, July 22.

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Jun 1, 2021, 12:22pm EDT

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    Marvel’s Avengers’ Black Panther expansion launches Aug. 17

    By Ryan Gilliam@RyGilliam

    Check out War for Wakanda in action

  • June 17, 2021

    Madden NFL 22 upgrades Franchise mode and adds home-field advantage

    By Owen S. Good

    EA Sports also promises substantial additions, demanded by the community, to Madden’s franchise mode

  • June 16, 2021

    Metroid Dread’s amiibo gives Samus three helpful power-ups

    By Michael McWhertor@MikeMcWhertor

    Energy tanks, missile tanks, and more!

  • June 16, 2021

    Nintendo’s keeping Breath of the Wild 2’s final name a secret for now

    By Michael McWhertor@MikeMcWhertor

    The sequel’s subtitle might give away too much, Nintendo says

  • June 16, 2021

    How Disney took over video games after closing all of its studios

    By Charlie Hall

    Witness the power of a fully armed and operational licensing business

  • June 15, 2021

    The new WarioWare will have Fire Emblem tea time and Animal Crossing microgames

    By Michael McWhertor@MikeMcWhertor

    Some of 9-Volt’s Nintendo-themed games are modern classics

  • June 15, 2021

    Nintendo showed off 20 minutes of No More Heroes 3, but not during its E3 stream

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    Travis Touchdown is back

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    Everything we know about the gameplay and story of Metroid Dread

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    Nintendo’s Treehouse stream dove into MercurySteam’s upcoming 2D Metroid game

  • June 15, 2021

    Link’s got a cyber arm, and everything else new in Breath of the Wild 2’s E3 trailer

    By Ryan Gilliam@RyGilliam

    All technology becomes obsolete eventually, even Sheikah Slate

  • June 15, 2021

    Breath of the Wild’s Guardian will be playable in Hyrule Warriors, which rules

    By Michael McWhertor@MikeMcWhertor

    Unleash eye-laser hell on your enemies

  • June 15, 2021

    Nintendo at E3 2021: The 14 biggest announcements

    By Jeff Ramos and Jeffrey Parkin

    Announcements and trailers for Kazuya in Smash Bros, Metroid Dread, WarioWare: Get It Together, and the sequel to Breath of the Wild

  • June 15, 2021

    By Owen S. Good

    Handheld tribute includes The Legend of Zelda, Zelda 2, and Link’s Awakening

  • June 15, 2021

    First two Advance Wars games being remastered for Switch

    By Ryan Gilliam@RyGilliam

    Return to Advance Wars on the Nintendo Switch

  • June 15, 2021

    Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is getting a remaster for modern consoles

    By Austen Goslin

    The horror game was originally released on the Wii U

  • June 15, 2021

    Hyrule Warriors:Age of Calamity expansion pass coming in June

    By Nicole Carpenter@sweetpotatoes

    The first wave, Pulse of the Ancients, is coming June 18

  • June 15, 2021

    Shin Megami Tensei 5 gets a release date on Switch

    By Ana Diaz

    Fans finally know when the game arrives

  • June 15, 2021

    Racing series Cruis’n arrives on Nintendo Switch this fall

    By Samit Sarkar

    Cruis’n Blast makes its way from arcades to Switch

  • June 15, 2021

    Danganronpa: Decadence brings the three mainline games to Nintendo Switch

    By Julia Lee@hardykiwis

    Bring on the despair!

  • June 15, 2021

    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel sends Link to the skies in 2022

    By Michael McWhertor@MikeMcWhertor

    Nintendo reveals more about Link and Zelda’s next adventure

  • June 15, 2021

    Mario Party Superstars is a collection of past maps and minigames

    By Ryan Gilliam@RyGilliam

    Return to some of Mario Party’s greatest hits this October

  • June 15, 2021

    Nintendo’s making a new WarioWare for Switch

    By Michael McWhertor@MikeMcWhertor

    WarioWare: Get It Together! will bring two-player co-op to the microgame series

  • June 15, 2021

    Nintendo announces new 2D Metroid for Switch called Metroid Dread

    By Maddy Myers

    Samus Aran is back in action this October

  • June 15, 2021

    Life is Strange: True Colors, remastered collection coming to Nintendo Switch

    By Nicole Carpenter@sweetpotatoes

    True Colors on Switch at launch

  • June 15, 2021

    Tekken’s Kazuya Mishima is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

    By Michael McWhertor@MikeMcWhertor

    Nintendo announces the next DLC fighter to join Smash

  • June 15, 2021

    How to watch Nintendo at E3 2021

    By Michael McWhertor@MikeMcWhertor

    E3 Nintendo Direct promises 40 minutes of Switch games

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