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E3 2021 is going ahead after being cancelled last year (Picture: Getty)Gaming fans are eagerly awaiting the 2021 E3 conference after the event last year was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
\nSome of the biggest developers in the world will be back this year with exciting announcements, although Sony and PlayStation will notably be absent.
\nSo what is the schedule for E3 2021, and how can you live stream it in the UK?
\nHere is everything you need to know\u2026
\nWhat is the E3 2021 schedule?
\nE3 2021 is a three-day online event starting on Saturday, June 12 \u2013 it will last until Tuesday, June 15.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\tWhat is E3 2021?\t\t\t<\/p>\n
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (or Electronic Entertainment Experience, as it is this year) is the world\u2019s biggest video games trade event. It\u2019s kind of the gamer\u2019s equivalent of the Super Bowl, as fans everywhere tune in for what are essentially glorified advertisements for upcoming games.
\nWhile the world is gradually starting to escape the clutches of the pandemic, things aren\u2019t quite back to normal yet. So despite the ESA\u2019s own efforts to hold a traditional physical event in Los Angeles, E3 will be a virtual event this year.
\nE3 2021 begins on Saturday, June 12 and lasts until Tuesday, June 15, with the ESA promising live press conferences and a four-day long stream, which can be viewed on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.
\nAnd, with its own online portal and app, anybody with an Internet connection can attend the various exhibitor booths, which will feature their own special events and act as hubs for key announcements.<\/p>\n
E3 is one of the biggest events in gaming (Picture: Kim White\/Nintendo of America via Getty Images)The event will be packed with a number of events announcing new games from the likes of Nintendo and Xbox.
\nSome game developers have opted to have their own events, with EA hosting EA Play 2021 on June 22.
\nHere are when events are scheduled to take place at E3, as well as the time the conference will begin in the UK:
\nSaturday June 12
\nGuerrilla Collective \u2013 4pm Ubisoft Forward 2021 \u2013 8pm
\nSunday June 13
\nXbox and Bethesda showcase \u2013 6pm
\nSquare Enix Presents \u2013 8:15pm
\nTuesday June 15
\nNintendo Direct E3 2021 \u2013 5pm<\/p>\n
How to watch the E3 2021 conferences
\nYou can follow the E3 conferences via a live stream from E3\u2019s official social media accounts\u00a0\u2013 Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter\u00a0\u2013 as well as through its official app and its online portal.<\/p>\n
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