While E3 2020 may not be taking place because Covid-19, that doesn’t mean the video games industry will be devoid of exciting news and announcements this June. Instead, the whole industry has stepped up with a number of publishers, media outlets, and some of the biggest live games hosting their own separate live streams over the next four to five weeks. To make sure you’re able to catch it all, we’ve put together this E3 2020 schedule running you through all alternative events, dates, times, and where to watch them.
E3 2020 Schedule – All Alternative Events
There are 14 E3 2020 scheduled events so far which we’ve listed below:
- Destiny 2 Stream – June 9
- IGN Summer of Gaming – June 10
- PS5 Future of Gaming Showcase Conference – June 11
- Guerrilla Collective ‘E3 2020’ Conference – June 13 – 15
- Paradox Insider ‘E3 2020’ Conference – June 13
- PC Gaming Show ‘E3 2020’ Conference – June 13
- Future Games Show ‘E3 2020’ Conference – June 13
- Upload VR Showcase – June 16
- EA Play 2020 – June 18
- New Game+ Expo (NGXP) – June 23
- Marvel’s Avengers – June 24
- Cyberpunk 2077 Night City Wire – June 25
- Tennocon 2020 Conference – July 11
- Ubisoft ‘E3 2020’ Conference – July 12
Keep in mind that the likes of Microsoft and Nintendo will also likely have some exciting news to share with players over the next month or two. As soon as we have details for these, we’ll update this post and let you know.
All E3 2020 Event Dates & Times
You can find a quick list of all the events above, with what time you can watch them in all of the major time zones in the table below.
Please Note: Not all events have announced the exact time on a set date that the livestream will take place. We’ll update the table below with these start times as soon as they’re made public.
*/ /*-->*/| Event | Date | Eastern Time (EDT) | Pacific Time (PDT) | UK (BST) | Europe (CEST) |
| Destiny 2 | June 9 | 12:00 PM | 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| IGN Summer of Gaming | June 10 | 4:45 PM | 1:45 PM | 9:45 PM | 10:45 PM |
| PS5 Future of Gaming | June 11 | 4:00 PM | 1:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Guerrilla Collective | June 13-15 | 1:00 PM | 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| Paradox Insider | June 13 | 2:30 PM | 11:30 AM | 7:30 PM | 8:30 PM |
| PC Gaming Show | June 13 | 5:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| Future Games Show | June 13 | 5:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| Upload VR | June 16 | 12:00 PM | 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| EA Play 2020 | June 18 | 7:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 00:00 AM (Friday, June 19) | 01:00 AM (Friday, June 19) |
| New Game+ Expo | June 23 | 11:00 AM | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Marvel’s Avengers | June 24 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Night City Wire | June 25 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Tennocon | July 11 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Ubisoft E3 2020 | July 12 | 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
Where to Watch Every Press Conference
Now that you know when you can catch up with all the E3 alternative news and breaking announcements, you’ll want to know where you’ll need to tune in.
Not all of the publishers or companies have announced where you’ll be able to catch their livestreams, but we’ll update this post with links to each and every place you can find them as and when this information is made available.