E3 2024 schedule: dates, start times for press conferences & livestreams

After a year off, E3 returns in 2024 as a “reimagined, all-virtual” event. This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo runs June 12-15, and promises appearances from Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games, Sega, Bandai Namco, and more.

While the show won’t have a physical presence, the upside is that anyone and everyone can attend E3 by watching the press conferences, digital showcases, and other livestreams that will take place in June (and beyond). The Entertainment Software Association, the trade group that runs E3, has built a web portal and app for E3 that anybody can use to watch everything unfold — fan registration is now live.

Here’s a guide to the events of E3 2024 that we know of so far.

Saturday, June 12

E3 organizers say that the event will officially kick off Saturday with a broadcast pre-show at 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT. Ubisoft and Gearbox Entertainment will hold press conferences that day.

Ubisoft Forward

Ubisoft Forward 2024 will showcase a variety of upcoming Ubisoft titles on Saturday, June 12, at 3 p.m. EDT/12 p.m. PDT. A pre-show will begin at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT, with news about updates for games such as For Honor, Watch Dogs: Legion, and The Crew 2.

The main event will feature the first gameplay footage of the next Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six game (a co-op title formerly known as Rainbow Six Quarantine). Ubisoft will do a “deep dive” on the game in its Ubisoft Forward post-show, which goes live at 4 p.m. EDT/1 p.m. PDT.

We can also expect appearances from previously announced games like Far Cry 6 and Riders Republic, and updates on new content for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Rainbow Six Siege. Ubisoft will also discuss projects from its Film & Television division, such as the upcoming movie Werewolves Within.

Gearbox Entertainment

Borderlands developer Gearbox Software will hopefully have plenty to show during a press conference Saturday, June 12, at 5 p.m. EDT/2 p.m. PDT.

Sunday, June 13

On Sunday, E3 2024 viewers can expect presentations from Microsoft, Square Enix, Warner Bros. Games, and 24 Entertainment. A broadcast pre-show starts at 11:45 a.m. EDT/8:45 a.m. PDT.

Xbox & Bethesda Showcase

Microsoft will hold its E3 games showcase on June 13 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PDT. The Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase will be streamed live on Xbox’s Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook channels, and will focus “on games from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and many game creators from our partners around the world.”

Square Enix Presents

Square Enix’s event will begin at 3:15 p.m. EDT/12:15 p.m. PDT. The 40-minute show will feature the announcement of a new game from Eidos Montréal, an update on PlatinumGames’ Babylon’s Fall, a closer look at Life is Strange: True Colors and Life is Strange Remastered Collection, and details on the Black Panther – War for Wakanda expansion for Marvel’s Avengers.

Warner Bros. Games

Publisher Warner Bros. is going all in on Back 4 Blood at E3 2024. At 5 p.m. EDT/2 p.m. PDT, WB will showcase Turtle Rock Studios Left 4 Dead spiritual successor during a short presentation.

PC Gaming Show and Future Games Show

Sunday closes out with a pair of showcases from PC Gamer and Future Games, starting at 5:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. PDT and 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. PDT, respectively.

Monday, June 14

E3’s Monday show kicks off with a broadcast starting at 11 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. PDT. Capcom, Take-Two Interactive, Mythical Games, Freedom Games, Razer, and unannounced indie developers will have presentations throughout the day.

Capcom

Capcom will deliver a presentation on Monday, June 14 at 5:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. PDT, focusing on its upcoming slate of games. Officially, Capcom has the Great Ace Attorney Collection, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, Resident Evil 4 for Oculus VR, and Pragmata on its release list. But Capcom also reportedly has more Ace Attorney and Resident Evil games in its plan, according to a leak.

Take-Two Interactive

Take-Two Interactive, parent company of 2K Games, Rockstar Games, and Private Division, is coming to E3 2024 with a panel that kicks off at 1:15 p.m. EDT/10:15 a.m. PDT.

Tuesday, June 15

The final day of E3 2024 kicks off at Tuesday with a broadcast pre-show that starts at 11 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. PDT. Nintendo, Bandai Namco, and others will have events.

Nintendo Direct & Treehouse Live

Nintendo will hold a new Nintendo Direct presentation at E3 2024 on June 15, where the company plans to reveal new details on upcoming Nintendo Switch games. Nintendo will then offer a longer look at its Switch lineup in a new Nintendo Treehouse Live immediately following the Direct livestream.

Nintendo’s E3 2024 Nintendo Direct will air at 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, June 15, the company announced Wednesday. The presentation will run “roughly 40 minutes” and focus on Nintendo Switch software “mostly releasing in 2024.”

Bandai Namco

Bandai Namco will host its E3 2024 showcase at 5:25 p.m. EDT/2:25 p.m. PDT on Tuesday.

Thursday, July 22

EA Play Live

Electronic Arts will hold a presentation on Thursday, July 22 — well after E3 2024 concludes. Details are forthcoming.