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“Space For Children’: a video game helps children cope with Covid-19

ESA has published the video game “Space For Children” to help children cope with Covid-19: free to download from all digital stores. [embedded content] Covid-19 had a devastating impact on the entire planet. Entrepreneurs, the self-employed, pensioners, civil servants, professors and students have all been challenged by the pandemic. There is one age group that has paid a particularly high price but which is little talked about: children. Between closed schools and bans of various kinds, boys and girls have been deprived of many relationships and activities that are essential

Konami Is “In Deep Development on a Number of Key Projects” But Won’t Be at E3 This Year

Konami Just announced via Twitter that it won’t be at E3 2021, but the publisher isn’t staying idle. According to the announcement, the publisher won’t be able to present new games at the digital version of the Electronic Entertainment Expo that will be hosted in June, but is “in deep development on a number of key projects.” Konami confirmed its support from the ESA (which organizes E3 every year) and teased reveals “in the coming months,” encouraging fans to stay tuned for updates. Among those “key projects” should be the

E3 2021 Details Revealed – Online Only, No Sony?

by Jason Parker in Entertainment | Apr, 6th 2021 We’ve missed E3, and 2021 it’s coming back and we have the details. It’s going to be an online-only event, as June lights up with gaming news and excellence. The ability to host E3 2021 online means that the details of the event are open to all. Everyone can enjoy the same experience, as many companies come together to announce a variety of upcoming games and other technology. Curiously though, Sony doesn’t appear to be among the companies revealed. E3 2021

E3 2021 goes virtual from June 12

- Advertisement - E3 Expo is set to return this year after 2020’s event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic with Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest taking its place. Last week, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) promptly denied all rumors claiming that this year’s E3 could be a paid event, stating that “E3’s 2021 digital show is a free event for all attendees.” and that more details will be shared soon. E3’s 2021 digital show is a free event for all attendees. We’re excited to fill you in on

E3 2021 To Be Completely Free, ESA Confirms

A rumor about E3 2021 suggested that the COVID-era version of the popular gaming convention would not only be online, but some of it would potentially be locked behind a paywall. This rumor has since been debunked by the ESA, meaning that E3 2021 is going to be free for everyone. The rumor originated from a report from VGC, which claimed that the event was initially pitched to publishers as being a largely free event with a premium tier where users would be charged to access certain content, or, as

E3 2021 Organizers Say No Content Will Be Behind Paywall Following Recent Rumors

The ESA says the event will be free to all. Last year changed a lot of things, and one thing that took a big hit was live events and conferences. Though E3’s influence has waned in recent years as major players such as Sony and Nintendo have either abandoned the event or reduced their presence significantly, it is still the tentpole event of the industry for the majority of companies, and its cancellation last year was one of the first signs that the gaming industry was not going to have

Steam Game Festival Rebranded To Next Fest, Will Run June 16-22

Much like the previous event, it will feature lots of previews and demos. As time has gone on, the Steam storefront has become something of a de facto platform holder in the PC world. There’s been a lot of reasons for this, from being the first major player on the market, the crazy sales of old, and just the general name and mindshare that Valve has managed to create. But one thing has been the storefront’s various ‘festival’ like events, and now we have details on the next one. Valve

E3 2020 fully canceled as ESA calls off ‘online experience’

The rumored online experience which would take the place of E3 2020 is no more. ESA has officially shut down all possibilities of the event appearing this year. Back when E3 2020’s physical event was canceled, the ESA mentioned that they would be looking at alternative opportunities for 2020. Many pondered whether or not they might host an online experience of some sort as several other prominent gaming events have done. Unfortunately, that rumor came to an end today as the ESA officially ruled out the possibility of an online

E3 2021 Dates Set, But Expect A “Reimagined” Show

E3 2021 has locked in dates, and will happen from June 15 to 17, 2021. Gamesindustry.biz is reporting that the ESA has set these dates following the cancellation of E3 2020, and that they've said that the event will be "reimagined."What exactly this means isn't yet clear, and it will likely be some time before we know exactly what E3 2021 will look like.E3 2021 might have needed to look different even if COVID-19 hadn't forced the cancellation of this year's showcase--2020 was set to be the second year of

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Hands Out Double Experience Points

Developer EA DICE has doubled the number of experience points offered in Star Wars Battlefront II on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One until March 27. According to a tweet by the company's global community lead, DICE will then start giving Battlefront II players triple the experience points for the weekend of March 28-29.We're turning on x2 Experience in Star Wars Battlefront II up until March 27, and then it'll be a x3 Experience weekend.May the Force be with you. pic.twitter.com/ntjR7G9yg3 — Ben Walke (@BenWalke) March 16, 2020This news comes