E3 2022: Details, livestreams, games and more for the virtual event

(Pocket-lint) - The world's biggest gaming amusement is E3, but for different twelvemonth it's been confirmed that it will beryllium online-only successful 2022, conscionable similar the past mates of years.

Still, portion we mightiness not beryllium reporting from Los Angeles itself, determination volition beryllium large announcements and property events aplenty. And you volition beryllium capable to ticker the full happening from your ain home.

Here past is each the accusation and what to expect from E3 2022.

What is E3 and erstwhile does it start?

E3 is mostly a three-day expo for games, with immoderate of the world's biggest publishers and console manufacturers showing the titles that volition beryllium coming retired aboriginal that twelvemonth and beyond.

It is usually held successful Los Angeles astatine the LA Convention Center. However, arsenic successful the past 2 years, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic means the full lawsuit volition beryllium streamed online only.

So, you volition person to ticker the full shebang from the information of your ain home.

We anticipation to person each the livestream details person the clip (and should beryllium capable to big them present connected Pocket-lint).

E3 2022 nationalist dates

The offficial dates for the lawsuit haven't yet been confirmed, but it mostly runs (at slightest connected the nationalist side) successful aboriginal June. We'll update this leafage arsenic soon arsenic the dates are confirmed.

E3 2022: How to support track

We'll beryllium covering E3 passim the week present connected Pocket-lint, but if it follows the aforesaid template arsenic past year, the organiser, the ESA, volition again organise an online portal and app for smartphones that volition assistance you support way of each the announcements.

There volition truthful beryllium "virtual booths" for antithetic attending companies, hosted events, online forums and overmuch much - each accessible either done a browser oregon the dedicated app.

Registration volition beryllium escaped and volition apt commencement from precocious May.

Other ways to interact during E3 week see authoritative YouTube, Twitch and Twitter channels.

On the past time of the event, determination volition beryllium an E3 2022 Awards Show, with games manufacture illumni picking their favourites from each the titles that person been revealed during the week. You volition beryllium capable to spot the results connected the E3 streams arsenic above.

What to expect during E3 2022

There are ever countless games to cheque retired during E3, though caller years person seen the amusement diminish a spot arsenic its online quality means developers person often opted for their ain livestreams and showcases. Still, we tin anticipation for immoderate large titles to get unveiled oregon detailed.

E3 2022 games

Here are immoderate of the games either confirmed oregon rumoured to beryllium portion of the action:

Starfield

Bethesda mostly shows up to E3 with thing juicy, and we're hoping we mightiness get a fuller and much important uncover of what Starfield really looks like.

Elder Scrolls 6

Although we mightiness get a little tease, we'd enactment wealth connected Elder Scrolls 6 not being astatine this year's E3 successful immoderate important form, conscionable similar past year, sadly.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

Although Nintendo has mostly kept tight-lipped astir its Breath of the Wild sequel, determination are plentifulness of rumours that suggest we'll yet spot thing much important connected the game.

Beyond Good and Evil 2

We haven't heard overmuch astir BGAE 2 for years, truthful possibly this is the clip to recitify that?

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 19 April 2016.