In what has become a yearly tradition, the PC Gaming Show is just days away from it’s new rescheduled airing, now slated for June 13th. Organizers have just announced what to expect during the presentation, including a few details on the changes made due to the global pandemic. This is following suit to Sony's recent PS5 rescheduled reveal date, which was leaked via a Twitch ad.
The Lineup consists of participating studios with over 50 games shown, not including some surprises slated for the presentation. While in prior years the show would be broadcast in front of a live audience, this year's presentation will be a bit different to comply with Covid-19 restrictions and social-distancing practices. It will however still be able to be viewed on Twitch and YouTube. The presentation's original airing date was rescheduled in show of Support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The PC Gaming Show will have several pre-recorded elements along with live segments sprinkled throughout. Being co-hosted by seasoned esports hosts Sean Plott and Frankie Ward, the presentation will, for the first time, also have celebrity guests, a surprise co-host, and input by influencers. Two virtual sets and a unique physical set are also being used to create cohesion between the various segments and viewers of the show will be able to participate with selected comments and reactions being shown during the presentation.
Here is a list of this years known participating studios, but keep in mind there are a few surprise reveals as well.
- 2K Games
- Amazon Games
- Atlus
- Battlestate Games
- Bossa Studios
- Brace Yourself Games
- Coffee Stain Studios
- DONTNOD
- Funcom
- FJRD
- Frontier Developments
- Glumberland
- Humble Games
- New Blood Interactive
- Merge Games
- Modus Games
- Mythical
- Perfect World
- The Wandering Band
- Rebellion
- Red Sails Team
- Rocketwerkz
- ROCKFISH Games
- Sega
- Tripwire Interactive
- WolfEye Studios
- XSEED Games
- Yaza Games
In addition to trailers, game play segments and surprises, Intel is expected to return, debuting a custom PC build, themed around Creative Assembly's A Total War Saga: Troy. The PC will be shown during the presentation and participants will also have a chance to win the one-of-a-kind build.
The show is expected to provide new looks at some much-anticipated games like Mafia : Definitive Edition and EverSpace 2. The addition of Atlus to the show is fuelling speculation regarding PC ports of some of the company's popular franchises. Not long ago Atlus asked for player feedback, gauging interest in Nintendo Switch ports of those same franchises. Airing this Saturday, be sure to catch the show on Twitch and YouTube when it airs at 11 AM Pacific time.
Source: AccessWire