E3 2021 is less than two weeks away, and gaming fans are getting pumped. Rumor mills are going nuts, speculation is crazy, and everyone’s excited to get disappointed. As we get closer to the event taking place on June 12-15, E3 has shared some talent and panels that will be taking place. Some of the talent includes T-Pain, talent from 100 Thieves and Team Liquid, Erika Ishii (Apex Legends), Arin Hanson (Game Grumps), Arif “Azerrz” Zahir (Family Guy), JD Witherspoon (Lazor Wulf), and Aerial “Powerzsurge” Powers (WNBA) with more being kept as surprises.
There will also be the panel series Voices of E3 that will address many topics in video games like diversity, accessibility, development, voice acting, and much more. Here are some of the highlights that you can look forward to:
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A roundtable discussing how games media acts and reacts in the current sphere of commentary with Editors-in-Chief from GameIndustry.biz, GameSpot, IGN, PC Gamer and Polygon.
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Nerdist’s Dan Casey hosts a session with the cast of the gaming-development focused TV series Mythic Quest.
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A conversation with legendary women of video game voice acting including Courtenay Taylor (Mass Effect, Fallout 4, Call of Duty), Anjali Bhimani (Overwatch, Apex Legends, Fallout 4: Nuka World), Jennifer Hale (Mass Effect, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Overwatch), Carolina Ravassa (Overwatch, Valorant, GTA5) and Krizia Bajos (Sims4, League of Legends, Casagrandes).
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Insights from streaming leaders including Zack “ZackTTG” Mowery (100 Thieves), Fiona Nova (G4, RoosterTeeth), Jay-Ann Lopez (Black Girl Gamers) and Tanya DePass (I Need Diverse Games) about representation in games and empowering black voices.
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A discussion about young entrepreneurs in gaming that includes Nicole LaPointe Jameson (Evil Geniuses), Taylor Heitzig-Rhodes (Queens Gaming Collective), Katrina Salazar (weThink) and Brittani Johnson (G2 esports), moderated by Mary Margaret (Entertainment Weekly).
Fans can watch E3 through various outlets including Twitch and to help share the show, E3 has teamed up with many big name streamers who have agreed to co-stream the event. The list of streamers includes, but is not limited to, Lirik, AnneMunition, CohhCarnage, Jordan Fisher, NoahJ, OMGitsFireFoxx, Queens.gg, ihasCupquake, GameRanx, Renee, AyChristene and Fextralife.