Twitch is rolling out an alternative for the popular events, such as E3, that have been cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic by getting involved with the Summer Game Fest with exclusive livestreams, including a new channel, reserved exclusively for the event, according to Polygon’s Michael McWhertor.
Twitch has partnered with Riot Games, CD Projekt Red, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Blizzard Entertainment, 2K, and the International Game Developers Association on a number of special events.
Twitch is also planning “console announcements”, and with Sony and Microsoft planning to reveal their game lineups for the upcoming Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X this summer, those presentations will likely be streamed live on Twitch streams, in addition to other platforms.
Twitch posted a new blog post and unveiled the following plans for the Summer Game Fest:
“TWITCH RIVALS: VALORANT LAUNCH SHOWDOWN
After a record breaking closed beta, Riot Game’s 5v5 character-based tactical shooter VALORANT is launching on June 2. To celebrate, Twitch Rivals is collaborating with Riot to execute the first set of competitive events for VALORANT on its grand opening weekend. These events will span the globe, with participation from some of your favorite creators in North America, Brazil, LATAM, Europe, Korea, and Japan.
IGDA INDIE SHOWCASE
We’ll be hosting a Twitch-exclusive Indie Showcase with some of the top titles launching this year. Join us live (date TBD!) for your chance to see some of the best content from indie studios before anyone else. We’ll have developer AMAs so you can talk directly to the game creators, plus deep dives into each game. We’ve also got the Twitch-exclusive e-Jam developer contest lined up forJune 26-28. Indie studios and developers are partnering with students to help them create small games in just 48 hours. The finals will be hosted live on Twitch and you might just discover your next favorite game.
TWITCH SUMMER GAME FEST AWARDS
We’ll wrap up the Summer with a Twitch exclusive, community driven award show, recapping the best of the summer as voted on by YOU. Stay tuned for more details!”
