IGN to Launch Summer of Gaming Event in June

IGN is proud to announce our new Summer of Gaming event, a global, digital event set to take place this June to bring you the latest news and impressions around upcoming games and the next generation of console hardware. Announced partners IGN will be collaborating with for the Summer of Gaming include 2K, Square Enix, SEGA, Bandai Namco, Amazon, Google, Twitter, Devolver Digital, THQ Nordic, and more. Expect more details in the coming weeks. The event will include live broadcasts and on-demand programming featuring IGN's editorial coverage of the work of game developers from around the world. With E3 2020 cancelled, IGN has a suite of programming planned to kick off in early June. It includes publisher presentations with IGN pre and post discussions, remote developer interviews, hands-on demos and preview impressions, gameplay, and news segments recapping the biggest announcements. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=all-the-big-games-coming-in-2020&captions=true"] Audiences at home around the world can participate as well, sending in reaction videos, voting on favorite announcements, and more. IGN’s global coverage spans 112 countries and 25 languages and aims to ensure that fans can enjoy this incredible digital experience regardless of what device or platform they use. IGN’s live programming can be accessed on any one of IGN’s more than 20 platforms, including desktop, mobile, OTT, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Mixer, Twitch, Snapchat Discover, TikTok, and more. "With the next generation of console gaming kicking off later this year and gamers eager to learn more about what games they’ll be playing on their new hardware, our online event will be a key moment for publishers and developers to connect with the audience worldwide, Peer Schneider, Chief Content and Product Officer at IGN, said in a statement alongside the announcement. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/20/ps5-vs-xbox-series-x-full-spec-analysis-next-gen-console-watch"] “More and more people are turning towards video games for entertainment and escapism. Last week we saw new records for traffic across all of our platforms — we’re excited to bring this Global, Digital Event to our audiences and partners- as this will be an event not to be missed,” Yael Prough, EVP and General Manager at IGN, said in a statement as well. IGN will bring you more information on the event in the weeks to come, but stay tuned for all the latest on our Summer of Gaming. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

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