E3 2018 is right around the corner and promises to give gamers an exclusive preview into the best of the upcoming year's video game entertainment. The world's biggest brands, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo will all be bringing their A-game so here's all you need to know about the 2018 schedule... 3 E3 2018 begins on June 12 Credit: AFP or licensors What is the E3 schedule? The summer's supreme gaming conference will start Tuesday, June 12, 2018, running through until Friday 15, June. The 24th Electronic Entertainment Expo will once again be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, with Microsoft and Sony holding press conferences in the days before. Electronic Arts will once again run a separate EA Play event at the Hollywood Palladium from June 9-11, 2018, which will include details about Battlefield V and BioWare's Anthem. Bethesda Softworks E3 press conference is set for 6:30pm local time on June 10, before Devolver Digital at 8pm. Assassins Creed makers Ubisoft's are scheduled for 1pm the next day, sandwiched between Square Enix at 10am, and PC Gaming Show at 3pm. 3 E3 2017 saw Microsoft unveil the XBox One X Credit: Reuters What can we expect from the Big Three and what are the stream links? Microsoft Microsoft made E3 2017 a summer spectacular when it unveiled the XBox One X. While this year's announcements may not be as game-changing, Microsoft is still plugging it's next huge release, Crackdown 3, which has a vague Spring 2018 release date. It's also been rumoured that Microsoft currently has three different Gears of War games in development including a potential battle royal version. Microsoft will kick off its Xbox E3 conference at 1pm local time which is equal to 9pm UK time and will be available to watch 4K Ultra HD via Mixer or on Xbox's E3 website. 3 Nintendo fans are eagerly awaiting a potential Fortnite crossover with the Switch console Credit: Getty Images - Getty Sony Sony's conference will begin on Monday, 11, June and fans are eagerly awaiting more details about the highly-anticipated Red Dead Redemption title. The Wild West game became one of the most successful games of all time when it was released eight years ago but its sequel has been hampered by several delays. A few other games have also been confirmed for announcements at the Sony event, including The Last of Us: Part II, Death Stranding, Ghost of Tshushima and Marvel's Spider-Man. Any fans wishing for a potential PS5 unveil will sadly be disappointed as the gaming juggernaut have already confirmed they don't possess any new hardware to display. The PlayStation E3 is penned for a 6pm local time start which works out to 2am UK time and will be available to watch on PlayStation's E3 website and YouTube, Facebook and Twitch. Most Read in Gaming ZONING IN Huge Call of Duty ‘1980s’ update adds Die Hard’s John McClane and Rambo DUTY CALLS New Call of Duty could be set in 'alternate 1950s dimension where WW2 rages on' CRIME TIME GTA 5 finally coming to PS5 and Xbox but PlayStation owners get exclusive bonus GAME TIME Call of Duty Season 4 release date – when does Warzone Season 3 end? GAME OVER Call of Duty bans half a MILLION players from Warzone in major crackdown GAME ON Sony making 25 NEW PS5 games – including Horizon, God of War and Gran Turismo Nintendo The Nintendo event will be held on Tuesday, 12, June and will feature a live stream of upcoming Switch games. The biggest reveal may be Fortnite's unveiling after Epic Games submitted the game on Nintendo Switch for classification. Expect Nintendo to also release further details about Super Smash Bros' Switch release after the company tentatively penned a 2018 date. The Nintendo live-stream will start 9am local time which will be 5pm UK time and will be available to watch on Nintendo’s E3 2018 website and on YouTube.<doc-sep>E3 week kicked off in Los Angeles on Saturday, offering a first look at some of the biggest video games to be released in the months ahead. The Electronic Entertainment Expo, to give it its full title, is where the biggest and best games of the coming months and years are unveiled and demoed. As ever, enthusiasts are expecting a bumper crop of titles that run the gamut of action, adventure, sport, puzzling and narrative exploration. Although the event properly begins on Tuesday, Electronic Arts got things going on Saturday with its pre-show press conference. As expected, it offered a few more details on BioWare's upcoming action RPG Anthem, including that the title finally has a release date: February 22, 2019. The popular football game Fifa 19 is also to introduce the Champions League for the first time. This year's instalment ill feature the competition as a fully licensed mode for the first time, following the tournament's split with rival football game Pro Evolution Soccer.<doc-sep>
The Last of Us: Reveal trailer for anticipated sequel The E3 2018 press conference has been an exciting affair so far, with surprises and major promises being delivered in quick succession. Square Enix and Ubisoft have both made their presentations recently, and there is much more to come. Appearances from Tomb Raider, Kingdom Hearts 3 and Just Cause 4 dominated Square Enix’s first live stream. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and The Division 2 have set up Ubisoft for a successful outing. When Will the Sony E3 conference begin? Sony has been teasing a lot in the run up to the occasion, with a God of War DLC and more Last of Us Part II announcements eagerly awaited by gamers. They will take the stage at 6pm in the USA, meaning that UK viewers are going to have to wait until 2am. Aside from this, it is good news for gamers this year, as watching E3 is completely free, and all you need is a laptop. Sony's E3 conference this year is dotted with some highly anticipated exclusives Fallout and The Elder Scrolls have started off with some incredible new announcements How to watch the Sony E3 presentation Twitch is broadcasting every E3 event this year, and Sony’s event will broadcast live on the company’s official Playstation Twitch channel. YouTube also has a stream going on PlayStation’s official channel. There are high hopes that Sony will deliver on a number of teases from the last few years of E3. These include both Death Stranding and Days Gone, which have been teased for years with little information of a release. Death Stranding's release at E3 in 2016 Xbox One E3 2018: Halo 6, Fable 4, VR, Next-gen Xbox, Price Cut Thu, June 7, 2018 MICROSOFT's E3 2018 press conference takes place on Sunday, June 10 at 9pm UK time. Play slideshow AFP/Getty Images 1 of 11 CHINA-US-GAMING-MICROSOFT-XBOX