When the venerable gaming show E3 shut down for good back in 2023, fans and developers lost the best opportunity in the US to hear breaking news about upcoming games and play a few themselves. While Summer Game Fest has emerged for media like CNET to get this access, fans were left out in the cold — until last year, when the first IGN Live was held for the public to get hands-on play time and see celebrities on stage.
This year, IGN Live returns to Los Angeles on June 7 and 8, giving fans access to more games, panels and announcements from Netflix, 2K, Lenovo and more.
IGN hasn’t shared its lineup for this year’s weekend of events, but last year’s IGN Live included the first news about a potential Xbox handheld from Xbox head Phil Spencer, a panel of the cast of The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, an interview with Casper Van Dien on the Starship Troopers: Extermination game and hands-on time with upcoming Souls-like Phantom Blade Zero.
IGN Live will be held at Magic Box @ The Reef in downtown Los Angeles, and wishful attendees can buy tickets now, with early bird tickets starting at $15 per day or $30 for the full weekend (discounts available until April 30).
Fans who can’t make it, don’t worry: the show will be streamed on IGN.com, YouTube, Twitch and the site’s social channels.
Disclosure: IGN is owned by Ziff Davis, the same parent company as CNET.
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