PC gaming hasn’t always had the strongest presence at E3 historically, which is disappointing considering the 1.2 billion strong worldwide audience the platform commands. Thankfully, for coming up on three consecutive years now, the PC Gamer Show has showcased some of what the powerful medium has to offer for the gaming industry. That’s likely to continue as PC content becomes more accessible and VR gaming becomes more prevalent. As of today, the third annual PC Gamer Show has been confirmed to take place during E3 on June 12th and will feature an increase in both Esport and VR content.
“We’re delighted to host another event that will give PC gaming the presence at E3 it deserves,” says PC Gamer’s global editor in chief Tim Clark in the press release for the announcement. “Since its inception, the PC Gaming Show’s goal has been to demonstrate the depth and breadth of creativity on the platform.”
Tripwire’s Killing Floor Incursion for Oculus Touch was revealed at last year’s PC Gamer Show and is likely to make another appearance in some way this time around. There’s no telling what the surprise announcements regarding VR will be, but this would be the perfect chance to show off Fallout 4 VR in more detail after Bethesda’s conference on Sunday.
Currently, the PC Gamer Show is sponsored by Bohemia Interactive, Microsoft, Tripwire, Republic of Gamers, Cygames, and Nexon with Intel serving as the Presenting Partner. Last year’s major Partnerr was AMD. Oculus was a partner last year as well and, though they aren’t listed (yet), the press release says more partners will be revealed in the coming weeks. In our breakdown of what we know about E3 this year it’s noted that Oculus won’t have a booth but, hopefully, they’ll at least make an appearance at the PC Gamer Show.
“The PC Gaming Show gives an incredible voice to the PC gaming community and Intel is excited to work alongside our industry partners to showcase the strength of the platform,” said Gregory Bryant, corporate vice president within CCG at Intel Corporation. “The state of innovation on the PC has never been stronger and we’re thrilled to share what’s next at E3.”
PC Gamer Show will likely be one of the primary homes for news regarding the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, but we haven’t forgotten about Sony’s VR headset. Read our article here to see what Sony will have in store for the PSVR at E3.
