YouTube Live at E3: Hour by Hour Breakdown
Here’s a look at some of the many guests and games coming by YouTube Live at E3. Coverage begins on Sunday at Noon PT / 3 pm ET / 7 pm GMT at YouTube.com/E3.
Note that there will also be unannounced guests tied to major E3 announcements.
Times and guests subject to change.
Sunday, June 10
3pm ET — 4pm ET:
ANTHEM, THE WALKING DEAD: THE FINAL SEASON, ANGRYJOE, BOOGIE AND XBOX
YouTube Live at E3 kicks off when Casey Hudson, general manager of Bioware, joins Geoff for an in-depth discussion and demo of the gameplay of ANTHEM. In addition, Telltale comes by with the world exclusive first look at live gameplay from THE WALKING DEAD: THE FINAL SEASON, and we count down to Xbox’s 2018 E3 Press Conference with AngryJoe, Boogie2988, iJustine, Kyle Bosman, Burnie Burns from Rooster Teeth and more.
4–5:45pm ET:
XBOX E3 208 MEDIA BRIEFING
Phil Spencer and team Xbox reveal their vision for the future of Microsoft’s gaming platform, with an array of first and third-party games, live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. YouTube will have complete, wall-to-wall coverage of the briefing.
5:45pm — 7pm ET:
MatPat, SOUL CALIBUR VI, BATTLEFIELD V and SPYRO
Immediately following the Xbox briefing, we react to the news with MatPat, Ashley Jenkins from Rooster Teeth, Kyle Bosman, AngryJoe, and are joined by Xbox executive Aaron Greenberg to answer your questions about Xbox’s massive announcements. Plus, SOUL CALIBUR VI come by to show the first gameplay of a new character, we showcase brand new gameplay footage for the first time of Spyro Reignited Trilogy and the team at DICE joins us to preview the latest news on Battlefield V. Plus more games revealed for the first time in Xbox’s briefing come first to the YouTube stage.
7–8pm ET:
KINGDOM HEARTS, METRO EXODUS, MICHAEL PACHTER, DOUBLE FINE, BELOW
YouTube Live at E3 continues with more looks at upcoming games including Kingdom Hearts III and Metro Exodus. Plus, industry analyst Michael Pachter joins us to break down his expectations for E3. We are joined by the teams from Double Fine, Chris Charla from ID@Xbox and first looks at some major independent titles such as Annapurna Interactive’s Ashen, and Capy Games’ Below.
8–9–30 pm ET:
GTFO WORLD PREMIERE, ORI AND THE WILL OF WISPS, CLUELESS GAMER, WE HAPPY FEW
It rocked the stage at The Game Awards, and now the team from 10 Chambers Collective comes by YouTube Live at E3 to premiere brand new gameplay for GTFO. Aaron Blayaert from Clueless Gamer stops by the set, and we are joined by guests to discuss upcoming titles We Happy Few, Dauntless, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and Avalanche’s Generation Zero.
9:30pm ET — 10:45pm ET:
Bethesda 2018 Media Briefing
Get a first look at Fallout 76, Rage 2 and more surprises you won’t want to miss, live from Bethesda’s E3 2018 media briefing.
10:45pm ET — 11pm ET:
CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 4
We wrap up our day one coverage when Lord Vondehaar and Dan Bunting from Treyarch join us drop the latest details on CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 4.
MONDAY, JUNE 11
3 pm ET — 4 pm ET:
TODD HOWARD, TAKE 2 CEO, RAGE 2, TOMB RAIDER AND MORE
What an hour! Monday’s live coverage kicks off with a can’t miss moment: Geoff sits down with Todd Howard to discuss the latest news on Bethesda Game Studios. This will be Todd’s first live, in-depth interview following last night’s showcase event. Geoff is also joined by the team at id and Avalanche to show off Rage 2. YouTube creators TypicalGamer, CaptainSparkelz and MiniLadd are in the studio, and Geoff also chats with Take 2 CEO Strauss Zelnick for the latest on the company and its future releases including Red Dead Redemption 2 and NBA 2K19. And if that’s not enough, join YouTube for an exclusive first gameplay demo of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Digital Extremes previews the future of Warframe.
4–5:30 pm ET:
Ubisoft E3 2018 Press Conference
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot reveals what’s next from Ubisoft, with looks at Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and more games.
5:30–6pm ET:
CRASH BANDICOOT REVEAL, ALI-A, VIKKSTAR, UBISOFT CEO AND MORE
Ali-A and Vikkstar join Geoff to discuss the latest E3 news. The Crash Bandicoot team joins Geoff to reveal the first look at something new. Plus, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot comes right from the Ubisoft press conference stage to join Geoff for a live interview. Also, we get a first look at the gameplay of WORLD WAR Z.
6–7pm ET:
NINJA, MARSHMELLO, ASSASSIN’S CREED, AND TROY BAKER AND NOLAN NORTH
He’s finally here: Ninja live on YouTube! Ninja receives his Diamond Play Button and jumps onto Fortnite for a live Let’s Play with his Fortnite Pro-Am partner DJ Marshmello. who will also be live in the studio. Plus, the team behind Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is live with Geoff, and we are joined by the dynamic duo of video game performance capture: Troy Baker and Nolan North, who sit down with Geoff to discuss their new Retro Replay channel on YouTube. Plus, the Ubisoft Toronto team behind STARLINK comes by to detail the latest news on the game, as well as the developers of SKULL & BONES from Ubisoft.
7–8pm ET:
NINJA, FORTNITE, DAYS GONE, LEGO DC SUPER-VILLIANS, NBA PLAYER JOSH HART AND MORE
You won’t find this interview anywhere else at E3: Epic Games’ worldwide creative director Donald Mustard is live with Geoff to discuss the latest on Fortnite and the upcoming Pro-Am event at E3. In addition, Ninja sticks around for more Let’s Plays, Bend Studio comes by to demo a new look at the PlayStation exclusive Days Gone, we get a first-look demo at the newly announced LEGO DC Super-Villains, Sonic Team Racing, and NBA player Josh Hart jumps live into a Let’s Play too.
8–9pm ET:
THE DIVISION 2, THE WALKING DEAD, HITMAN 2 AND MORE NINJA
Leading into the PlayStation media showcase, the team behind Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 stop by the break down the latest announcements. We get a first look at the newly announced HITMAN 2, and Overkill’s THE WALKING DEAD gets a live demo as well. Plus, we count down to PlayStation’s media showcase with Game Informer’s Andy McNamara, Brandon Jones from Easy Allies, and Boogie2988, and are joined by NBA player De’Aaron Fox from the Sacramento Kings.
9–10:30pm ET:
PLAYSTATION E3 2018 MEDIA SHOWCASE
Join the PlayStation family for exclusive new looks at Marvel’s Spider-Man, Death Stranding from Hideo Kojima, The Last of Us Part 2 from Naughty Dog, and Ghost of Tsushima from Sucker Punch.
10:30pm ET — 11pm ET:
HIDEO KOJIMA EXCLUSIVE, DREAMS, DESTINY 2: FORSAKEN, CONCRETE GENIE AND MORE
After the Sony showcase, it’s the exclusive interview that will have everyone talking: Hideo Kojima, live in studio with Geoff Keighley for an extended, in-depth discussion about the latest news on Death Stranding. And that’s not all: The team at Media Molecule stops by to demo Dreams, Bungie visits to give guardians a look at Destiny 2: Forsaken, we get a demo of Concrete Genie for PlayStation, and more as YouTube Live at E3 wraps up over 16 hours of live coverage.
Watch all the coverage at http://www.YouTube.com/E3
Here are the livestream links for each day:
Sunday: http://bit.ly/e3sunday
Monday: http://bit.ly/e3monday
