Today, IGN has announced that they will be hosting a new in-person event called IGN Live Fest. IGN Live Fest will take place the same week as Summer Game Fest. The Summer Game Fest showcase will be held on June 7th and will reveal new information about upcoming games. After the event, industry guests will get a sneak peek to preview some of the upcoming games. The event will give fans a chance to preview games from IGN’s Partners: Amazon Games, Atari, Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., Crunchyroll, Giant Skull, indie.io, Lenovo Legion, Netflix, Null Games, PM Studios, S-GAME, Squanch Games, Square Enix, Tripwire Interactive, and more.
In the past, we stated that with the Death of E3, something would come around to take its place. IGN Live Fest, Ubisoft Forward, and Summer Game Fest have stepped in to fill that void. Below is IGN’s announcement of IGN Fest Live.
IGN Fest Live
IGN, will transform L.A.’s Magic Box @ The Reef into the ultimate experience for a diverse community of pop culture fans of all ages. IGN Live, will unite the best of gaming and entertainment for a multi-day stage show for those in attendance, which will simultaneously be broadcast across IGN’s global network to its hundreds of millions of fans at home. The action-packed three-day show will be the first in-person event as part of IGN’s popular virtual event, Summer of Gaming, which attracted 190 million people across the globe in 2023 and will return for its fifth installment in June. IGN Live will take place among downtown L.A.’s skyscrapers and artsy boroughs from June 7-9, 2024. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to charity.
IGN Live attendees can watch the multi-day stage show unfold in front of them, which will feature first-looks and reveals of brand new games, movies and shows, interviews, celebrity panels, and more from leading publishers, studios, and developers across gaming and entertainment. IGN Live partners will include: Amazon Games, Atari, Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., Crunchyroll, Giant Skull, indie.io, Lenovo Legion, Netflix, Null Games, PM Studios, S-GAME, Squanch Games, Square Enix, Tripwire Interactive, and others to be announced soon.
In addition, attendees can see their favorite IGN shows live – such as Podcast Beyond!, and Game Scoop – and even get the chance to play video games with a variety of IGN hosts in the Arcade Hall and gaming lounges.
As part of the event, IGN and TikTok are partnering to launch TikTok Creator Studio @ IGN Live, a mixture of play area, performance opportunity, and content creation studio where influencers and content creators can make social content in real time, bringing the IGN Live experience to fans on TikTok.
IGN and the All-New 2025 Toyota Camry are partnering to create lounges throughout IGN Live where fans can change gears and take a break from the hustle and bustle of the show floor to relax, unwind, and play a selection of games.
Yael Prough, President of IGN Entertainment said: “IGN Live represents a fresh, content-led approach to in-person experiences that celebrate the rich, diverse worlds of games, entertainment, tech, and pop culture. Magic Box reflects the originality and fun we’re bringing to fandoms over the world through IGN Live, both on the ground and through our livestream.”
Tickets are available now at ign.com/live. VIP three-day passes cost $60 and include a gift bag worth $50 featuring an exclusive t-shirt, hat and other goodies, priority access, and reserved screening room seating among other perks. Single-day tickets cost $25. IGN Plus members can claim a coupon code for $10 off all tickets.
IGN Live will also stream across IGN, YouTube, console and mobile apps, connected TV services and all of IGN‘s social media profiles. Confirmed exhibitors, event schedules and other details will be announced in the coming weeks.
