11. IGN Expo Summer of Gaming
Every E3 2021 Showcase Ranked
IGN Expo’s Summer of Gaming showcase found itself in an odd position this year.
On one hand, they did have a few promising indie titles to show off to viewers. Games like SkateBIRD showed potential to be interesting takes on tried and true gameplay genres, and have people excited for the finished products.
At the same time though, the showcase overall felt a bit unneeded. Said titles would have been right at home in some of the more indie-centric showcases happening throughout the week and may have even been better served by being there instead. Likewise, the event felt a bit imbalanced, with some titles not given the time they needed to breathe while others got far more time than they needed.
Top it off with a lack of a show-stopping reveal, and the end result is a showcase that wasn’t up to the standard built by those around it.
