E3 2021 won’t include Dead Island, Saints Row, Metro or TimeSplitters showings

Deep Silver has confirmed that some of its highest-profile franchises won’t be making an appearance at E3 2021 events this month.

The publisher’s parent company, Koch Media, recently announced plans to host a presentation on June 11 as part of Summer Games Fest.

“To give you a head’s up, you won’t see Dead Island, Saints Row, Metro or TimeSplitters there (or at any other E3 2021 event),” Deep Silver tweeted on Friday. “We’ll let you know when we have news to share.”

In August 2019, it was confirmed that “Volition is deep in development of a brand-new Saints Row game, the first full entry in this much loved series since Saints Row IV was released in 2013.”

At the same time, it was announced that UK-based Dambuster Studios, the team behind 2016’s Homefront: The Revolution studio, had taken over Dead Island 2 development, which was originally led by Yager and later by Sumo Digital.

4A Games said in November 2020 that a new Metro game is being developed for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, with a complete overhaul of the studio’s engine and renderer to take advantage of the new hardware.

And just last month, Deep Silver set up a new Free Radical studio to revive classic FPS TimeSplitters.

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Summer Game Fest has promised “a memorable month of announcements and updates” that overlap with E3, including events like Ubisoft Forward on June 12 and the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase on June 13.

E3 2021 takes place from June 12-15. The ESA has said its four-day live broadcast will feature major publisher showcases, press conferences, panels and more.

Games companies confirmed to be participating in the event include Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Ubisoft, Take-Two, Warner Bros. Games, Koch, Sega, Square Enix and Bandai Namco.