QuakeCon 2021 has a date and its sooner than you might have thought
We have known for sometime that QuakeCon is doing an online event again in 2021 and now we know when that is set to happen. The show will officially kick off at 2pm on August 19th, for those in the New York time zone, for us down here, this is when it will start
AEST: August 20 - 4am
ACST: August 20 - 3:30am
AWST: August 20 - 2am
NZST: August 20 - 6am
The show will run for three days and host a variety of panels, events and even a virtual BYOC, here are the highlights.
Global Stream
The multi-day event will include special influencer streams, Bethesda’s own Community teams from across the world, developer appearances, and game updates – all streaming in support of charitable causes. The QuakeCon Staff will also be producing a slate of exclusive content for the community. The full schedule will be released in the coming weeks.
QuakeCon Discord
The community can join the QuakeCon Community Discord server. Make new friends, play new games, and experience Peace Love and Rockets from the comfort of the couch or gaming station.
If you want to join it, be sure to use this link.
Merch
There will also be a range of merch for the event, you can see the previously announced stuff here, but new now are the below shirts. Profits from the sale of these shirts will be split two animal related groups, Dallas Pets Alive an animal adoption centre and Four Paws, a global animal welfare organisation. As with years past, the shirts are dog and cat themed, with the DOOM Eternal Pugcubus and the feline inspired Deathloop shirt.
There are more events, including the Twitch QuakeCon Stream, you can find out all about them here.