E3 cancelled

After previously canceling its in-person E3 2022 event, the ESA has now informed its partners that there will be no digital event equivalent this year ...

"We will devote all our energy and resources to delivering a revitalized physical and digital E3 experience next summer. The ESA had initially planned for an in-person E3 event this year after having no event in 2020 due to COVID-19 and a digital one in 2021. However, this was canceled in January, with the ESA at the time unable to make a public statement on whether or not there would be a digital equivalent.

Pour one out for the “world reveals” and “world exclusives.” E3 won't happen at all this summer, the Entertainment Software Association said in a statement ...

The Summer Game Fest Twitter account, meanwhile, reassured followers that its event will kick off with a live showcase, with details to come. But it’s in line with trends around E3's dwindling relevance, as publishers move away from one singular week of hype and instead toward one-off events that happen throughout the year. “Instead, we will devote all our energy and resources to delivering a revitalized physical and digital E3 experience next summer.”

There won't be an E3 in 2022. The cancellation makes 2022 just the second year in over two-and-a-half decades that an E3 has not taken place.

Excited to share that @SummerGameFest will return this June with a slate of events. Since a convention center floor wasn't expected to begin with, the only thing missing from this year's E3 compared to last year may be the letter and number. Later, he formally announced the return of the Summer Game Fest. There were also a number of other E3 adjacent streams last year that may return this June alongside the bigger conferences. The question for this year now becomes how much we'll notice E3's absence. The yearly Entertainment Software Association trade event started in 1995, and despite fluctuations in its relevance over the years (2007 was dire), it has consistently been regarded as the games industry's most important event.

Update: The ESA has confirmed the cancelation of E3 2022 but has stated that the show will return physically and digitally in 2023. Original story below.

As for why E3 has been canceled this year, the show's declining popularity could have potentially caused publishers to pull out this year, although there is one person who might be more than partially responsible. The ESRB had confirmed that E3 would go ahead digitally due to worries surrounding a new strain of Covid-19, although it now looks like the ESA has axed plans for the event entirely. A few publishers have supported the event, but many have decided that the death of E3 will be sooner rather than later.

E3, the annual event showcasing the latest game developers have to offer has been cancelled in full for 2022. Due to the pandemic, the last few years have seen E3 struggle, with a complete cancellation occurring in 2020, and an online event for 2021.

However, in a statement to GamesBeat, the ESA confirmed that the event would not be held at all. “Instead, we will devote all our energy and resources to delivering a revitalized physical and digital E3 experience next summer. Due to the pandemic, the last few years have seen E3 struggle, with a complete cancellation occurring in 2020, and an online event for 2021.

Pour one out for the “world reveals” and “world exclusives.” E3 won't happen at all this summer, IGN reports. For 2022, event organisers.

The Summer Game Fest Twitter account, meanwhile, reassured followers that its event will kick off with a live showcase, with details to come. In 2020, due to the pandemic, organisers called it off. “We are nonetheless excited about the future of E3 and look forward to announcing more details soon.”

Sony followed suit in 2019 and, while Nintendo maintains some presence during the E3 season with its Treehouse: Live events and show-floor booths to give ...

The following year, Summer Game Fest was announced by host Geoff Keighley, kicking off in June in direct competition to where E3 would normally be taking place, and hosting its own sets of game reveals and announcements from publishers and developers throughout the world. Just like the Summer Game Fest, it was once again hosted by Geoff Keighley, and brought together dozens of publishers, big and small, to unveil their games and host interviews surrounding their new information. It takes the pressure off developers, as those operating underneath both umbrella companies now no longer have to rush to get demos ready for E3 season in June, and the companies themselves don't have to pay for travel and accommodation in California each year. Just like Nintendo in fact, Sony has also gone on to hold its own presentations, called the PlayStation State of Play. In the years following though, a series of events have culminated in E3's downfall. "Instead, we will devote all our energy and resources to delivering a revitalized physical and digital E3 experience next summer.