E3 has been utterly canceled this yr, IGN stories with additional affirmation by VentureBeat.
In a press release to VentureBeat, the Entertainment Software program Affiliation, which organizes E3, stated the next:
"We beforehand introduced that E3 wouldn't be held in individual in 2022 as a result of ongoing well being dangers surrounding COVID-19. Immediately, we announce that there will even be no digital E3 showcase in 2022."
The ESA introduced in January {that a} bodily conference wouldn't happen however an online-only model was nonetheless a risk. Immediately's information broke when IGN’s Rebekah Valentine confirmed the contents of an e mail despatched to Razor PR lead Will Powers, who tweeted that it said a digital E3 was now not taking place as properly. It seems these emails have been despatched to all the ESA’s companions previous to the announcement.
There has not been an in-person E3 since 2019. As a result of COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 present was additionally canceled and the 2021 iteration was a web-based occasion consisting of trailers and digital cubicles for media. Nonetheless, many publishers both declined to take part or appeared in Geoff Keighley’s Summer time Video games Fest, making E3 2021 a shallow disappointment to followers and the press.
It is doubtless as a result of 2021 present's reception that the ESA additionally tells VentureBeat that it plans to "revitalize" E3 in 2022 as "a reinvigorated showcase that celebrates new and thrilling video video games and trade improvements."
[Source: IGN, VentureBeat]
