E3

2023 - 3 - 31

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E3 2023, formerly the industry's biggest event, has been cancelled (GamesHub)

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) will not run in 2023, after attempts to revitalise and return the show to a physical form fell short.

‘This was a difficult decision because of all the effort we and our partners put toward making this event happen, but we had to do what’s right for the industry and what’s right for E3. And third, companies are starting to experiment with how to find the right balance between in-person events and digital marketing opportunities.’ No plans for a future E3 show were mentioned. The event has traditionally been a trade and media-only show, but opened its doors to the public in 2017. According to the notice, E3 2023 ‘simply did not garner the sustained interest necessary to execute it in a way that would showcase the size, strength, and impact of our industry.’ EA had also not exhibited at E3 for quite some time.

Poll: Is This The Very End Of The Road For E3? (Nintendo Life)

Pour one out. Again. - Yesterday the news came that E3 2023 is officially cancelled. The writing had been on the wall for ...

Ironically, it was Nintendo that blazed the trail in demonstrating now an online, tailored presentation targeting your audience Direct-ly could engage and communicate with customers without the expense and logistical headaches (or the risk of embarrassing on-stage gaffes) that come with a live presentation to a conference room of journalists. If [Tears of the Kingdom](games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_tears_of_the_kingdom) was coming in July, say, a June blowout may have made more sense. "We're committed to providing an industry platform for marketing and convening but we want to make sure we find that right balance that meets the needs of the industry. In truth, this has been the case for a decade or more at this point, and it's the ESA's failure to evaluate and evolve the show years ago that's arguably to blame for its demise now. He talks about "providing a platform that works for the needs of the industry" if E3 is to continue, needs that are "evolving." ["move in a different direction"](https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/03/ubisoft-has-decided-to-skip-e3-2023-will-now-host-its-own-ubisoft-forward-event) shortly before Sega and Tencent [confirmed they were skipping](https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/03/sega-and-tencent-have-also-decided-to-skip-this-years-e3). SGF 2022 also catered to industry and media with a dedicated in-person event, Play Days, that gave journalists the chance to play and report on many of the announced titles. Responding to criticism, the 2021 event was shaved down to six weeks, and the 2022 version took direct aim at E3 (which was cancelled again, of course) with a four-day event running from 9th June featuring And it was in desperate need of refinement; the 2020 debut was an interminably bloated, season-long mishmash of semi-affiliated shows and overlapping announcements that was tough to parse even if you had your finger on the pulse. He's done a tremendous job of wrapping up the gaming calendar for himself while the ESA fumbles on the floor with its trousers around its ankles. Plans would continue — however notionally — but to any industry onlooker, E3 2023 was pretty much dead in the water from that moment. Despite the ESA and ReedPop's stated intentions to

E3 2023 cancelled: Gaming's biggest trade event and bastion of ... (Sky News)

E3 was once akin to Christmas for people who love video games, with Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony among the companies that would come together to make their ...

[Elon Musk](https://news.sky.com/topic/elon-musk-6730), [Steven Spielberg](https://news.sky.com/topic/steven-spielberg-6813), Tony Hawk, and the late [Pele](https://news.sky.com/topic/pele-10501). [PlayStation](https://news.sky.com/topic/playstation-8748) maker Sony, Nintendo, and Assassin's Creed developer Ubisoft among the companies to have said they wouldn't be going. [Surprise winner at BAFTA Games Awards](https://news.sky.com/story/god-of-war-ragnarok-sweeps-bafta-games-awards-as-indie-sleeper-hit-vampire-survivors-takes-top-prize-12846025) [Why Hogwarts Legacy was so controversial](https://news.sky.com/story/hogwarts-legacy-why-are-people-boycotting-one-of-the-biggest-games-of-the-year-12790384) [Nintendo](https://news.sky.com/topic/nintendo-8885), Sony and [Microsoft](https://news.sky.com/topic/microsoft-7552) have become used to hosting their own livestreams instead, showing off their new games throughout the year rather than coalescing around a marquee event. [COVID pandemic](https://news.sky.com/topic/coronavirus-8483) and usurped by other initiatives. E3 was once akin to Christmas for people who love video games, with Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony among the companies that would come together to make their biggest announcements of the year.

E3 2023 has been cancelled – can Geoff Keighley's Summer Games ... (Mirror.co.uk)

In light of news that E3 won't be returning after all, all eyes are on Summer Games Fest to deliver on big AAA game announcements.

I was hoping that ReedPop with its experience organising events such as PAX and EGX would be able to re-capture the sense of community a tradeshow only as large as E3 could capture. Would [PlayStation](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/playstation), [Xbox](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/xbox) and [Nintendo](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nintendo) all still see the benefit of having a large presence at a physical industry event when they’ve found great success in recent years hosting digital showcases? [Gamesindustry.biz](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/e3-2023-is-cancelled-esa-tells-us-why), claiming that the organisation remains “committed to providing a platform for industry marketing” even without the show returning this year. Of course, this was already been in the works regardless, but I’m left questioning whether it’s enough to replace a proper gaming industry tradeshow as revered as E3. [VGC](https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-has-pulled-out-of-e3-2023/) that it’d be hosting its own event in June rather than appear at the show. [E3](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/e3) taking place prior to the pandemic in 2019, expectations were high when event organiser ReedPop said it’d be taking over and teaming up with ESA to make the event happen.

Looking back at E3's most memorable moments (Eurogamer.net)

E3 2023 is cancelled - and it's uncertain if it will ever return in the same way again. However you feel about that, it…

It was a moment. Fans really wanted a return to "realistic" visuals after Wind Waker, and Miyamoto delivered the now immortal line: "I'm not Link, but I do know him." It was a big win, when Xbox really needed one. It was also a place of failure and disappointment, as outlandish concepts and eyebrow-raising price points were debuted. You could fill an article with videos about Nintendo's former US boss Reggie Fils-Aime, who won the hearts of a legion of fans. [E3 2023 is cancelled](https://www.eurogamer.net/e3-2023-cancelled) - and it's uncertain if it will ever return in the same way again.

Why is E3 2023 cancelled and will the expo ever return? (Radio Times)

Is it the end of the line for E3 as ReedPop and the ESA pull the plug on this year's previously planned expo?

For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to [The Radio Times Podcast](https://www.radiotimes.com/audio/podcasts/). [terms and conditions](https://www.immediate.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/) and [privacy policy](https://policies.immediate.co.uk/privacy/). If and when that news does come, we'll be sure to pass it on. [TV Guide](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/) or [Streaming Guide](https://www.radiotimes.com/streaming-guide/). Pierre-Louis continued: "Second, economic headwinds have caused several companies to reassess how they invest in large marketing events. [GamesIndustry.biz](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/e3-2023-is-cancelled-esa-tells-us-why), the trusted business-to-business publication that is owned by ReedPop, has run a lengthy interview with ESA president Stanley Pierre-Louis on the matter. Keep on reading to learn more about the E3 cancellation. [video game release schedule](https://www.radiotimes.com/technology/2020-10-07/video-game-release-dates/), or swing by our hubs for more [Gaming](https://www.radiotimes.com/technology/gaming/) and [Technology](https://www.radiotimes.com/technology/) news. [VGC](https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/e3-has-reportedly-been-cancelled/) also noted that the ESA and ReedPop will continue to work together on "future E3 events". [official E3 website](https://www.e3expo.com/), where ReedPop and the ESA confirmed the cancellation, it is said that "both parties will re-evaluate the future of E3". [learn more](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/commercial-links-on-radiotimes-com/)) [Subscribe to RadioTimes.com's new Gaming newsletter](https://www.radiotimes.com/newsletter/)

E3 scrapped – the strange reason why gaming's biggest convention ... (The Sun)

GAMING'S biggest yearly convention, E3, has been cancelled.E3 went online a few years ago due to the restrictions put in place at the height of the.

[PS5](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/ps5-playstation/), [Xbox](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/xbox/) and other [video game news](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/video-games/) here [highest-paid Twitch streamer](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/19263198/highest-paid-twitch-streamer/)? [free PS5 upgrades](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/19306122/free-ps5-upgrades/) [people play Fortnite](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/13666058/how-many-people-play-fortnite-games-more-popular/)? [Roblox](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/15884310/roblox-explained/) [created Fortnite](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/6285387/fortnite-creator-tim-sweeney-founder-net-worth-7-16b/)? [popular Roblox](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/13666971/roblox-most-popular-games-download-plays/)games [free Robux](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15950089/bleed-radiator-valve-cap/) [Pokemon Go Eevee Evolutions](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/gaming/15079312/eevee-evolve-pokemon-go/)? [Assassin's Creed game](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/17672853/assassins-creed-games-release-date-timeline/)in order [PS4 games on PS5](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/12705861/ps4-games-ps5-backwards-compatibility/)? [video game releases](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/18370232/video-games-releases-schedule-ps5-xbox-nintendo-switch-pc/)in 2022

E3, now dead, was a show for a bygone game industry (Ars Technica)

This year's edition of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has been canceled. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and show promoter ReedPop ...

[came in at $100 cheaper](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/06/playstation-4-will-be-available-for-399-this-holiday-season/) than the Kinect-powered Xbox One. [hosted its own January hands-on event](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/01/hands-on-with-nintendo-switch-jack-of-all-trades-master-of-some/)in New York City rather than rushing out demos for E3 months earlier. But a larger part recognizes that E3 is a show that was built for a very different game industry and which has utterly failed to change with the times. In [an interview with GamesIndustry.biz](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/e3-2023-is-cancelled-esa-tells-us-why), ESA president and CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis cited economic headwinds, digital marketing opportunities, and COVID-related game development timeline changes as reasons the companies backed out. At E3 2006, the This year's edition of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has been canceled.

E3 canceled, organizers fail to confirm a 2024 return (TechRadar)

E3 2023 has been canceled. In an interview, the organizers shone a light on what this means for the industry.

Though Pierre-Louis was vague in some his answers, he was right to claim that E3 and the ESA play a role as a “convener” for the industry. E3 was also a rite of passage for video games professionals, as well as a way for press, developers and fans alike to ignite their passion. Communities are always stronger when its members humanize one another, and events like E3 have played a significant role in reminding us all that we’re all in this together. [publishers pulling out](https://www.techradar.com/news/e3-2023-suffers-yet-another-blow-as-devolver-digital-sega-and-more-pull-out) of the event. And third, companies are starting to experiment with how to find the right balance between in-person events and digital marketing opportunities.” ( [via Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/e3-2023-cancelled) (opens in new tab)).

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