We hate to say we instructed you so, however child WE TOLD YOU SO.
After greater than 4 years on life assist, E3 is formally useless.
An announcement within the Washington Publish (doable paywall) confirmed the official demise of the present, which was final held in 2019. Digital Software program Affiliation (ESA) president Stanley Pierre-Louis issued a press release to the Publish which mentioned partially “We all know it’s tough to say goodbye to such a beloved occasion, however it’s the precise factor to do given the brand new alternatives our business has to succeed in followers and companions.”
Following the 2019 present and the revelation of an enormous systemic leak of press data, the present tried to reboot in 2020 with a concentrate on “influencers” earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic shut the dwell occasion down for 2 years – with solely a failed on-line internet hosting in 2021. Associate disinterest the final two years prevented the present from returning, with an try in 2023 in cooperation with ReedPop (who run the PAX expos and still have put Eurogamer, RockPaperShotgun, VGC, and different retailers up on the market) falling aside. It was reported in June that the 2024 and 2025 exhibits have been already cancelled.