We hate to say we informed you so, however child WE TOLD YOU SO.
After greater than 4 years on life help, E3 is formally lifeless.
A press release within the Washington Put up (attainable paywall) confirmed the official dying of the present, which was final held in 2019. Leisure Software program Affiliation (ESA) president Stanley Pierre-Louis issued an announcement to the Put up which mentioned partially “We all know it’s troublesome to say goodbye to such a beloved occasion, however it’s the suitable factor to do given the brand new alternatives our trade has to achieve followers and companions.”
Following the 2019 present and the revelation of a large systemic leak of press data, the present tried to reboot in 2020 with a deal with “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 now have put Eurogamer, RockPaperShotgun, VGC, and different shops up on the market) falling aside. It was reported in June that the 2024 and 2025 reveals have been already cancelled.