The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, which was supposed to take place in person again in 2023, has been canceled. It was originally scheduled for June 13-16. The event is the largest gaming event in the world, where new games and highlights are regularly presented.
The most important points at a glance:
- After the Corona pandemic, the E3 2023 was supposed to take place as a real event again. The event is considered the largest gaming fair in the world, with the biggest game studios participating.
- From June 13-16, 2023, the studios would have presented their new games and important updates.
- Now the E3 2023 has been canceled. A substitute event has not yet been confirmed.
Why was the E3 canceled? As reported by IGN, the US site learned from sources that the E3 has been canceled. The reason, according to an email, is that they “simply could not gather the ongoing interest” necessary to conduct the event “in a manner that befits the size, strength, and influence of the industry.” The statement reads:
This was a difficult decision given all the effort we and our partners put into this event, but we had to do what is right for the industry and the E3. We appreciate and understand that interested companies would not have playable demos ready and that the challenge of securing resources made participation in the E3 an insurmountable obstacle.
The event was supposed to take place in Los Angeles from June 13-16 and would have been the first E3 event with live visitors since 2019. The Corona pandemic made conventions impossible in previous years or shifted them to online events.
The Summer Game Fest is one of the biggest competitors to the E3. There, a new trailer for Nightingale was shown in 2022, which could become one of the most important survival games in 2023:
E3 is canceled again – Other events take over
The E3 has had a hard time in recent years:
- In 2020, the E3 was canceled due to the Corona pandemic
- In 2021, there was a digital event for the E3
- The E3 was supposed to take place in 2022 but was also canceled – around the same time as now
As a substitute, other events like the Summer Game Fest by Geoff Keighley stepped in, which has gained immense popularity during this time. The SGF is now considered a real alternative to the E3.
For 2023, a Summer Game Fest has already been announced. It is to take place on June 8, for the first time in front of a live audience. Keighley used the news of the E3 to draw attention to his event again. Whether it will also encounter problems like the E3 remains to be seen.
The gamescom also confirms on Twitter that the event in Cologne will take place as planned. The gamescom runs from August 23-27, 2023.
However, the Summer Game Fest 2022 had some problems, mostly due to the topic that most games chose:
The Summer Game Fest 2022 was a pure horror event – What this means for the gaming year
