[Update: Thu 31st Mar, 2022 21:00 BST] ESA issued an official statement to IGN, according to Rebekah Valentine: “We will dedicate all our energy and resources to offering a refreshed physical and digital E3 experience next summer. Whether you enjoy it from the showroom or your favorite appliances, the 2023 showcase will bring community, media and industry back to life in a whole new form and interactive experience. We look forward to introducing E3 to fans around the world live from Los Angeles in 2023. “ [Original: Thu 31st Mar, 2022 20:15 BST] Unsurprisingly, it seems that E3 has been canceled permanently this year. Not only was it canceled as in “we will do it digitally instead”, but it was canceled, as in “not at all E3 this year”. He was able to independently confirm that E3 2022 has now been canceled completely. Unsurprisingly, they never confirmed that they had a digital event from the start and were so out of place when we asked them about it. Rebekah Valentine (@duckvalentine) March 31, 2022 E3 has never specifically announced a digital conference this year, but has been in a vacuum since January. ESA initially said it would not hold it in person in January, and weeks later, trusted journalist Jeff Grubb said it would probably not return in digital form either. Now, we have confirmation. However, this does not mean that this summer will be full of long, full of ads, game announcements, because Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest is yet to take place – and it seems Keighley knows the E3 crown is ready. , after writing it on Twitter a few seconds after the news was published: 😉— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) March 31, 2022 Listen, we are not saying that E3 was stabbed in the shadow, but if it were, we would know who to suspect. Especially since Geoff seemed to have this sequel ready: Join us this June for @SummerGameFest – an industry-wide video game festival with an impressive live show hosted by @geoffkeighley Sign up to learn first details. pic.twitter.com/P2eLRISqfQ – Summer Game Fest 2022 (@summergamefest) March 31, 2022 Could this be the end for E3 as we know it? Is this news amazing, since so many companies have given up in recent years? Will Keighley’s Game Fest approach to replace it … or did it do it years ago? Tell us your thoughts in the comments.
