Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2022 is CANCELLED

There will be no E3 in 2022. In a tweet, Will Powers, PR for gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer, said that he received an email stating the digital event was canceled. IGN also reported the news, saying they had also independently viewed the email confirming E3’s cancellation.

The video game trade show and marketing event was originally scheduled to be held in person this year. However, in January, E3 was once again shifted to an online-only exhibition due to the pandemic. Now, it seems that the digital event has also been completely canceled.

There have been growing concerns about the fate of E3 for the last few years. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact in-person gatherings, making the prospect of a very large and famously packed event unattractive.

Last week, a number of video game industry professionals reported testing positive for COVID-19 after attending the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. In addition to pandemic concerns, video game publishers have increasingly withdrawn from E3 in favor of hosting their own online events like Nintendo’s direct showcases, EA Play Live, and Sony’s State of Play.

Amid this news, Geoff Keighley stepped in to announce that his Summer Game Fest is confirmed for June of this year.

Some sources have confirmed that E3 will return in 2023 with a showcase that celebrates new and exciting video games and industry innovations.”

E3 2023 is expected to be both an online and in-person event.