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The Washington Post1y
E3 is officially dead, ESA says, ending years of attempts to revive it - The Washington Post
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), once the gaming industry’s biggest convention, has been permanently canceled by the Entertainment Software Association.
Digital Trends2y
ESA says E3 2024 and 2025 have not been canceled yet | Digital Trends
E3 2023 will return as an in-person event from June 13 to June 16, 2023, as announced by ReedPop today. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) already revealed that E3 will return in 2023 ...
USA Today1y
The ESA is ending E3 - for good this time - For The Win
The ESA announced that E3 is dead, again, but it seems like the annual video games showcase might actually be gone for good this time. The news comes after ReedPop, an events company the ESA ...
PC Gamer2y
The ESA insists E3 isn't dead despite the city of Los Angeles saying otherwise - PC Gamer
From an ESA note sent to members (game publishers): “We expect E3 to continue to be a part of ESA’s storytelling and are currently in conversation with a number of stakeholders about what E3 ...
IGN2y
ESA Responds to IGN's E3 2023 Report: Reviving Show 'Was Always Going to Have Its Challenges' - IGN
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has addressed IGN's report that Xbox, Nintendo, and Sony won't be formally taking part in E3.
Variety1y
E3 Is Shutting Down for Good - Variety
E3 was canceled in 2020 because of COVID — and the in-person version of the show never recovered. ESA held an all-virtual E3 in June 2021 before it was canceled entirely 2022 and 2023 after the ...
Digital Trends1y
E3 is officially dead, says ESA | Digital Trends
E3 2023 will return as an in-person event from June 13 to June 16, 2023, as announced by ReedPop today. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) already revealed that E3 will return in 2023 ...
Fudzilla1y
ESA officially pronounces E3 dead at 11:03PM
After two decades of being a big show The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced that Electronics Entertainment Expo, E3, is now officially dead. After cancelling the event in 2020 ...
IGN2y
The ESA's Digital E3 2021 Cost Over $6 Million - IGN
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is currently weighing whether or not to put on future E3-branded events after canceling the show in both 2022 and 2023. And based on its most recent ...
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E3 Organizers Announce New Gaming Event - MSN
E3 organizer ESA announced a new gaming event: the Interactive Innovation Conference, or Iicon. Iicon is an invite-only event that will take place in Las Vegas in late April 2026.
Engadget1y
E3 is officially dead - Engadget
The long-running video game expo E3 is officially dead. “It’s the right thing to do given the new opportunities our industry has to reach fans and partners," ESA president and CEO Stanley ...