There will be no E3 this year, ESA has officially cancelled E3 2022

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The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced that there will be no E3 2022 this year. They have cancelled both in-person and digital events, and vowed that the expo will return in 2023.

The news was initially broken by a tweet from Razer PR Lead Will Powers, who said that he had received an email that confirmed the news.

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Just got an email... It's official, E3 digital is official cancelled for 2022. Lots of mixed feelings about this...

— Will Powers (@WillJPowers) March 31, 2022

There were already rumours floating about since January that hinted at the inevitable cancellation. The ESA had first restricted in-person attendance for E3 2022, due to COVID-19 concerns. Venturebeat journalist Jeff Grub, had reported in January this year that the event was probably cancelled in a video posted to YouTube.

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Geoff Keighley, host of The Game Awards and Summer Game Fest, tweeted that the fest will return in June this year with slate of new events and video game launches.

Excited to share that @SummerGameFest will return this June with a slate of events. We'll be producing another Kickoff Live show with announcements, news and first looks.

Much more to share in the coming weeks, along with some very cool new elements for '22. pic.twitter.com/jjXLG8Xueh

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— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) March 31, 2022