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E3 2022 crashes, burns with official cancellation of “all-digital” version

An invitation to E3 spills out of an open envelope, but it has been marked canceled.

Enlarge / Will E3 ever come back, either physically or digitally? (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images)

E3’s years-long spin down the drain has become more drastic thanks to a major cancellation to all “E3”-related events this summer.

The news comes in the form of an allegation from Razer PR lead Will Powers, who made no bones about what he was told: “Just got an email… It’s official, E3 digital is official [sic] cancelled for 2022.” When pressed in his replies about whether the event might shift from a digital event to something in person, Powers tweeted, “Official ESA E3 is officially cancelled cancelled.”

Ars Technica has since been able to review the email provided to E3 partners and can confirm its contents. This email does not go so far as to announce the end of E3 altogether and leaves open the possibility that the event could return in one way or another in the future.

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