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E3 is cancelled, rumours sayIt seems inevitable

It seems inevitable

Update: Annndit’s official: E3 is cancelled.

With more and more events being cancelled over recent weeks due to concerns about the Covid-19 coronavirus, it’s seemed nigh inevitable that June’s E3 would be binned. The organisers haveso farsaid they were keeping an eye on the situation while moving ahead buuut now several outlets are reporting they’ve heard that E3 is scrapped. Rumour says this will be announced at 9:30am Pacific (4:30 UK time) today. Should the rumours be wrong and this not happen today, ah c’mon the ESA are just kicking the can down the road.

Ars Technicareport that multiple sources in the know have told them the Entertainment Software Association will soon announce E3’s cancellation. One said the announcement was meant to happen on Tuesday but ended up postponed.Bloombergseparately report that their source says the cancellation will now be made official at 9:30 Pacific today.

Devolver Digital, the publishers ofHotline Miamiand Enter The Gungeon, also chimed in last night but they’re a cheeky bunch of rascals so who knows how much they’re just tweaking the ESA’s nose:

Cancel your E3 flights and hotels, y’all.— Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital)March 11, 2020To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings

Cancel your E3 flights and hotels, y’all.— Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital)March 11, 2020

Cancel your E3 flights and hotels, y’all.

Should this turn out to be a misfire in the rumour mill, I’d be astonished if the ESA don’t soon cancel this year’s expo anyway. While some countries are starting to get the outbreak under control through serious organised effort, the USA is doing naff all. Cramming 60,000-odd people into a space that’s a hive of filth at the best of times seems questionable.

Events postponed or cancelled over the past fortnight include due to health concerns theGame Developers Conference,Eve Fanfest,Minecraft Festival, and theRocket League World Championship.

Officially, E3 2020 will run June 9th to 11th in Los Angeles.