Video games’ biggest trade show has been permanently canceled
Covid dealt the fatal blow to E3, known as ‘video game Christmas’, where gaming companies launched their splashiest titles
March 2023
E3 2023: video game industry’s biggest expo cancelled
The annual event, which faced years of Covid disruption, will not return in 2023
August 2022
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Pushing Buttons: What to expect from the world’s biggest games convention
It doesn’t have the pizzazz of E3, but Gamescom in Cologne is a great place to check out the titles you’ll be reading about in future newsletters
June 2022
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Pushing Buttons: Why every big game looks the same
From identikit space pirates to a Call of Duty remake, news from the three big gaming expos reveals that nostalgia trumps new ideas in game design
June 2021
George RR Martin, console-less games and a Final Fantasy fail: the biggest news from E3 2021
This year’s online-only E3 video game expo was hardly the usual explosion of blockbuster games, but there were still some standout stories
March 2020
Xbox Series X to be unveiled online after E3 cancellation
Cancellation of LA games convention over coronavirus fears leaves Microsoft hastily redrawing plans to promote new console
July 2019
Video game streaming: is it worth it?
With Microsoft, Google and several others vying to be the ‘Netflix of video games’, what advantages are on offer?
June 2019
The 16 best games of E3 2019
12 Minutes: time loop thriller rewrites the rules of adventure games
Keanu, comebacks and a new console: the 10 biggest stories of E3 2019
E3 2019: the future of video games is complicated
Keza MacDonald
E3 2019: all the video game news, from Animal Crossing to Watch Dogs Legion
E3 2019: Nintendo teases Animal Crossing and a Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel
E3 2019: Watch Dogs London, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Avengers – as it happened
Project Scarlett: what we know so far about the next Xbox
Bethesda at E3 2019: Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo enliven muted show
E3 2019: all the news from Microsoft's Xbox conference - as it happened
November 2018
Sony's PlayStation pulled from E3 event in 2019
World’s biggest video game show loses prominent exhibitor as Sony Interactive Entertainment opts to skip June event
August 2018
Video games are political. Here's how they can be progressive
Alfie Bown
If video games are to be politically revolutionary, we need to reimagine what they could look like
July 2018
'We wanted to inject some drama': PlayStation chief explains Sony's strange E3
At this year’s expo, the games giant ditched flashy promotional press conferences for elaborate film sets. PlayStation’s EU boss Simon Rutter believes the approach will pay dividends
