The largest video games tradeshow of the year will be back in Los Angeles this June, but some very important companies will not be present.
Over 214 million people in the US play games for at least one hour a week. Three-quarters of all US households include at least one gamer in them.
The organizers of E3, The ESA, have announced their planned dates for their next conference, June 15 to 17, 2021.
ESA (Entertainment Software Association), organizers of E3 have announced that E3 2020 is still planned to go ahead.
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced that US game content revenues reached $35.4 billion in 2019.
It’s been confirmed that PlayStation is skipping E3 for the second consecutive year because the event does not work with their current strategy for the future.
Attendance for E3 2018 was the highest it’s been since 2005. The Los Angeles Convention Centre was filled by 69,200 people over the course of the event.
In its 22 year history, E3 has only ever been open to members of the games industry. This year, for the first time ever, E3 will be open to the public.
According to data released by the ESA and the NPD Group, the U.S. computer and video game industry generated a whopping $30.4 billion of revenue in 2016.
According to Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and the NPD Group joint report, the U.S. computer and video game industry by 5% in 2015.