E3
CONCEPT
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) was a video game industry trade show held annually since 1995. It was usually held in the late spring or early summer in Los Angeles, California.


Overview

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) was considered the most important event in the gaming industry each year. It underwent many changes throughout the years, but continued being a meeting place for the industry's publishers, developers, retailers, and press. For the majority of its history, E3 was a trade show, meaning that it was not open to the general public. This changed in 2016 when the ESA introduced a public area at LA Live next door, then introduced public exhibition passes in 2017.

Prior to the introduction of E3, the games industry used the Consumer Electronic Show as a venue for presenting upcoming products and titles. But in 1995, the Interactive Digital Software Association, the company who established the Entertainment Software Rating Board a year prior, decided it was time for the games industry to have its own massive showcase. So they rented out the Los Angeles Convention Center (Location) in downtown Los Angeles (Location), California (Location), and E3 was born.


1995

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LACC - West Hall

1996

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LACC

1997

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Georgia Dome

1998

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Georgia World Congress Center

1999

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LACC - South Hall

2000

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LACC - West Hall

2001

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LACC - West Hall

2002

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LACC - South Hall

2003

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LACC - West Hall

2004

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LACC - South Hall & Concourse Hall

2005

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LACC - West Hall

2006

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LACC - West Hall

2007

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Barker Hangar

2008

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LACC - Inside West Hall

2009

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LACC - West Hall

2010

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LACC - West Hall

2011

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LACC - South Hall

2012

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LACC - South Hall

2013

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LACC - South Hall

2014

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LACC - West Hall

2015

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LACC - West Hall

2016

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2017

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LACC West Hall

2018

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LACC West Hall

2019

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LACC West Hall

2020

  • E3 2020 was cancelled in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

2022

  • E3 2022 was cancelled on March 31, 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2023

  • In the March 31, 2022 statement the ESA stated that "E3 will return in 2023 with a reinvigorated showcase that celebrates new and exciting video games and industry innovations."
  • On March 30, 2023, the ESA and ReedPop announced that E3 2023 (Concept) had been canceled due to lack of publisher participation.
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