After a three-year break due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, E3 will be returning to the chilly halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center next year, but things will be a little different.

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced today that it will be teaming up with the event production company ReedPop, the firm behind the likes of the various PAX conventions, Star Wars Celebration, and other live events celebrating pop culture and video games.

E3 2023 will mark the return to in-person events while still offering digital showcases which became the de-facto method of delivery for the 2020 and 2021 events. E3 2022 was outright canceled this year with no digital event to keep the E3 name alive during the busy summer of gaming.

As has become the norm, E3 2023 will be open to developers, publishers, media, manufacturers, licensors, content creators, and of course, consumers - the fans that the games are being made for.

What are the dates for E3 2023?

As of right now, there are no confirmed dates for E3 2023, but it's safe to assume that it will take place during the month of June, most likely the first or second week. Media registration will open up later this year and the event's organizers are promising a more "streamlined and secure" media registration process this time around.

As for which companies will be attending, that's still a mystery. The presser states that exhibitors, travel and hotel guides, and more will be shared in the months leading up to E3 2023. Normally, we get the floor plans a couple of months ahead of time, so it's fair to expect more early next year rather than in 2022.

Prior to E3 2020 being called off due to the pandemic, the annual event had been facing troubles with dwindling attendance numbers and big players pulling out and hosting their own off-site events, such as Sony and EA. Then there was the infamous hack of 2019 where thousands of media registrants found their personal details being leaked online due to the poor security on the E3 registration website. With the Coronavirus pandemic putting the brakes on just about everything in 2020, E3, much like everything else, moved online but failed to capture the spirit of what E3 is all about. You can't replicate those super thick carpets and that arctic air-con on a livestream.