E3 2023 suffers yet another blow as Devolver Digital, Sega and more pull out
techradar.comIn another difficult turn of events for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), celebrated publishers Devolver Digital and Sega, as well as Chinese entertainment juggernaut Tencent, have pulled out of the upcoming 2023 show.
Sega, publisher of Sonic Frontiersand the Yakuza games, confirmed to IGN(opens in new tab) today that: «After careful consideration, we have decided not to participate in E3 2023 as an exhibitor. We look forward to sharing more information on announced and unannounced projects in the future.» IGN also reported that Tencent confirmed “through a spokesperson” that Level Infinite, one of its subsidiaries, would not be in attendance, either.
Devolver Digital, the publisher behind indie hits like Cult of the Lamb, Weird West and Inscryption, have traditionally contributed to E3 in its own strange way, by setting up its own exhibition in a parking lot opposite the main hall. However, the publisher announced in a tweet(opens in new tab) earlier today that it would not be attending the Entertainment Software Association’s (ESA) flagship event, stating: “No Devolver E3 Parking Lot this year but we will have a fresh, new Devolver Direct presentation during @SummerGameFest. Should be gooooooood.”
The losses of Sega, Devolver Digital and Level Infinite are the latest in a long line of disappointments for the ESA. Just yesterday, Ubisoft canceled its own E3 appearance, saying that it would like to go “in a different direction”, hosting its own Ubisoft Forward Live event on June 12 in Los Angeles (via Kotaku(opens in new tab)).
E3 2023 is also set to be the first E3 where Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony will skip the event as well, happy instead to promote their consoles and games through other channels.
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