How E3's Cancellation Likely Impacts Starfield

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One of the year's most anticipated games, Bethesda's sci-fi space epic Starfield still has a while to go until its delayed release. A lot is riding on Starfield's success, including the developer's reputation after a few less-than-satisfactory recent releases, and how Bethesda handles its launch will be a key factor in the title's standing within the video game community. It seems Bethesda is playing the long game when it comes to Starfield after first announcing it way back in 2018. Pitched as a completely new, next-gen experience, Starfield will be Bethesda's first original IP in twenty-five years. It's no wonder that expectations are high for the upcoming game, and fans are waiting eagerly to see if it will be able to live up to the hype.

While Bethesda has been content to reveal only minimal details around its newest action RPG, now that the launch date for the PC and Xbox-exclusive title nears ever closer, the secretive shroud around the game is starting to lift. Details still remain frustratingly vague regarding many of Starfield's aspects, but now that its release window is within reach, players are expecting Bethesda to ramp up its marketing. One thorn in Bethesda's side, however, is the recent announcement that E3 has been officially canceled for 2022, removing a significant stage for the studio to showcase its next big game.

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E3, considered by many as one of the biggest and most prominent trade shows in the video game industry, has had a hard few years. The last in-person E3 event was 2019, and after 2020's cancellation and 2021's all-digital affair, many people were looking forward to getting back to business as usual for the