A high-level Ubisoft executive reveals that the French AAA game publisher intends to have a showcase at this year's E3 event in Los Angeles. This news comes not long after the confirmation that Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft would not attend the conference, though Microsoft said it would be hosting a separate event in LA that would be convenient for those attending E3 2023.
The first Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, took place in 1995 and has been one of the biggest gaming industry trade shows ever since. However, E3 has had a rough last couple of years. E3 2020 and E3 2022 were canceled due to COVID, while the 2021 event was online only. Even before that, it had become standard for major publishers to hold separate events prior to E3. With companies like Sony and Nintendo seemingly washing their hands of E3 entirely, there would naturally be questions of whether other big publishers like Ubisoft might sit out as well.
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Fortunately for the Electronic Entertainment Expo and anyone who's a fan of it, Ubisoft confirmed that it would be attending E3 2023. The company's CEO, Yves Guillemot, said as much when asked about E3 during Ubisoft's recent third-quarter investor call. He did not specify what the company plans to share during its E3 showcase but said, «If E3 happens, we will be there, and we will have a lot of things to show.» Hopefully, this means that Ubisoft will have some big new announcements and significant updates on ongoing projects when E3 2023 takes place from June 13 to June 16.
Many Assassin's Creed fans will no doubt be eager to see what Ubisoft has to share when E3 rolls around in a few months. The publisher plans to release Assassin's Creed Mirage
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