Gaming > Game Play E3 2022: Dates, News, Announcements, Rumors, and Everything Else to Know The entertainment-meets-gaming tradeshow of the year By S.E. Slack S.E. Slack Senior Strategy & Editorial Director, Lifewire.com California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo S.E. Slack has 30+ years' experience writing about technology. She has authored 12 books, thousands of articles, and worked for IBM and Microsoft. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on April 1, 2022 Tweet Share Email Entertainment Software Association Tweet Share Email Game Play Consoles & PCs Gaming Services Game Play & Streaming Mobile Gaming E3 is an annual event sponsored by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) for software developers, hardware manufacturers, and video game publishers. The event is sort of like the gaming industry's answer to CES (an annual consumer electronics event); hundreds of exhibitors with new and upcoming products show off game demos, host presentations, and showcase the latest in video games and innovative technologies over several days. What Are the Dates for the Next E3? ESA ran last year's event virtually from June 12 to 15, 2021. They were hoping to return to an in-person show in 2022 but canceled it. They will not hold a virtual event either. The Verge: E3 2022 is canceled Predictions: Which Products Will Be Announced? The 2021 event was not filled with surprises. Only two major game announcements were made: Tiny Tina's Wonderlands and Elden Ring. Will 2022 be more exciting? We'll know more as that event draws closer. How to Stream and Watch E3 You can stream the whole thing on E3's official Twitch and YouTube pages. PCGAMER: E3 2021 schedule The Latest E3 and Other Gaming News You can always get your gaming news fix at Lifewire, but here are a few headlines that might interest you, too. E3 Gaming Show Needs to Change, Experts Say Experts Say YouTube Isn’t Ready to Take On Twitch, Yet Why Stadia and xCloud as Web Apps Could Work The Wait for Halo Infinite Could Be Worth It We'll be back with more news (and a few rumors) as the event develops; stay tuned! Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit