After being cancelled due to a pandemic, going all digital the following year and then being cancelled again, the ESA, the Electronic Software Association have announced that E3 is returning to an in-person event next year, but they won’t be running it, that will go to the expo masters at ReedPop.

If ReedPop sounds familiar to you, they are the folks that run Star Wars Celebration, New York Comic-Con and the local show PAX Australia.

The only thing we know is that the show will take place in the second week of June, which could mean it starts the week starting the 5th or the 12th, if they mean second week or second full week. If it is the week starting the 12th, that would line up with the usual period of time that the show would run in the past.

“It is a tremendous honor and privilege for ReedPop to take on the responsibility of bringing E3 back in 2023," said Lance Fensterman, President of ReedPop. “With the support and endorsement of the ESA, we're going to build a world class event to serve the global gaming industry in new and broader ways than we already do at ReedPop through our portfolio of world leading events and web sites.”

Kyle Marsden-Kish, ReedPop Global VP of Gaming who will lead the newly formed E3 team along with his global gaming live event responsibilities added, “For years, we’ve listened, heard, and studied the global gaming community’s feedback. E3 2023 will be recognizably epic—a return to form that honors what’s always worked—while reshaping what didn’t and setting a new benchmark for video game expos in 2023 and beyond.”

“We are thrilled to bring back E3 as an in-person event with ReedPop, a global leader in producing pop culture events.” continued Stanley Pierre-Louis, President and CEO of the ESA. “The past three years have confirmed that E3 convenes our industry like no other event. ReedPop brings world-class talent and a keen understanding of the video game industry, which will serve to enhance the E3 experience for years to come.”

There is plenty of details that we need to wait for, but there is a good chance that Maxi-Geek will be at the show, once details are confirmed of course.