After the demise of E3, the Entertainment Software Association announced an invite-only conference aimed at industry elites across entertainment.

ESA introduces new industry-focused event "icon" as alternative to E3 aimed at professionals. "icon" scheduled for April 27-30, 2026 in Las Vegas, invite-only but boasting major companies.

Earlier this year, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) canceled its E3 plans for the second time since the pandemic began. While 2020 was a break year for the massive gaming expo ...

E3 organizer ESA announced a new gaming event: the Interactive Innovation Conference, or Iicon. Iicon is an invite-only event that will take place in Las Vegas in late April 2026. Iicon will be ...

It looks like the industry also believes we don’t need an E3 anymore – we need something better. ESA has announced iicon, a new event that they’ll be holding this April. Let’s cut straight ...

The ESA will partnerwith games media veteran Geoff Keighley to provide attendees with access to special benefits associated with Keighley's own E3 programming, such as developer interviews and more.

The event is the first brand new industry-focused event that the ESA has scheduled since the demise of E3 in 2023 — outside of its charity-focused Nite to Unite annual dinners at the Game Develo ...

It's still possible that the group could decide to hold E3 in another location, but so far, the ESA has yet to make any announcements about the future of the trade show. E3 2023 was going to be ...

It’s official: E3 won’t be happening this year. According to IGN, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has confirmed that E3 2022 has been cancelled, even after shifting to an all-digital ...

In an effort to catch up to more lucrative fan conventions, the ESA opened E3 up to the public. However, the Los Angeles event proved too expensive for many of its vendors. E3’s downfall began ...