In yet another blow for what was once gaming’s premier showcase event, SEGA and Tencent Games subsidiary Level Infinite have both pulled out of E3 2023, leaving the future of the event now in active danger.

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With gaming behemoths Sony, Xbox, and Nintendo already having declined to attend, Ubisoft pulled out of E3 2023 yesterday despite having promised earlier to bring a “strong line-up” of games to the event. That decision seems to have triggered a domino effect in the industry, as SEGA and Level Infinite have both announced that they no longer plan to attend the event.

SEGA’s statement reads:

After careful consideration, we have decided not to participate in E3 2023 as an exhibitor. We look forward to sharing more information on announced and unannounced projects in the future.

As for Level Infinite, Tencent Games confirmed a no-show for its subsidiary at the event, but did additionally state that it finds Geoff Keighley’s competing Play Days event (which is happening again this year) “an ideal experience for showcasing [its] games to the media.” That likely means that it will be present in some form at the latter event instead. The same goes for Bandai Namco Entertainment, which declined to comment on its E3 presence but confirmed that it would be attending Play Days.

Elsewhere, Devolver Digital has confirmed that it will not be holding its E3-adjacent event this year, instead focusing on its Devolver Direct event planned for June:

While we always root for the success of any industry gathering that promotes great games, we have never officially attended E3 and do not plan to do so this year unfortunately. We will also confirm we will not be hosting satellite events this year in Los Angeles, but look forward to returning to our beloved parking lot to do so if the opportunity arises for a future LACC-based event. We are happy to report that we are well underway in the production of our annual Devolver Direct scheduled for June which we will share news about soon.

Despite a change of hands this year and expectations of success due to the four-year break since the last physical event, the future of E3 now appears to be in active jeopardy. Will ReedPop be able to save E3 2023 even without the presence of the industry’s biggest names? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

(Statements provided by IGN.)