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Been hearing secondhand whispers tonight from several devs/pubs that E3 is cancelled, although I've also heard from a couple of people in positions to know that the ESA hasn't officially made a decision yet and is still consulting with pubs. Either way, it's only a matter of time

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@devolverdigital

· Mar 11, 2020

Cancel your E3 flights and hotels, y’all.

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Jason Schreier

@jasonschreier

Heard from two people that E3 cancellation will be announced tomorrow AM (both secondhand), and one person w/ ESA ties who insists that it won't be. Normally I sit on conflicting info until I sort out what's true, but with E3 rumors now everywhere, figured I'd be transparent here

1:58 AM · Mar 11, 2020Twitter Web App

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But, again, whether or not it's announced tomorrow morning, it's only a matter of time before E3 is officially cancelled. Publishers can't afford to wait much longer to make their plans, and all signs point to the virus getting way worse in the U.S. before it gets better

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It's a mercy it's being cancelled, honestly.

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Interesting. Thanks for the great and professional reporting as always Jason 👍

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You’re doing Gods work keeping up on all this stuff. If rumors aren’t actually true, ESA needs to hop on ASAP and correct this.

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Bro your journalism is just top tier much respect ✊

Charles Lai in 2020… 2!

@comtar

Mar 11, 2020

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Is this being triggered by anything? Like has Microsoft or EA told the ESA that they will be pulling out and the ESA is trying to keep it quiet until they decide what to do?

Satoru

@satorudo

Mar 11, 2020

MS is already doing work from home and Seattle being a hot bed for the virus likely means they’re also canceling any trips/conferences (they already dropped out of GDC)