Following the cancellation and postponement of several tech expos over the past few weeks, the world’s biggest gaming convention, E3, has now also been called off because of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Scheduled to be held in Los Angeles from June 9-11, the E3 2020 is the second major gaming convention to be cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 crisis that has now been officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).

E3 has always been an important moment for Team Xbox. Given this decision, this year we’ll celebrate the next generation of gaming with the @Xbox community and all who love to play via an Xbox digital event. Details on timing and more in the coming weeks https://t.co/xckMKBPf9h

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) March 11, 2020