E3 2021 schedule: Live event is ‘canceled’ per official LA documents; is it still happening? E3 2014 featuring the Square Enix's Nosgoth lounge. | Photo credit: Aranami / Flickr with Creative Commons license (CC BY 2.0) Tuesday, March 2, 2021 6:46 AM UTC Official documents from Los Angeles officials indicate that the once-rumored Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) live events this year have been canceled. However, the same source offers some hope that the video game convention could still happen. E3 2021 live events are reportedly canceled E3 was undoubtedly one of the most anticipated annual gaming trade shows by fans around to world. Despite its popularity and status, it was not spared by the COVID-19 pandemic last year. And it does not look like hosting events with in-person attendance is an option this year either.