E3 s latest leak is its own website

E3 s latest leak is its own website

E3's latest leak is... its own website Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. E3's latest leak is... its own website Now made private. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 12 Feb 2020 8 comments A draft version of this year's E3 event website has been discovered online - and quickly made private. This early version (discovered by ResetEra) was hosted at new2020-e3-expo.pantheonsite.io and appeared to contain the full new site due to go live at e3expo.com tomorrow. Load up the site now and you're greeted with a "Site Locked" message and a request for a username and password. But, prior to this, Eurogamer was able to view the site in its entirety. There's no suggestion that confidential information was contained on the draft website - though an early and incomplete list of companies due to attend the show was visible. But it is another embarrassing snafu for the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) - E3's organiser - following other leaks in the past. E3's draft website... before and after being made private. Last September, a leaked pitch document for this year's show suggested the event was seeking to rebrand, bring in more paid public attendees and focus on "experience hubs" where punters could watch influencers and celebrities play games. This followed the ESA's disastrous leak last summer of the personal details - names, home addresses, phone numbers, and more - of around 2000 attendees from previous years. And it all comes at a time E3 is under strain to prove its existence more than ever - with Sony pulling out of the show in the PlayStation 5's launch year and other publishers now regularly skirting E3 itself to hold their own festivities - such as with EA Play up in Hollywood. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store
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