Electronic Arts is one of the few companies brave (and big enough) to break away from ESA's E3 and hold its event. For several years, fans looked forward to EA Play, with the most recent showcase treating fans to the first Dead Space remake announcement, among several noteworthy titles. Unfortunately, EA isn't too keen on bringing EA Play back later this year.
According to a statement sent by EA to IGN, the EA Play live event for 2022 is canceled. Instead, EA will focus its efforts on sharing details about its upcoming games individually. In its statement, EA explained that they can't share all of their major games currently in development, with some possibly scheduled for a late 2022 release. EA added that many of the studios under its umbrella are working on exciting games and that it will reveal them in due time.
There are several ways that you could interpret what EA just said. For one, it could mean that it will hold separate individual events instead of just a big one, which would be similar to how Sony does its events like February's Gran Turismo 7 showcase and the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy State of Play. Who knows? EA and Sony might be cooking up something together, as Sony has started opening up State of Play outside of first-party titles.