WASD expo cancelled, organiser enters liquidation

The organiser of UK indie video games expo WASD has gone into liquidation, ensuing within the present’s cancellation.

As reported by BBC News, co-founder David Lilley mentioned “rising prices and fewer demand for stand area means working occasions is simply not viable for us anymore.”

WASD first opened in 2022 following the closure of the standalone EGX Rezzed occasion. The indie-based present was held alongside the London Video games Competition in April.

There was hypothesis of the expo’s closure following the disappearance of its web site after the conclusion of this 12 months’s occasion.

Earlier this 12 months, the long-running Insomnia Gaming Festival was shut down following layoffs at its organiser, Player1 Occasions.

EGX is the final main shopper present remaining within the UK. This year’s expo ran alongside MCM Comic-Con as an alternative of EGX being a singular occasion.