The first Eurogamer Expo took place at the Old Truman Brewery as part of the London Games Festival 2008 and was attended by 4,000 people.

[3][4] In 2009, the show took place at The Royal Armouries in Leeds and the Old Billingsgate Market in London at the end of October.

[6][7][8][9][10] After the confirmation of the venue's closure, it was announced that EGX would be moving to Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre as part of a multi-year deal.

[19] Three months later on 30 June 2020, it was announced that EGX 2020, which was originally going to take place from 17 to 20 September 2020, was also cancelled.

It was originally planned to take place from 4 to 6 March 2022,[23] but was postponed to 2023 due to "the current climate and the knock-on effects of Omicron".