It comes at a difficult time for in-person gaming events across the UK and the gaming industry as a whole.
In September, Insomnia Gaming Festival, the UK's biggest gaming expo, was due to take place in Birmingham, but following a number of lay-offs at its organiser, Player1 Events, tickets never went on sale.
Whilst London's other video game showcase EGX did take place this October, it did so in partnership with MCM Comic Con, rather than as a stand-alone event.
The past two years have also seen mass lay-offs from some of the industry's biggest companies, such as Xbox makers Microsoft and Sony, which makes PlayStation, following a period of record growth and profits during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rachel Watts, games journalist and co-host of the Indieventure Podcast, believes the announcement is a reflection of a wider movement from companies towards announcing their games online.
"Now that bigger gaming companies are running their own digital events, there's no reason for them to spend time, money, and resources on being present at in-person events."
"But for indie developers, events like WASD are vital to showcase their games to the public while also building a community within the indie space."