As reported by GamingNexus the publisher has said that it will not be participating in any official E3 activities this year, although it will be holding a press event on the first night of the show.

"After careful consideration, for business reasons Activision has decided not to participate in any official E3 activities. We wish the ESA best of luck with the show," the company said in a statement.

According to the report, Activision will likely have some kind of unofficial presence at the show, though it doesn’t seem willing to give any details at present.

Other companies currently missing from the E3 line-up include Blizzard/Sierra, Atlus, Majesco, NCsoft and WBIE, according to Joystiq.