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E3: Once world's biggest gaming show permanently axed - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 51 points 11 months ago

I think this is kinda sad. I'd wish for something better to come along and replace it, but that doesn't seem to happen anymore.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Going miss this. Use to watch it live on Twitch it was awesome and exciting. I always wanted to go guess won't be able to do that.

[–] cestvrai@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

For my generation it was the E3 edition gaming magazines. Also never got to go.

[–] cbarrick@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

For me it was G4TV

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

It's the exact same thing with the big companies doing their own events, and even more frequent.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 12 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Industry body Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which ran E3, confirmed to the BBC that the event will not go ahead in the future.

It started as a trade show in LA in 1995, just after the launch of the PlayStation and the year before the Nintendo 64 was released.

Its 2005 event unveiled the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and a prototype of the Nintendo Wii.

But as big players such as Nintendo, Ubisoft and Sony began launching new games at their own in-house events, E3 became less relevant and struggled to attract the exclusive announcements it once had.

He added that gaming companies running their own events "are a cheaper, flexible, and more effective way to reach an audience and control the release of news".

"In its heyday E3 was viewed as an unmissable event and was hugely important for pre-launch buzz and the reveal of upcoming games and products.

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[–] DeathWearsANecktie@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Only liked it for the cringe.

[–] FeetinMashedPotatoes@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Crowbcat FTW

[–] DeathWearsANecktie@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Man's out of a job now :-(

[–] BloodSlut@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

i thought they already announced this when they called it off earlier this year?