Geoff Keighley is skipping E3

[Tregard]

This is a big 'ol blow

Longtime gaming journalist and personality Geoff Keighley, host and creator of The Game Awards, will not be attending the Electronic Entertainment Expo for the first time in 25 years. To that end, he will not hold the E3 Coliseum event, a highly anticipated newsbreaking platform with panel discussions of game developers providing more details on their biggest titles.

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Certainly feels things aren't going to be getting better for E3 anytime soon.

 

[dancingphlower]

Yep E3 is dead. This is a huge blow.

 

[wideface]

End of an era.

 

[Proven]

Well at least we still have Xbox

 

[kennyamr]

very, very oof.

I wonder if he will focus solely on The Game Awards this year or if he has something else already planned for around E3.

 

[Common Knowledge]

Quicker E3 meets it's end, the better, imo.

 

[LabRat]

e3 is officially done
good job ESA

 

[Gundam]

Yep E3 is dead. This is a huge blow.

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I never watched the colisuems. Do people really love them?

 

[Thiago]

Wow, he was a big part of watching E3.

 

[Dale Copper]

That's the right choice.

 

[WestEgg]

It's because his best bud Reggie isn't there anymore.

 

[Hippopuncher12]

Wow.

 

[Neoxon]

So this is how E3 dies.

 

[MykonosFan]

Damn, son.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Doesnt really affect me.

 

[Tokio Blues]

So it begins........

 

[Twstr709]

Bye E3.

 

[renegade_sylens]

No Sony and now no Geoff? I loved his annual "YouTube Live at E3" wall-wall coverage of the press conferences and game demos.

E3 is dying a quick death for sure.

 

[Bundy]

E3 is dead.

 

[Monkeynuts]

yep, e3 is on its last legs now - cant see how it exists beyond a few years at most on this current trajectory

 

[Proven]

I also think it's funny this forum loved E3 but all of a sudden E3 isn't good.

 

[Futabaisthebest<3]

Boom, there it is.

 

[z1ggy]

No Geoff no deal, sorry E3 you are done

 

[Darryl M R]

Time for E3 to create a sequel. E3 Two.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Yaeh, that's big.

"Based on what's been communicated to me about the show, I just don't feel comfortable participating," Keighley told The Post. "It's no secret that E3 needs to evolve and I have lots of ideas around that, but have decided to take a wait-and-see approach. I'm looking forward to learning more about the ESA's vision for the show beyond what was in the blog post last week."

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Heh, Keighley's gonna be making his own E3.

 

[dancingphlower]

I never watched the colisuems. Do people really love them?

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They always get developers and industry people on the show, and it's a big way that people consume E3 content that don't follow sites like GameSpot, etc.

 

[AgentLampshade]

E3 really is dying.

 

[Brat-Sampson]

Truly sad to see E3 fragmenting so much. It used to be the biggest gaming event of the year and now we just kinda don't have one. TGA doesn't even compare.

 

[Okabe]

E3 IS DEAD

CAPCOM IS B...

No wait...this means nobody is back not even Geoff .

 

[Convasse]

Well at least we still have Xbox

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I suspect the Xbox 2020 E3 Conference may be the last high point of E3, ever. At the very least, it looks like a significant shift is occurring in the industry.

 

[Deleted member 6263]

For the first time in 25 years. Holy crap.

 

[LycanXIII]

He's answering questions on Twitter now.

 

[Lant_War]

E3 was good while it lasted. Thanks for the memories.

 

[Burt]

Gimme that The Videogame Awards Conference

 

[Secretofmateria]

Yeah e3 is done isnt it? I hope something else comes to take its place, but i imagine the future of game announcements will be twitter, nintendo directs, state of plays, and inside xbox. I bet they are all cheaper than live events and press conferences as well

 

[badnewsbeers]

What happened to E3? Why does no one go?

 

[medyej]

Holy shit.

 

[Soap]

RIP E3. I will miss E3 hype... These individual showcases just aren't the same.

 

[wwm0nkey]

I also think it's funny this forum loved E3 but all of a sudden E3 isn't good.

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It's not the event, it's the ESA

 

[RingRang]

It really feels like this could be a farewell E3.

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

RIP E3.

 

[chandoog]

So this is how E3 dies.

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Not with a bang, but with a Dorito ?

RIP E3.

 

[KtotheRoc]

E3 is going away, folks.

 

[Deleted member 887]

I also think it's funny this forum loved E3 but all of a sudden E3 isn't good.

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E3 has been losing relevance for a few years now. Add the fact a bunch of people got doxxed. I'm not shocked a bunch of people are backing out.

 

[DrArchon]

Heh, Keighley's gonna be making his own E3.

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Why would he need to do that when he can continue to work with Gamescom, which is getting bigger and bigger every year?

 

[mindsale]

Wasn't E3 dead like 8 years ago and then came back? And dead 8 years before that?

 

[OG_Thrills]

"I look forward to supporting the industry in other ways and at other events in the future" - Geoff Keighley

 

[WestEgg]

So what takes E3's place as video game Christmas?

 

[The Last One]

I also think it's funny this forum loved E3 but all of a sudden E3 isn't good.

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Suddenly? Have you missed the news lately?

Sony is skipping it, Geof is skipping it, E3 is gonna call sub celebrities to try feel those gaps... Nothing about this sounds good.

 

[Slayven]

Yaeh, that's big.

Heh, Keighley's gonna be making his own E3.

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Hot take, ESA going in on "influencers" rightly got people smelling a train wreck a mile away