[Washington Post] E3, once gaming’s biggest expo, is officially dead

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The Electronic Entertainment Expo, which was once the gaming industry's biggest convention and media platform, is officially dead.
"After more than two decades of hosting an event that has served as a central showcase for the U.S. and global video game industry," the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has decided to bring E3 to a close, said Stanley Pierre-Louis, president and CEO of the nonprofit trade association that represents the games industry's interests in the United States.

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A mix of new competitors, partner withdrawals, changing audience habits and pandemic-era disruptions led to E3's collapse, ending years of attempts to resuscitate the event, which began in 1995.

"We know the entire industry, players and creators alike have a lot of passion for E3. We share that passion," Pierre-Louis said. "We know it's difficult to say goodbye to such a beloved event, but it's the right thing to do given the new opportunities our industry has to reach fans and partners."

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2023/12/12/e3-permanently-canceled/

 

[Azaan60]

RIP

An important part of gaming history is now gone.

 

[Dr Doom]

🪦 💀

 

[BWoog]

Damn. Here for the legendary thread.

 

[Charpunk]

RIP

 

[Kawngi]

 

[Spacejaws]

End of an era. Nothings matched it since imo.

 

[AlexFlame116]

Damn...an end to an era.

Summer Games Fest will never fully replace E3 for me.

 

[Gordon's Tulpa]

Keoff ate their soul and washed it down with GamerFuel

 

[Lightsong]

Fine by me.

 

[Akai]

End of an era. Really enjoyed the shows.

 

[adj_noun]

RIP

 

[Kyrios]

Geoff right now


View: https://giphy.com/gifs/fcK30LKXjG6Tm

 

[Violet1370]

RIP. E3 was fun i'll miss it.

 

[AzorAhai]

RIP

We won't forget you, neither the good nor the bad memories.

 

[Hippopuncher12]

RIP. E3 was cool years ago but I just don't think it's needed anymore.

 

[platocplx]

RIP. E3 needed to decide wtf kind of event it wanted to be. Ah well. Had a good run.

 

[CloseTalker]

E3 season was awesome. What we have now is cool, but it's not nearly as hype. I'll miss it

 

[Strings]

Like, it sucks, but so did they with the crap they were pulling. It all sucks ;(

 

[SCUMMbag]

remember that time they accidentally doxxed everyone?

 

[Theorry]

Shame. Thanks for the moments

 

[DongBeetle]

Geoff's shows still suck compared to E3

 

[salromano]

E3

e3expo.com

 

[dmr87]

RIP gaming Christmas.

 

[Dyno]

Wouldn't be so bad if we actually had something to replace it but summer games is just a terrible stand in

 

[Death Metalist]

Shame. Nothing yet comes close and nothing ever will.

 

[Dyle]

If E3 was so good, why didn't they make an E4?

 

[Welkins]

E3 definitely brought a lot of memories when i was younger. Mid June was always the best time to look forward to new games. Its ok its dead, the memories live on and videos too

 

[Serenitynow]

Incoming "Summer Game Fest will return on X/X/2024" tweet by Geoff

 

[wideface]

RIP. E3 was my favorite time of the year. End of an era.

 

[Blade30]

Sad but it's been dead for years now, it just has been going downhill the last couple years.

 

[TheBigJuice]

I miss you
I miss your smile
and I still shed a tear
every once in a while

and even though it's different now
you're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
and I need you to know

I MISS YOU la la la la I miss you!

 

[DongBeetle]

Wouldn't be so bad if we actually had something to replace it but summer games is just a terrible stand in

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Yeah it's the worst. The death of E3 plus the propping up of this show feels so forced. Geoff's shows suck major ass

 

[MadMod]

They have really bottled it recently. Only have themselves to blame.

 

[JCal]

Rest easy old friend 🙏

 

[y2kyle89]

We'll always have CHiM in our hearts

 

[purseowner]

and we're left with Geofffest - grim.

 

[Zaro]

E3 was so much fun for me.

 

[Xion_Stellar]

End of an Era

RIP

 

[Gotchaforce]

The Electronic Three.

 

[L Thammy]

Kind of a shame, but also inevitable and probably for the best.

The saddest part is the fuckups we'll never get to point and laugh at.



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1vmrMAqeWM

 

[Neoxon]

The end of an era, but one that was brought about by both COVID & the ESA themselves.

remember that time they accidentally doxxed everyone?

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This is what I'm referring to for the latter.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

Oh well

 

[Kawngi]

I have so many good memories from E3 over the years, sad to see :(

 

[capaoculta]

End of an era

 

[PlanetSmasher]

End of an era. Nothings matched it since imo.

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Pretty much. The Game Awards and Summer Game Fest are a shitty substitute for E3.

 

[Hedgey]

Unfortunate.

 

[nihilence]

End of an era. Used to be hype

 

[srtrestre]

Bummer. I love Directs and such, but all the live "events" *cough Geoff's cough* that we've been getting instead have been absolute trash.

 

[falcondoc]

A tragedy.