My thoughts on…the death of E3

August 3rd 2006 -

E3, or as the old folks call it, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, has been the highlight of the gaming world for many a year. It had the power to make or break a console or game, so much so that publishers planned their schedules around it. It had enough appeal to make thousands of habitually reclusive gamers leave the confines of their suburban homes for a grand celebration featuring games, consoles, rumors, shwag and those luscious booth babes. It was an event that any gamer worth their twitch muscles looked forward to, including myself. That’s why I was shocked when I heard that they killed E3.

I never attended the event, but wanted to oh so much. In fact, it was on my list of things to do before I die (yes, I have one of those). Great, another one of my dreams has died. The E3 execs said, “To better address the needs of today’s global computer and video game industry, the 2007 Electronic Entertainment Expo is evolving into a more intimate event focused on targeted, personalized meetings and activities,” a.k.a. E3 costs too much, so we’re scaling down and cutting costs. Cheap bastards. The event will no longer be held at the L.A. Convention Center. In fact they have no date or venue set for next year. The event will be at a number of hotels for a more “intimate” event.

So is this a bad thing? Depends on who you ask. Just about everyone except the average gamer is in support of the move. Developers have more time to produce games for the event, as the deadline has been extended. The media has more time to focus on coverage of the event, as they won’t have to contend with the sound of overexcited fanboys, and game companies won’t have to spend millions on those elaborate booths. The E3 execs believe that it will be the same without all the excess, but I disagree. E3 was all about the excess. That’s what drew people to it in the first place. Just don’t be surprised if it doesn’t draw the huge crowds it once did.

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5 Responses on “My thoughts on…the death of E3”

Ricardo Says:
August 3rd, 2006 at 8:53 pm
I don’t like this. This was the woodstock of the video gaming world. The magic is gone. I wanted to go to this too but my dreams have been crushed.
PuSSy N FriendS Says:
August 4th, 2006 at 7:09 am
thanks 4 ur visit n leaving a comment.feel free 2 come back any time.take care n warmest regards 2 the beautiful people of Jamaica.cheers from Malaysia
Shaman Dandulla Says:
August 4th, 2006 at 8:20 am
are you a gamer Leon??
It must be quite interesting participating to one of these events.. although I am not a gamer and I, very probably, would be out of it in minutes, I wouldn’t mind going there once..
Damien Says:
August 4th, 2006 at 2:37 pm
Its a shame I liked E3 and always wanted to go to it.
Maz Says:
August 6th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
shame its gone, lots of people seemed to be really upset about it to. ive been to smaller game convention things like E3 and i have to say they were pretty good like the playstation experince for instance. so i dont know why people are so down about it.