E3 kicks off this week, and due to a worldwide pandemic still currently raging about, the Electronic Software Association of America has decided that shoving a few thousand nerds into the confined space of a Los Angeles convention center probably isn't a wise idea. This year's E3 is thus an all-digital event, and future incarnations of the show might be going for a hybrid approach in the future.
As it turns out, the rumours that swirled about earlier this year were accurate. Not that anyone thought E3 would actually take place in person.
Former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has a few ideas on how E3 can stay fresh, exciting, and relevant in a rapidly changing industry.
E3 looks set to continue as a digital-stream event from June 15 to 17, if the ESA can grab some big names to support the proposal.
E3 is dead. Industry pundits reckon that this year’s version of the show may be called off, due to a knockout combination of the current Coronavirus pandemic and developers pulling out en masse.
Set in the heart of the Los Angeles downtown area, E3 is a petri dish of con flu just waiting to explode with a possible Coronavirus outbreak if things go pear-shaped. With Los Angeles having officially declared a state of emergency regarding the spread of the virus, you’d think that the Electronic Software Association would be ready to pull the plug on a show that few people are excited for. Nope!
This year, E3’s daddy the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) say that they’ll be reinvigorating the event with their new partnerships.
In case you missed the news, Sony is skipping E3 again. Last year, Sony shocked the gaming world when the PlayStation maker decided that E3 wasn’t a necessary part of its marketing plans. Sony, dominant as they are, don’t really need a big three-day industry event to get the eyeballs on their games or their impending new hardware. In this hyper-connected world, it’s cheaper, easier and generally less stressful to just beam a video to the entire world; something Nintendo learned when they stopped hosting a great big press conference at E3 opting instead for their now adored Nintendo Directs.
Blizzard continues to delight players. This time, the developers have shared information about what’s …
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