Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

The run up to this year's E3 video game conference was rife with controversy. There were companies leaving the ESA in droves, as well as companies setting up shop outside the venue to take advantage of the press without spending the money for a booth. Add in the reduction in size and the attendee limitation to press and corporate reps over the past two years and rumors about the ultimate demise of E3 start swirling.

There were no huge game announcements, and Microsoft didn't even bother having Bungie show up to talk about the next Halo release, claiming that the company wanted to "shorten the presentation." Crave points out that there are no solid plans announced for next year's show, and three studio execs (EA CEO John Riccitello, Ubisoft president Laurent Detoc, and Sega of America's president Simon Jeffery) all expressed displeasure when talking to the San Francisco Chronicle.

With so many studios leaving the ESA and retailers skipping the show, there isn't much left to the show. Without the gamers, the show seems like a big press conference, and based on the announcements this week, the emphasis is on the consoles and not the games.

As the consoles add features that leave them looking more and more identical, the games will go back to being the driving force in the industry, and they'll need a venue for launches. Will it still be E3?

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Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

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Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
Analysis: The top 10 sleeper video games of E3
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
Analysis: The top 10 sleeper video games of E3
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
Analysis: The top 10 sleeper video games of E3
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
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Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
Analysis: The top 10 sleeper video games of E3
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
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Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
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Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
Analysis: The top 10 sleeper video games of E3
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
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Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

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Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
Analysis: The top 10 sleeper video games of E3
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
Analysis: The top 10 sleeper video games of E3
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
Analysis: The top 10 sleeper video games of E3
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s

Did we just watch E3 gasp its last breath?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:56:08 -0700

More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:

Analysis: Dean's top ten video games of E3
Analysis: The top 10 sleeper video games of E3
Special Feature: Where are they now? The Industry Standard tracks down 10 dot-coms from the Web bubble of the late 1990s