E3 Cancelled- forever. =(

[HUGECOOL]

Next-Gen has the scoop: (http://next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3538&Itemid=2) Doug Lowenstein, the president of the Entertainment Software Association is expected to announce within the next 48 hours that E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the definitive video games show, has been cancelled. Industry sources have told Next-Gen that the reasoning behind this move is primarily one of cost versus return. Publishers aren't getting the media attention that they expect from the large amounts of cash that they're putting down to exhibit at the show.

Apparently publishers believe that the multi-million dollar budgets allocated to E3 would be better used on smaller, specific shows where publishers get all the limelight. There's the possibility of a smaller show taking place in May next year, but as Next-Gen puts it, "it's clear that the days of an industry event attended by all the major publishers, spending big money, are gone."


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[kano]

is it me or did e3 finish nearly 2-3 weeks ago?

and i doubt very much e3 will be canceled

[Sony.Com]

I think he means like next year and all. But yes, E3 finished 5ish weeks ago wasnt it?

And I doubt they would cancel E3.. Highly unlikly.

[Billay]

I'd believe it. looks legit. but I'm shocked. E3 was the big thing in gaming!

[Condas]

http://community.yourpsp.com/showthread.php?p=674756#post674756

P.s Im LiamA on there xD

[Rui]

lies they are already plannin E3 2007! too late to cancal now. mabye '07 will be the last who knows

[Infrontation]

Somehow I think if E3 is cancelled it will be replaced by another like like D5 :]
Some company will see the oppurtunity and make another large event

[DJ-Ali]

Somehow I think if E3 is cancelled it will be replaced by another like like D5 :]
Some company will see the oppurtunity and make another large event
Very true. Hope it's not cancelled though, that'd be horrible!

[Condas]

Somehow I think if E3 is cancelled it will be replaced by another like like D5 :]
Some company will see the oppurtunity and make another large event

It'll be F7xD
Lmao

[Bear-Max]

This year's E3 finished almost 3 months ago.

I doubt it would/will be cancelled. Perhaps made a little smaller to fit in with budgets, but not cancelled. Besides, there's still the Tokyo Gameshow :)

[Billay]

This year's E3 finished almost 3 months ago.

I doubt it would/will be cancelled. Perhaps made a little smaller to fit in with budgets, but not cancelled. Besides, there's still the Tokyo Gameshow :)

true.

longer..

[timROGERS]

Unlikely...but maybe I'll be suprised :P

[Condas]

It would take like

5 years too close

[3lementGFX]

Its cancelled. Don't any of you watch G4? AoTS did a special on it.

[Troubling]

i went to E3 once it was amazin the people must have spent loads $$$$$$$

[Condas]

Its cancelled. Don't any of you watch G4? AoTS did a special on it.

Ign Would tell us first

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/722/722137p1.html

Just a change