E3nd of an E3ra

The E3nd of an E3ra.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, arguably the pinnacle event in the world of video games for nearly thirty years, has finally ended for good. I'll admit that I think this has been on the cards for years. Ever since Sony pulled out in 2019, reducing the big three down to just two (Or even one-and-a-half, considering Nintendo has run with just having video content for donkey's years...), E3 has been on borrowed time. 

It'll be a shame to see it go, but the world of video games has gone a LOT more corporate than it was back in 1995, E3 in a way still felt like it was a bit too stuck in the slightly friendlier past; with indie games getting the chance to throw their hats into the ring, and underappreciated second-party developers occasionally stepping up to the plate to wow us with a weird new thing. There doesn't seem to be any major challengers for the crown that E3 once held. The Game Awards aren't taken anywhere near as seriously, and seem quite badly managed in my view, and I don't know anyone who even gives a damn about The Summer Games Festival.

So, RIP E3. Nobody in their right mind would ever go visit you without being a Dev or Press, but it was nice seeing everyone have a common thing to praise or complain about for a few days once the trailers hit the Web. Sayonara and Good Night, it's been a heck of a ride.