The End of E3?
Next Generation is reporting that E3 as we know it is finished. The games industry has lost its most glamorous show.” From the article: “Well placed sources say the news that larger exhibitors were pulling out had prompted urgent meetings among publishing executives. They decided that, without the support of the larger software publishers and hardware manufacturers, there would be no point in continuing. ESA president Doug Lowenstein will likely announce the news some time within the next 48 hours, possibly on Monday. It’s possible that the ESA will seek to limit the damage by organizing some form of lesser event in May, but it’s clear that the days of an industry event attended by all the major publishers, spending big money, are gone.” Given the importance of this show for the games industry, I’d take this with a grain of salt, but Next Gen isn’t generally given to flights of fantasy.
