• Anissem@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    RIP. Went to 3 E3 conferences back to back at the end of their golden years. Boy was it a glorious spectacle that I’m thankful I got to experience.

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      11 months ago

      I think there’s absolutely a space for an industry achievement/recognition award like the Oscar, Tony, etc. The Game Awards just seems like the most cynical attempt at forcing one into the video game space.

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        What I don’t get about all the criticism lobbied at The Game Awards is that other gaming award shows do exist, and have existed, but people don’t fucking watch them and then they criticize TGA for doing what other awards shows didn’t: get millions to actually watch it.

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    It’s a shame. The GamesCom in Europe seems to be doing quite well so it’s not really a matter of “conferences are dead”.

    I know conferences are no longer a place for big announcements. There’s no more need to gather all the press in one place, they can just do it online now, at a dedicated time when they’re not competing with other announcements in the industry. But as a visitor I really enjoyed going to GamesCom. Never been to the US so the E3 is not a thing for me but I’m sure this will have knock-on effects globally.

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    Yeah. Ive seen this same article posted every year since Sony premiered Ghost of Tsushima across the road from the LACC. Before that, they said it was dead when they banned booth babes. It also hasnt existed for the last 3 years.

    We are very well aware it’s dead.

    • Chloyster [she/her]@beehaw.orgOPM
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      Well yeah but the esa was still trying to keep it running. This is the final announcement that they aren’t even trying anymore. It’s done done this time

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    11 months ago

    I had some fun going in 2018 with friends, but it definitely felt like a theme park with lines everywhere for demos. Maybe there’s room for something to take its place focused on those demos or community events, rather than announcements that most visitors couldn’t attend anyway.