The Death of E3: The Video Game Industry Reacts
Video game publishers, developers, and executives have shared their memories following E3's death.
Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser.
prevnextFor over two decades E3 has had an incredible impact on the gaming industry. It’s hard to overstate the number of unforgettable moments it gave all of us. What a run! https://t.co/BhG2RHybDx
— Doug Bowser (@thetruebowser) December 12, 2023
Ubisoft Milan's Davide Soliani.
prevnextMakes me sad. I had tons of beautiful memories during various E3. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/LZYI2BLJvP
— Davide Soliani (@DavideSoliani) December 12, 2023
Digital Eclipse's Mike Mika.
prevnextAt its peak, E3 was like a World's Fair, over the top, future facing, larger than life. Enormous in scale and decadence. Stadium-sized parties with $25 million dollar price tags. There is no place for it in today's world, and there definitely will never be anything like it again. pic.twitter.com/NOnD9dgUsx
— Mike Mika (@MikeJMika) December 12, 2023
Duke Nukem creator Scott Miller.
prevnextAs most of us predicted, E3 is now permanently canceled. It was the pioneer of game industry events and for 20+ years it was THE main event you had to go to. Apogee was there from the first one in 1995. RIP E3. pic.twitter.com/LxHebWAoiW
— Scott Miller – Apogee/3DR Founder☢️ (@ScottApogee) December 12, 2023
Devolver Digital.
prevnextBummer about E3.
The Devolver E3 Parking Lot was one of the highlights of every year for us and our developers even though it was super hard work. But we had beer, food, and each other to keep us going.
Goodbye, sweet marketing boondoggle: https://t.co/q3UrdH2ekg pic.twitter.com/WH4k2drsbR
— Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) December 12, 2023
Remedy Entertainment's Thomas Puha.
prevnextMy real all-star photo from an Sony E3 party with Hideo Kojima and Ken Imaizumi. @lassi on the left. #e3 #e3expo #ripE3 Maybe I should shave off my beard?! pic.twitter.com/hWYb4FbdX7
— Thomas Puha (@RiotRMD) December 12, 2023
Sony Santa Monica's Alanha Pearce.
prevnextI understand why this happened, but it’s heartbreaking all the same. E3 was like Christmas for gamers and having all the conferences take place in one week was such a treat. So many good memories spanning so many years.
— Alanah Pearce (@Charalanahzard) December 12, 2023
Thanks for everything, E3 🫡. https://t.co/AtgmeARfwr
BancyCo's Benjamin Rivers
prevMan, RIP @E3. Our second game (Alone With You) rocked the @PlayStation booth in 2015. 💙 We also attended the legendary 2015 Sony keynote, where #FF7Remake was announced.
The whole event was insane and loud and exhausting and wonderful. 😢 pic.twitter.com/NL24oATQeO
— Benjamin Rivers (@BenjaminRivers) December 12, 2023