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ESA Announces E3's Successor: "iicon" - April 27 2026 - Las Vegas - Sony, Nintendo, MS, Square etc Will be Present
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Grand Nagus
e3 = 22.167 (I have nothing of worth to contribute)
This doesn't sound like the "New E3" and like it or not Summer Games Fest is what we have till we have more or nothing.
This doesn't sound like the "New E3" and like it or not Summer Games Fest is what we have till we have more or nothing.
Mister Wolf
Member
Stupid name. Just call it E3.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
What the hell is an eye-eye-con?
Bry0
Member
OGM_Madness
Member
E3 was such a clean name.
iicon? Double-Icon? eye-eye con? I2 or ee2? How you pronounce it?
iicon? Double-Icon? eye-eye con? I2 or ee2? How you pronounce it?
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
What gets announced in Vegas stays in Vegas, cause it'll never see the light of day
diffusionx
Gold Member
Yea, the 8000 websites and Geoff Keighley stepping into the void and dragging a 3 day event over months has not been good.
yurinka
Member
It is not an E3 successor. This isn't a big ass trade show for PR.
It's a closed door, invite only event for elite networking and conferences for gaming and related industries. If something, it will be somewhat like a smaller version of the GDC focused to executives and more about the business and industry and less about game development itself.
It's a closed door, invite only event for elite networking and conferences for gaming and related industries. If something, it will be somewhat like a smaller version of the GDC focused to executives and more about the business and industry and less about game development itself.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Roman Empire
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Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Awesome news. Internet is never happy
If there’s even a tiny chance for the return of showcases then it’s already a win.
If there’s even a tiny chance for the return of showcases then it’s already a win.
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Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Thread title says Los Angeles when it should read Las Vegas.
Barakov
Member
I saw the phrase 'thought leader summit' and thought the same thing. We already GDC for this pseudo-intellectual garbage. Either give us a legit tradeshow or don't even bother.
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
I'm tempted to get excited at the return of something akin to E3, but we need old E3 and that seems doubtful, but we'll see what happens I suppose.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
It could rain vaginas from the sky & NeoGaf would still be upset
"Where's the dicks at?"
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
Everyone who says they don't care clearly hasn't experienced the three hit combo of "work your fat body," "you will be sucked," and giant enemy crabs. This is huge.
Audiophile
Member
Abysmal branding.
I'd have brought back the E3 name with some fresh iconography but I think it would've been best split into two smaller shows with less pressure to hit a singular deadline. Perhaps a spring show to pre-empt summer releases in late March and a summer show to pre-empt the end of year releases in July.
Companies could focus on having a major physical presence at one or the other while having slightly smaller presentations at both. 1 press day, 1 consumer day and 1 presentation day each. They could also have each one at a different end of the country.
"E3 Spring Show" & "E3 Summer Show" or "E3 East" & "E3 West"
Having a single event each year to display your games with a big enough audience meant having to choose between rushing representative gameplay out, making a fake vertical slice that isn't so representative or just dropping a cg trailer or a teaser. Whereas with two possibilities a year, there'd be a bit more leeway. And in cases where said game is coming out in the same year, then each show would be perfectly set to fire off the hype cycle before the common release windows.
It was always fun to have a large chunk of gaming news and announcements all in one place, the new way is so dull and underwhelming. Of course, development just isn't conducive to a single fixed event anymore, so two somewhat smaller, more focused ones would be would be a nice compromise.
Also, it's time for the booth babes to return.
I'd have brought back the E3 name with some fresh iconography but I think it would've been best split into two smaller shows with less pressure to hit a singular deadline. Perhaps a spring show to pre-empt summer releases in late March and a summer show to pre-empt the end of year releases in July.
Companies could focus on having a major physical presence at one or the other while having slightly smaller presentations at both. 1 press day, 1 consumer day and 1 presentation day each. They could also have each one at a different end of the country.
"E3 Spring Show" & "E3 Summer Show" or "E3 East" & "E3 West"
Having a single event each year to display your games with a big enough audience meant having to choose between rushing representative gameplay out, making a fake vertical slice that isn't so representative or just dropping a cg trailer or a teaser. Whereas with two possibilities a year, there'd be a bit more leeway. And in cases where said game is coming out in the same year, then each show would be perfectly set to fire off the hype cycle before the common release windows.
It was always fun to have a large chunk of gaming news and announcements all in one place, the new way is so dull and underwhelming. Of course, development just isn't conducive to a single fixed event anymore, so two somewhat smaller, more focused ones would be would be a nice compromise.
Also, it's time for the booth babes to return.
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StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Is it pronounced e-con? Like Wii?
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Errr... Vegas or LA?
I'd be happy to go to Vegas. I hate driving up to LA. That's really the important thing to me.
Either way, I doubt we'll get the spectacle of the old E3 back... but it'd be nice!
I'd be happy to go to Vegas. I hate driving up to LA. That's really the important thing to me.
Either way, I doubt we'll get the spectacle of the old E3 back... but it'd be nice!
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
It's Vegas, requested mods to update the title.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
I get the sense it’s more business-focused and less consumer-focused. Like when they briefly turned e3 super boring in 2007 and 2008 because people thought the extravagant booths had gotten out of control.
Whether or not this thing ends up being exciting for consumers because companies have showcases remains to be seen. The timing being in April and not June would seem to indicate it’s not replacing the June space where everyone prepares showcases and everyone expects announcements. April is a bit early for that.
Whether or not this thing ends up being exciting for consumers because companies have showcases remains to be seen. The timing being in April and not June would seem to indicate it’s not replacing the June space where everyone prepares showcases and everyone expects announcements. April is a bit early for that.
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
I thought it was Not Everyone Online Gives A Fuck...at least that's what I say every time I see some of the most egregious offenders and their dumb stupid dumb opinions.
Also this should be restricted to "media" like E3 was when it wasn't a dumpster fire, imo. Keeps the people focused on presented their content in the best possible light without having to worry all the other "stuff".
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Humdinger
Gold Member
Sounds like an executive conference, not a gamer conference. It will feature keynote speeches from "leaders" in the industry - you know, the same overpaid buffoons who have produced flop after flop and seem entirely disconnected from what their audience wants.
Oops, I'm being negative.
Oops, I'm being negative.
SleepMachine
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Killed the best fighting game series
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