Assalammualaikum W.B.T and hello to my faithful readers, so today I also want to share with you guys about one of the most exciting event for Gamers and game publisher which is E3.
So, what is E3?
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Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E3, is an annual trade fair for the video game industry, presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). It is used by many video game publishers and accessory manufacturers to reveal and advertise their upcoming games and game-related merchandise. Unlike Gamescom and other video game trade fairs that are open to the public, E3 is an exclusive, industry-only event. Persons who apply to attend are required by the ESA to verify that they have a professional connection to the video game industry.
E3 is commonly held in late May or early June of each year at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) in Los Angeles. In 2007, the convention was held from July 11 to July 13 in Santa Monica, California. E3 2013 was held on June 11–13, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and E3 2014 was held June 9–12, 2014, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.E3 2015 is held from June 16-18 also at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The show in 2016 will be held from June 14–16, 2016.
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History of E3
Before there was the Electronic Entertainment Expo, there was a show called the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
CES was held twice per year. There was the winter show, which was held in Las Vegas, and the summer show, which was generally held in Chicago but sometimes traveled. CES was a great show as far as size was concerned, but the people who ran it had no idea about what do about video games. CES was not just about video games. CES was the show you attended to see the latest innovations in car alarms, refrigerators, stereos, and telephones. During the summer shows, the bottom floor of the convention center was reserved for pornography. Some of the biggest game companies had their displays one floor up.
In 1995, the video and computer game industry sort of divorced itself from CES, partially because it was treated like the ugly cousin of the electronics industry. During the winter show, video games were relegated to a big tent off the main show floor. It was Las Vegas. It was January. If you wanted to look at video games, you had to trudge through wind and rain to get out to their area.
One of the results of the Senate investigation into video-game violence was the creation of the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA, now known as the ESA). With the creation of its own trade organization, video and computer games no longer relied on generic association for representation. Game makers used to consider the Software Publishers Association its trade organization. They once attended the Consumer Electronics Show as their tradeshow. That ended.
When the IDSA announced plans to begin its own show, SEGA of America announced immediate support. Nintendo of America, the other powerhouse hardware manufacturer at the time (remember, this was 1994, the era of the Super NES and Genesis), continued to support CES. By early 1995, the IDSA announced plans to host a tradeshow called the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). SEGA had more clout at the time. As Nintendo executives watched company after company sign up for E3, they had no choice but to swallow their pride.
To set the scene, the year E3 officially kicked off was 1995. Thanks largely to the success of Donkey Kong Country; the Super NES is finally catching up to Genesis in the North American and European markets. SEGA and Sony have new game systems in Japan. Nintendo is still playing cagey with its "Ultra 64." (They had not yet announced the "Nintendo 64.)
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