한 때 세계 최대 게임쇼 'E3', 영구적 폐지

E3, once the biggest event on the gaming calendar, is being permanently canceled after 28 years. "For over 20 years, E3 has grown every year, but it's time to say goodbye," ESA, the organization behind E3, announced on social media. Thank you for all the memories," the organization announced. ESA President Stanley Pierre-Louis added, "After more than two decades of serving as a pivotal showcase for the U.S. and global video game industry, the ESA has decided to retire E3." E3 is a game show that has been held every June in Los Angeles since 1995. Hundreds of game and entertainment companies participate in the event, which showcases new games and devices, and is one of the three major game shows alongside Tokyo Game Show and Gamescom. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has put it in jeopardy. It was canceled in 2020 at the start of the pandemic and moved online in 2021. Last year, it was canceled again due to the pandemic, and this year, it was canceled after major game companies such as Sony, Microsoft (MS), and Nintendo announced that they would not participate.

한 때 게임 캘린더에서 가장 큰 행사였던 E3가 가 28년 만에 영구적으로 폐지된다. 13일 E3를 주관하는 ESA는 공식 SNS 등을 통해 "20년이 넘는 기간 동안 E3는 매년 성장했으나 이제 작별 인사를 할 때가 됐다. 그간의 추억에 감사한다"라며 폐지를 선언했다. 이에, 스탠리 피에르-루이 ESA 회장은 "E3는 미국과 세계 비디오 게임 산업에 중심적인 쇼케이스 역할을 20년 이상 해왔으나, ESA는 E3를 폐지하기로 결정했다"고 덧붙였다. E3는 지난 1995년부터 매년 6월 미국 LA에서 개최된 게임쇼로 도쿄 게임쇼, 게임스컴과 함께 '3대 게임쇼'로 불린다. 그러나 코로나19 팬데믹으로 위기를 맞았다. 지난 2020년 코로나19 유행이 시작되면서 개최가 전면 취소됐고, 2021년에는 온라인으로 전환됐다. 지난해에도 코로나19를 이유로 다시 취소됐고, 올해에는 소니, 마이크로소프트(MS), 닌텐도 등 유수 게임사들이 불참을 선언하면서 개최를 취소한 바 있다.

E3: Once world's biggest gaming show permanently axed

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