CEA Considers Bridging Gap Left by E3
CEA to the rescue?
Yeah, we here at QJ are still pretty bummed with the news about the changes in E3, but it looks like the Consumer Electronics Association is planning to be our shoulder to cry on as they are seriously considering the viability of a new consumer and trade event for the games industry.
After that ESA decision to morph E3 to into the E3 Media Festival, CEA believes there’s a gap in the industry calendar which they are planning to fill with a freshly designed event based on feedback from the electronic entertainment industry.
CEA president and CEO, Gary Shapiro said that “since ESA decided to eliminate the E3 event in its known format, we have been deluged with inquiries on whether we could fill the tradeshow needs of smaller video entertainment companies. Our executive board met yesterday and unanimously asked staff to explore ways that we can help the gaming community.“
The possibility of an E3-like extravaganza from CEA will be decided by the advisory committee led by CEA executives Karen Chupka and Dan Cole with support from companies including Auravision, Majesco Entertainment and NCsoft. For now, things are looking optimistic, according to Ms. Chupka, “a major goal of this advisory committee is to generate gaming community feedback on how best to meet the needs of the industry…As long as there is desire and commitment, we are ready to service this community and will begin looking at venues in Las Vegas and Los Angeles and for appropriate partners.“
So what’s your take in all these? Do you think the planned CEA event could fill the large gap left behind by E3? What do you want to see in the CEA event? Tell it to us through your comments.
CEA to the rescue?
Yeah, we here at QJ are still pretty bummed with the news about the changes in E3, but it looks like the Consumer Electronics Association is planning to be our shoulder to cry on as they are seriously considering the viability of a new consumer and trade event for the games industry.
After that ESA decision to morph E3 to into the E3 Media Festival, CEA believes there’s a gap in the industry calendar which they are planning to fill with a freshly designed event based on feedback from the electronic entertainment industry.
CEA president and CEO, Gary Shapiro said that “since ESA decided to eliminate the E3 event in its known format, we have been deluged with inquiries on whether we could fill the tradeshow needs of smaller video entertainment companies. Our executive board met yesterday and unanimously asked staff to explore ways that we can help the gaming community.“
The possibility of an E3-like extravaganza from CEA will be decided by the advisory committee led by CEA executives Karen Chupka and Dan Cole with support from companies including Auravision, Majesco Entertainment and NCsoft. For now, things are looking optimistic, according to Ms. Chupka, “a major goal of this advisory committee is to generate gaming community feedback on how best to meet the needs of the industry…As long as there is desire and commitment, we are ready to service this community and will begin looking at venues in Las Vegas and Los Angeles and for appropriate partners.“
So what’s your take in all these? Do you think the planned CEA event could fill the large gap left behind by E3? What do you want to see in the CEA event? Tell it to us through your comments.
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