Opinion: Activision, EA and Disney gave up on E3, but that doesn’t mean you should, too

By Nick Pino

E3 2016

Look, I’m not worried that EA, Activision, Disney and Wargaming aren’t attending E3 2016 – and I don’t think you should be either.

Here’s what the fuss is about: four companies, the ones you see listed above, have decided against attending this year’s Electronics Entertainment Expo. Instead of everyone acknowledging the situation for what it is, however, journalists and fans alike have treated the situation like a code red apocalypse scenario.

It’s a classic mistake. Those that claim “It’s the End of E3 as We Know It” (that’s a real headline, by the way) are making a mountain out of a molehill.

The common argument I’ve seen in the weeks since EA announced it would ditch E3 in favor of its own event is that if one of the publishers skipped, we’d have no cause for concern. But two or three, they say, should worry us. And four? Well, we need to be in a downright panic.

I respectfully disagree.

It’s fine that EA and Activision decided to pull the plug on a big booth in the center of the show floor. Companies like Bethesda and Square Enix will gladly scoop up EA’s primetime keynote slot. And if one of the …read more

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