Report: E3 Needs To Rethink Its Approach For Geoff Keighley To Return, The Host Shares

Prior to the official shelving of this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), many people attending the show were vocal when disclosing their disappointment in the direction the annual event was heading. This ultimately led to the departure of E3 Coliseum host Geoff Keighley who announced back in February to be working on new ventures elsewhere for 2020.

When speaking with IGN, Keighley disclosed that the organizers for the show, Electronic Software Association (ESA) would need to reform the entire structure of E3 before he decides in returning to future events. Keighley who has attended the show since its inception over two decades ago was broken up when deciding to not be present for the 2020 show.

You’ll find no bigger fan of what E3 represents than me, and part of the reason I kind of broke up with what E3 was going to do this year is I did not believe that it was going to represent the industry in the right way, and in the… progressive way that it needed to be. That was hard for me, but I kind of had to take a stand for that.

E3 really matters to me. I’m hopeful that E3 finds a way to evolve and… I haven’t really talked a lot about this, but I put a lot of ideas in front of the ESA, on how I wanted to see E3 evolve, and a lot of very digital-focused and global-focused.

While it is certainly undetermined as to how the ESA will be approaching future shows for the coming years when events alike are expected to presume safely, the group has made a statement on the matters. When speaking to gamesidustry.biz, the organization said that the new show will can be expected to receive a “reimagining” when it promptly returns.

Elsewhere during the recent IGN Unfiltered, Keighley also shared matters on this year’s Game Awards. He told that what is illustrated of this recent Gamescom Opening Night Live will also be a catalyst for the awards show later this year. You can read the full report by heading here.

Do you agree with Keighley’s statement for E3 to evolve into something better?

Source: IGN