What is Electronic Entertainment Expo?
[[Image:E3 Logo.svg|right|200px]] The '''Electronic Entertainment Expo''' (Exposition) or '''E3''', first held in 1995, was one of the biggest [[conference]]s for [[video game]]s. Every year in late May or early June, game developers and other professional people would gather to [[presentation|show]] new [[video game]]s, [[computer hardware]], and features. It was only open to people who had been invited and people that were visiting had to be over eighteen years old.{{cn}} In 2019, [[Secrecy|personal information]] of more than 6000 people were leaked. As a result, people were [[harassment|harassed]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-03-e3-accidentally-leaks-personal-details-of-journalists-youtubers-and-analysts | title = E3 accidentally leaks personal details of journalists, YouTubers and analysts | first = Christopher | last = Dring | date = August 3, 2019 | accessdate = August 5, 2019 | work = [[GamesIndustry.biz]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/e3-organiser-sorry-for-media-leak-ahead-of-potential-legal-action/ | title = E3 organiser 'sorry' for media leak ahead of potential legal action | first = Andy | last = Robinson | date = August 5, 2019 | accessdate = January 13, 2020 | work = [[Video Games Chronicle]] }}</ref> On December 12, 2023, it was announced that E3 was being retired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-is-permanently-canceled/1100-6519882/|access-date=June 25, 2024|title=E3 Is Permanently Canceled|publisher=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * {{Official website}} [[Category:1995 establishments in California]] [[Category:2023 disestablishments in the United States]] [[Category:Video game events]] {{video-game-stub}}