Episode 706: Goodbye E3

E3 is no more, but was it inevitable?

Other news includes:

  • E3, the video game expo, officially shuts down forever
  • Report: Insomniac suffers ransomware attack
  • Zelda producer doesn’t get why some fans want to go back to the “limited” and “restricted” games
  • The Last of Us Online finally canceled

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