More developers and industry analysts have spoken out against the current state of E3, some saying the event has hit new lows this year.

Not least of the nay-sayers is Dave Perry, founder of Shiny and creator of Earthworm Jim, amongst others. Perry thinks E3 is “expensive, stupid and not real” and went on to say, “I’ve got to agree with the comment by John [Riccitiello] about E3… if there aren’t dramatic changes to the format and staff, I’m never going again.”

Game industry analyst, Michael Pachter, has also aired his views, saying, “In our view, E3 is headed for extinction, unless the publishers and console manufacturers wake up to the fact that nobody cares about the show anymore… We believe that show is ill-timed, coming after most major holiday announcements are out, and landing during ‘quiet period’ for most of the companies (making meetings with investors near-impossible).”

It seems the Entertainment Software Association and president Mike Gallagher have some work to do.