Summer time Video games Fest man himself Geoff Keighley shouldn’t be solely the occasions founder, however he’s the face of the occasion and undoubtedly has his fingers in every a part of the Summer time Video games Fest pie, together with who seems on stage.
Notably, this years two hour opening occasion featured no ladies on stage, a criticism made by many on-lookers, stating an absence of range among the many faces we noticed on digital camera.
In a current interview Keighley acknowledged that criticism, saying that folks have been “honest” to level it out.
“I feel typically we do a fairly good job with range in our exhibits. That was one thing that’s a good flag. We additionally wish to be genuine to the video games which might be being introduced on the present and the builders which might be making them. So yeah, I feel we’re acutely aware of it.”
Different showcases that adopted Summer time Video games Fest’s opening present wasted no time in having numerous presenters seem, like Dev Fest which instantly adopted Keighley’s opening present, or the Xbox Showcase which opened with vice chairman of recreation creator experiences and gaming partnerships Sarah Bond.
The gaming business, like another inventive business, is a various business, although occasions like Summer time Video games Fest don’t all the time do the very best job of displaying it.
With Keighley being the founder and front-man for Summer time Video games Fest, the buck has to cease with him in the case of the present not correctly representing the business it claims to have fun.
Hopefully subsequent 12 months’s present avoids this miss-step.
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