Days like today are what Daily Reaction was made for. Alas, I?m missing my counterparts that once provided a sense of discussion to this column years ago, but when Geoff Keighley announces he?s not going to be participating in E3 for the first time in 25 years, I can?t help but think back to Daily Reaction?s roots. To some people, the news that ?some gaming guy isn?t going to some gaming event? might not seem like such a big deal. It?s a page six mention at best (that?s a newspaper reference, for those of you not old enough to know what I?m talking about). But Keighley?s absence from this year?s show is absolutely headline news, and probably far more important than you think it is.
We?ve poked fun at Keighley our fair share over the years. He?s the industry pundit, the hype-man, everybody?s friend. He?s the Mountain Dew and Doritos guy. He ranked among the top 40 hottest men in games. But Geoff Keighley has been passionately covering games since before some of you were even born. Keighley has innovated and created, failed and gotten back up again, never stopping and always coming back even stronger than before. At this point, he?s seen as one of the go-to presenters in the games industry. He?s the creator and host of The Game Awards (formerly the VGAs). He runs gamescom?s Opening Night Live. And for the last three years, he?s hosted the E3 Coliseum live stream event, covering the show from the center of the show itself.
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