A dark shadow passes over you. Not a cloud, but a vulture. A tumbleweed rolls by and you watch it spin into the distance. You keep waiting for it to go out of site, but the barren desolation means you can watch it for miles. What happened here? This place was the site of true opulence, but now you'd have a hard time convincing someone that it ever existed. For a moment you think you can hear the echoes of a sick dubstep drop, but you know it's just your ears playing tricks on you.

Ok maybe it's not that extreme, but there have been some notable companies pulling out of this year's E3. This week it's time to talk about the implications and the future the video game trade show.