Game enthusiasts and industry personnel visit the Sony Playstation exhibit. Sony's decision to pull out of 2019 Electronic Entertainment Expo has kicked off discussions not only about what it all means for the video game industry's annual shindig, but also for the PlayStation maker's console plans. The company's announcement Thursday that it will skip next year's confab, held June 11-13, 2019 in Los Angeles, will make it the first time Sony has not participated in E3 in the show's 24 years. Traditionally, Sony has held an onsite press conference prior to the show's opening and operated a massive booth within the L. A. Convention Center. "We have decided not to participate in E3 in 2019," the company said in its statement.

When it comes to video games, violence sells. This year's E3, the biggest news event in the video game calendar, featured a lot of violent content, like every year before. It's saddening how much of gaming is defined solely in those terms – especially when more relaxing alternatives have being going through a mini-renaissance recently. Chill out games that focus on growing and relaxing rather than shooting or racing are not a rarity. They are not given the same exposure as their blockbuster counterparts, but they are plentiful and popular.

Classic FM is bringing back High Score, a weekly radio show dedicated to video game music. The first series ran for six weeks in April and May, and was presented by Jessica Curry, a BAFTA-wining composer and co-founder of now-on-hiatus game studio The Chinese Room (Dear Esther, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, So Let Us Melt). Curry will return for season two, which runs for six weeks starting on November 4th at 9pm. The first and final instalments will be request shows, while the middle four explore themes such as love, quests, and the best video game music of 2017. The first series of High Score was a huge success for Classic FM.