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Well, E3 sucked ass in some ways, and rocked in others. Developers I talked to were apprently happy with the show. Cliffy B. and the folks at EA Criterion were in love with the format because they got to personally demo games. In fact, most of the games were being demoed by the directors and producers of the respective teams (Ubisoft Montreal was having a ball with Rayman Raving Rabbits 2 and all the random people that showed up). Hardware manufacturers were pretty silent. Its obvious they were dragged back to this new-E3 and would rather do something else.
The airline hanger they rented out for the floor show was depressing as hell. It was like Mini-3. Horrible. It was sad watching G4 try to fake the glamour the way they did. They seemed to give up after the second day. I talked to Adam Sessler and Matt from IGN, and they both seemed pretty negitive about the hanger aspect.
The rumor now is that they show will be moved to San Fransisco next year in an attempt to make it more close-knit again, though smaller like this year. All the major publishers and hardware makers (including Nintendo as of August) will have offices in San Fransisco, so it just makes sense. I'm looking forward to it, because LA sucks donkeycock. I'll spare you the rant.
The old E3 is dead, but perhaps the new E3 can get more regal treatment next year. The idea is solid. I got more work done this year by a long shot, rather than trying to gambit run the LA Convention center, but the hotel and airline hanger setup felt cheap and ghetto. The show has lost its glamour, but perhaps it can get back the respect.
Anyway, I'm pulling out and heading home by car. Its a long trip, but I'll pop in when I get the chance.
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