E3 exhibits to open in 30 minutes, but we've been ripped off twice already

JESUS! Next time get room in North Hollywood and take the train.

I heard the power went off at the convention center and people were just there twiddling their thumbs.

That's harsh.

Even more harsh is we pay the relative amount of $70 dollars per game as it is, are us UK'ers in for £50/60 games now (that's $100 odd!) - if so whoever expects me to pay that can stick it. 3 games would cover my bike insurance for a year.

Well fingers crossed this doesn't transpire, cause I simply aint going for it. Hey if so at least the Revolution, the console I'm most interested in, wont be trying to rip us all off with such prices - surely?

Welcome to your first conevtion/concert/sporting event?

Try picking a lot further away or if you were there early enough, the actual CC parking lot. (Or park on a side street as we always do)

Wow, that's pretty step. If there are any starbucks around their I suggest just using them. For 25 dollars you can get a months worth of WiFi access I believe.

you shouldve drove a little farther to the south hall and only pay $10.

that's not the "industry" doing that to you, that's two capitalists, one that owns a parking lot and one that owns a cafe. "moral" or not, it's supply & demand.

and with that unreal ps3 demo being made in 3 months by six people, i don't see where this theoretical jump in game prices is coming from, except from a cynical comment made some months ago.

games have been $50 since the NES, and the PS3 seems really easy to program for, since most all the effects are taken care of by the hardware.

Jason: it was a popular topic at this year's GDC (which I attended) and it's also a feature in next month's EGM. Game prices are expected to rise.

As for the parking lot, sure. Charge what you can make 'em pay. I'm all for capitalism, but as an individual, I'm selfishly interested in holding onto my money. In an ideal world, I'd park for free. $40 parking is painful, no matter how well-constructed the economic justifications.

$40 for parking...lol i pay that most days to park in London!

And thats to goto work...not E3 :(

$40 for parking...lol i pay that most days to park in London!

And thats to goto work...not E3 :(

$40 for parking...lol i pay that most days to park in London!

And thats to goto work...not E3 :(

i don't disagree, vladimir. but it's weird that they would accuse the video game industry.