As we wrap up our GDC coverage this weekend, it's time to talk about the min-E3. The E3 Media and Business Summit, better known as the E3 five lucky children will attend, is now a few months away. This week some journalists received their invites -- many did not. Australian blogger Jason Hill originally had a piece about how the Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia didn't receive tickets. After writing the story Hill received his golden ticket. The ESA told Hill, "It is entirely up to participating companies to decide whom to invite to the event. Thus, if anyone calls ESA to ask for 'tickets' to the event, that's what they will be told."
From the anecdotal information we've received so far, it's a total toss-up as to which outlets are bestowed invites and the number of invitations they are receiving. More information is sure to flow about this issue starting next week.
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Cuts out a lot of riff raff. Seems pretty logical to me.
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I'd think that to get to the show itself the surest ways would to get a spot at one of the big companies' pre-conference keynotes. Last year the people who went to Nintendo's was by Nintendo's own choosing, so if the company endorses you entry to the keynote then you should at least be considered for the show.
My thoughts anyways. :p
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Oh c'mon, that would never happen. A journalist who receives an invite to E3 probably won't consider it a great honor, but a perfectly normal invite - such as the ones to press conferences. I really, really doubt there will be self-censoring due to gratitude feelings, because everybody knows that snubbing a journalist because of a negative article constitutes bad PR and usually doesn't last for lengthy periods of time.
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God I love how everything is a Sony conspiracy. Yes, Sony sucked at last years E3. No, Sony does NOT have the power to do this. E3 was shut down because... well, let's put it this way. EA alone was spending into the triple digits, and for what? A system that didn't allow the public in anyway? Each year, E3 got more and more excessive. Celebrities that didn't game were forced on stage to hype their movie spinoffs. Booth Babes were getting dangerously close to public nudity (this is America after all, we can see a man slowly die in a feature film but a nipple during the superbowl frightens us). And each year, the ESA kept having to throw forth more and more fines for companies breaking rules with the attitude of "do it anyway, we'll pay the fines." E3 was primed to either end all together or drastically change format. I'm thankful it's still around. I just wish CES and GDC wasn't the only shows the public was allowed into. If you really miss E3, go to TGS.
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As for missing E3 and going to TGS and crap...that's one of those things that confuses me. E3 was getting huge because the public wanted in. I don't understand why the industry doesn't have public show's similar to the Autoshow's here in America. People would go...hell they'd pay a reasonable fee to get in. It'd be sweet to listen to a keynote or two, see what's coming, maybe play a demo or two.
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Posting History + Fact that only Sony really bombed E3 last year = Conclusion the comment was aimed at Sony.
I could be wrong, but this is Petey after all.
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The timing and idea are solid. A gaming show, in LA, open to the public, timed so the games are done and possibly available to buy. Its also ESA endorsed, which makes it the de-facto show for the US.
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(Its not like i don't like IGN, its just that there's so much shit you have to sort through to find the real news/screenshots/vids etc)
At least here its all right there on the main page
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Can they make it better?
Smash Brawl Playable?
Kid Iracus Wii?
Something that will make everybody go to their booths?
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As company's have shifted to individual gamedays and expositions to highlight their products.....
E3 has lost its relevance.
Who cares if you don't get invited??
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