E3 2009 brings back spectacle; June 2-4 at LACC
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Oct 22nd 2008 at 1:59PM }
The event will not be open to the public as it was previously rumored, but it appears that admission will be as lax as we remember it. Expect tens of thousands of people to converge on the LACC next June. More details to follow.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
PowerGloveGamingGod @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:02PM
hey look who finally got there heads out of there STUPID ASSES!! Dumb jackasses fucking around for 2 years!! lol MORONS! BRING ON THE BOOTH BABES!
TimespliTT @ Oct 22nd 2008 3:37PM
*their
Matthew @ Oct 22nd 2008 4:35PM
Actually it wasn't the ESA that wanted to change the way E3 was run it was the gaming companies, Sony was the main one, they complained to the ESA that they did not like spending a ton of money on their booths to impress people especially John Q public, this is straight from 2 people, one of which works for ESA and the other works for the event company that helps put together E3. The ESA started charging dues to survive because most of the ESA's revenue came from charging admission to people attending E3. Once E3 was closed to the public, the ESA needed to charge dues to survive.
......End Rant....
eldee @ Oct 22nd 2008 4:17PM
hopefully they lost enough money over the past two years to make them learn their lesson permanently.
Rammstein @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:15PM
OMG. Please Joystiq, change "LACC" in the headline! When I read it I thought "E3 2009 is going to be at Los Angeles Community College?!" That place is a sh*thole. Please don't scare your L.A. readers like that. I demand you change your headline :D (LACC is the abbreviation of the college, not the convention center :p)
LeMuRfArT @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:14PM
yay!
Wildside @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:17PM
so........im not getting in again? Darn it!
MuToiD_MaN @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:19PM
Yo ho ho! Thar be boobies. Shiver me timbers!
(that's what the Pirate's Booty popcorn snack pirate would say in this situation)
samfish @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:23PM
awesome!
DEEZNUTZ @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:23PM
I'm already camped out in front of the LACC as I write this.
Dave @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:23PM
"...it appears that admission will be as lax as we remember it."
You mean they're going to let bloggers in?
Justin McElroy @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:28PM
Congratulations, Dave, you've just won the Justin T. McElroy Memorial Burn of the Day Award. Use it in good health.
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:33PM
That was a pretty epic burn.
J @ Oct 22nd 2008 3:01PM
That was one hell of a bitch slap
Robert @ Oct 22nd 2008 3:48PM
that made my day
yojimb0 @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:31PM
Hell YEAH
Steven M @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:32PM
Holy crap!! I can't wait.............
Mr Khan @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:44PM
Hellz yeah? Hellz yeah.
E3. Hellz yeah.
Obie @ Oct 22nd 2008 2:51PM
Super hot booth babes or no dice!
Daniel @ Oct 22nd 2008 3:20PM
Dice is gonna be there? Agooooo!!!! I'm ova here now! [/Washed Up Comedian Reference]
&rew @ Oct 22nd 2008 3:26PM
Why? Why!? WHY?! Why do I live so far from LA.
Oh right, that...
TendoMan @ Oct 22nd 2008 4:01PM
Yes. Fucking Yes.
rowd149 @ Oct 22nd 2008 4:09PM
Did anyone else read "The Bitch Is Back" and hear it as Apu's voice in their head? O_o
Oh, BTW Joystiq, I'm still waiting for you to apologize for supporting the change in the first place. I'm totally not moving back in with you until that happens.
Decanus @ Oct 22nd 2008 4:28PM
so this means some one "considering" opening a game store can get tickets
MowDownJoe @ Oct 22nd 2008 5:02PM
Or you could read the rest of the comments posted and then realize it's probably cheaper to start a game-related blog.
j.howlett @ Oct 22nd 2008 5:51PM
i'm glad it's going back to old form but i still say holding close to comicon is what hurt it the most recently
Simstim @ Oct 24th 2008 10:42PM
They should hold it in spring or early fall so it aligns with when developers are announcing new games or prepping their christmas launches.
finnith @ Oct 22nd 2008 8:23PM
Maybe one day I'll be able to go there.