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Big Three Confirm Pre-E3 Events

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the who's-shocked-raise-your-hand dept.

In unsurprising news, Gamasutra reports that Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft all have pre-E3 events planned. From the article: "These conferences, which taken place during the two days preceding the three-day expo, have historically laid the groundwork for the entire week's events, revealing key information about the company's plans for the next year. 2005's press conferences revealed many initial details about the upcoming Revolution and PlayStation 3 consoles, as well as the Xbox 360 which launched later that year."

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  1. Damnit.. by technos · · Score: 3, Funny

    And here I was looking at it funny, thinking :

    "Since when do car manufacturers do E3?"

    But that couldn't be it. Slashdot wouldn't cover car news! Start up the lateral thinking thrusters!

    "Well, they used to refer to IBM, Amdahl and Hitachi as the Big Three too I guess. But they won't exactly be at E3 either."

    No go on that decisive thrust into thought. I fell back to 'Attack Plan Beta':

    "IBM, HP, and Compaq? That must be it! Err. Compaq bought HP."
    "No, wait. HP bought Compaq."
    "Could it be IBM, HP and Dell? That must be it!"

    Then I see the article, and was most unimpressed.

    The Big Three are General Motors, Ford, and (Daimler-)Chrysler, boys. Have been since since the 60's.

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  2. Unsurprising news indeed... by RyoShin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...to the point that I don't even see why we have a news story. What's next? "Nintendo thinks that fun games are useful". "Microsoft thought it would help to get a head start". "The Sky is blue, but only if you write your game that way".

    To counter this non-news news, Nintendo fanobys (especially those eager for the Revolution) might want to check out AOL's sweepstakes page. A contest, starting today and ending on the 28th, gives one lucky winner a three day visit to CA, passes to E3, and to be the first commoner to play the actual Revolution.

    Did I mention you'd play it in front of an audience of thousands? Unfortunatly, only one entry per person. :(

    1. Re:Unsurprising news indeed... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Why would you share that information with the horde, you fool?!

  3. What about Blizzard by suspected · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The real big news might center on what Blizzard does. They are long overdue to announce another game, so there is a high possibility of them revealing either Diablo 3 or Starcraft 2 during E3.

    1. Re:What about Blizzard by PhoenixOne · · Score: 2, Insightful
      I think Blizzard is going to continue to roll around in the great big piles-o-cash they are making off of WoW. Why spend years working on a single player or normal multi-player game, when you could put all your efforts into growing one of the biggest MMOGs of all time?

      WoW has hit a mainstream market. Every Starbucks I enter has somebody playing WoW in it. NPR has had at least 3 reports on it in the last six months. Any non-MMOG that Blizzard does now will look small in comparison.

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  4. sony and MS logo by minus_273 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    since we use bigatus of borg as the MS logo, isnt it time the sony logo was updated as well. Come on these people were installing rootkits on victims computers until very recently.

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  5. Stop freaking arguing your all right by technoextreme · · Score: 3, Informative
    According to Wikipedia the big three can be
    * Big three Allies of World War II * Big three leaders of the Allies during World War II: Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin * Big three conferences of World War II: Big 3 Conferences * Big three Powers after World War II: United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union * Big three European economies: Germany, France, United Kingdom * Big three American automakers: Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler * Big three Japanese automakers: Toyota, Honda, Nissan * Big three American broadcasting networks: CBS, NBC, ABC (see Big Media) -- and their flagship newscasts, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight * Big three beer brewers: Anheuser-Busch, Coors and SABMiller * Big three American air transport companies (current): American Airlines, United Air Lines, Delta Air Lines * Big three Canadian Banks (formerly): Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce * The Big Three, an athletic league composed of Ivy League (US) universities Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. A reference to Harvard, Yale and Princeton based on their academic reputation, iconic status and membership in the Big Three athletic league. o Many U.S. states have their local list of "Big Three universities" * Big three defensive line of the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970s: Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson * Big three frontline of the Boston Celtics from 1980 to 1992: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish * Big three offensive stars of the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990s: Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith * Big three professional sports leagues: NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball. * Big three video gaming companies: Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony * Big three science fiction writers: Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke * Big three credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian, TransUnion * Big Three U.S. cities (by population): New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago * Big three Canadian cities: Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal * Big three (also principal, most popular) members of DC Comics' Justice League of America (JLA): Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman * Big three professional wrestling promotions of the 1990s in North America: World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling * Big three technology companies of India: Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro * Big three NBA Players: Tracy McGrady, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett (as advertised by adidas)
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  6. I have a question... by RealmRPGer · · Score: 2

    These Pre-E3 events are technically not a part of E3, am I correct? So do you need any special kind of pass to attend them?

  7. The only purpose of E3 this year.... by Taulin · · Score: 2

    ..is to get more info on DOA:X2