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New E3 Show Announced - Smaller and Invite-only

fiorenza writes "The ESA has announced the date and venue for the new E3 show, which is to be renamed the E3 Media and Business Summit. The show has move moved from May to July, and next year will take place on July 11-13 in Santa Monica, California. Doug Lowenstein, the president of the ESA, said that past attendees wanted a smaller more formal show that would be oriented to the media instead of the consumer, so it will now be invitation-only and many of the 'events' will actually take place in hotel suites. It looks like other gaming shows will need to step in if the glitz and glitter of E3 is to be saved."

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  1. Bring it on! by Viper_Viper · · Score: 4, Funny

    This just means it will be more of a chalenge getting in, unlike the last two years for me :p

  2. Re:What's the purpose of E3? by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "What is the purpose of E3?"

    When I working at Accolade/Infogrames/Atari for six years, the PR department put together a video from the company's E3 party. The management team was plastered, the vice president was on stage doing a showgirl routine in fishnet stockings, and a PR girl was grabbing her crotch while slurring through a song. I stopped going to the company Christmas party when my date and I left early as the cops were coming into the club to haul my supervisor out for allowing an underaged employee to have a drink.

  3. Re:What's the purpose of E3? by British · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I working at Accolade/Infogrames/Atari for six years, the PR department put together a video from the company's E3 party.The management team was plastered, the vice president was on stage doing a showgirl routine in fishnet stockings, and a PR girl was grabbing her crotch while slurring through a song. .....aaand the YouTube link for that is? That sounds like some of the best entertainment to come out of Infogrames in a long time!

  4. yes....but at small private events they are called by tacroy · · Score: 5, Funny

    prostitutes

  5. Re:You hear that? by Jepah · · Score: 3, Funny

    No I can't hear that, I've been to E3 the last few years.

  6. Re:yes....but at small private events they are cal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    8 kinds of prostitutes?