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Questioning the New E3

Posted by Zonk on from the just-like-the-last-dalek dept.

This year's E3 is substantially different than events of the past, with an easily navigated show floor just one of the signs of the changing times. There are a number of questions up in the air as to what the new face of E3 means. Hideo Kojima (creator of the Metal Gear series) went on record at the Konami conference saying that he considers the new format a waste of time. Game|Life's Chris Kohler has a piece up on this subject, and he says that the new E3 is all about the status quo: "Yes, there were press conferences. But when Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony all decide to only show their 2007 games (for the most part) and hold back on announcing huge news (entirely), you know something's up with the venue. At any rate, gamers hoping for some kind of shift in momentum, no matter which direction, didn't get their wish. This year's E3 is all about maintaining the status quo. Typically, it's been the 'battle of the press conferences' to see who 'wins E3.' This year, everybody surrendered."

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  1. Surrendered? by geminidomino · · Score: -1, Troll

    Fucking french game companies... *ducks*

  2. I've Figured it Out! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I've developed a surefire formula for picking up mod points en masse.

    1) Make disparaging comments about the new format of E3. Assault it as "irrelevant" and "commercial", then take the gaming/tech convention of your choice and announce that all companies should hype their new products THERE.

    2) Make disparaging comments about the gaming industry in general. Claim that no new innovation is occurring ever, that all new games are vastly inferior to old games, and generally be a superior asshole.

    3) Hmm... you'll probably want to fit in a cliche Slashdot in-joke as well. Something like "Yeah, so how 'bout them new unoriginal games? Imagine a Beowulf cluster of those!" or "I, for one, welcome our new irrelevant and commercial E3 overlords". Alternatively, you could just add "???" and "Profit" to the end of this list.

    Try it out, people. Those mod points won't just give THEMSELVES to you!