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 E3 has been cancelled?, I really hope this is a bad joke.

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mzaidi
post Jul 31 2006, 06:11 PM

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QUOTE(Mr Ez @ Jul 31 2006, 06:03 PM)
Cancel? i read on gamespot, it's more like revising.
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From IGN.com

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According to the report, Entertainment Software Association president Doug Lowenstein is expected to announce within the next 48 hours that E3 in its current form has effectively ceased to exist. The report suggests that the catalyst for this radical departure appears to be a decision by the large exhibitors -- typically videogame publishers -- that the significant costs involved in an E3 presence were simply not yielding an expected return on investment in terms of media coverage. As an alternative, the exhibitors have suggested a series of smaller, company-focused events as a better use of resources.

Currently, the E3 2007 website is still active and has the dates for the Expo still intact, but if this report does turn out to be accurate, the event could very well be E3 in name only.
mzaidi
post Aug 1 2006, 08:17 AM

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E3 NOT cancelled..just changed

E3 as we all know and loved it is gone...but a new, improved Next Gen E3 is coming next year.

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The Entertainment Software Assocation, which hosts E3 each year, announced today that going forward the Expo will be an "intimate event" rather than a massive trade show, hosting press events and small meetings with media, retailers, and developers. According to Electronic Arts, the redesigned E3 will now take place in July.


http://ps3.ign.com/articles/722/722057p1.html

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/722/722128p1.html

http://www.theesa.com/archives/2006/07/for_immediate_r.php

This post has been edited by mzaidi: Aug 1 2006, 08:26 AM

 

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