Tuesday, August 01, 2006

The Last Great E3

[News] [Computer Gaming] [Game Design]

Gamasutra has word that this year's E3 (which occurred earlier this year) will be the last time that the famous game industry show will feature its near-mythical trade-floor setup. Next year E3 will be a small, targeted event consisting of "higher quality, more personal dialogue with the worldwide media, developers, retailers and other key industry audiences".

Furthermore, it will take place in July, not May, and will have only around 5,000 attendees - a drop of around 240% a percentage that my brain has temporarily prevented me from correctly calculating. More news from Gamespot here.

Which makes me all the happier that I'm planning to visit the Tokyo Game Show next year - if E3 gets smaller, TGS can only get bigger, right?

UPDATE: The answer is "yes". Giant Japanese otaku frenzy ahoy! (link)

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