Time of Year Again... It's E3!

[JediSaxSolis]

 

E3 - Electronic Entertainment Expo

 

What? -- Every July, the video game industry holds an annual electronic entertainment convention in Santa Monica, California (for 2008, July 15-17). E3 is arguably the largest and most PR-related convention in the world directly related to electronic entertainment. Being this large and momentous, many game companies (ie Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony) tend to announce their biggest and latest projects at this convention. Many press conferences are held, much information is released, and there are usually plenty of surprises.

 

This event is open only to industry professionals and the press directly involved. However, that doesn't mean we can't find anything out. Throughout E3 2008, I'll be updating this thread with links to live videos and press conferences, important links, and the latest information regarding what goes on at this convention.

 

Last E3... Rock Band, Call of Duty 4, and Wii Fit were among some of the games unveiled. (in the past, this is where the Wii, the DS, the XBox, and the Playstations were revealed... so this IS a legitimate convention)

 

This E3... it's likely we could see some new portable hardware, new information regarding game franchises (*cough* Zelda)... but I wouldn't expect any big console hardware announcements. But then again...E3 is always a surprise, and you never know what you're going to see.

 

 

And... we already have a surprise! Texas' own governor, Rick Perry, will be speaking at this year's E3. Surprise? For more details, head to e3expo.com.

 

 

In the meantime, feel free to discuss your thoughts on the game industry and what you think we'll be seeing at E3 2008.

I don't really expect there to be much discussion since this is a "band" forum ; not to mention the activity sort of dries up during the summer months. Hopefully we can keep this thread active, though!

 

As for my opinions... I'm a bit biased (I'm hardcore into Nintendo)... so I research Nintendo more than I do any other game hardware/software development company. That's not to say I ignore Sony or Microsoft, though.

 

Brief summary of what I think:

 

As for "who will win E3', it's too early to tell. I'm expecting mostly software (including cell phone software) announcements this year around (like last year), with possibly small hardware announcements (I'm thinking handhelds are going to be getting more publicity than they usually do this year). I'm predicting that Microsoft's main focus will be on their XBox Live service, and I'm thinking Sony is going to be showing off some software that takes full advantage of HD. As for Nintendo, definitely some more software announcements that fit both the casual and hardcore crowd of gaming, and there's also a rumor that a new version of the DS is going to be released... this isn't that hard to believe since the DS is currently the number one selling piece of video game hardware.

 

What are your thoughts?

[Fata1]

I can't wait. I'll have to look for G4's coverage so I can record it. I'd love a Zelda announcement. Hopefully one that is more of a sequel to Twilight Princess. I'm also really looking forward to hearing Microsoft's announcements and anything by Blizzard about Starcraft II.

 

Edit: Forgot to mention Fable 2. Anything about that game will be a real treat.

Edited June 25, 2008 by Fata1

[Gracelyd33]

What the heck?

[dmbalash]

  Fata1 said:

I'm also really looking forward to hearing Microsoft's announcements and anything by Blizzard about Starcraft II.

 

We might also hear some talk about Diablo 3. My friends claim that a announcement is imminent (read: within the next year.)

[dmbalash]

  dmbalash said:

We might also hear some talk about Diablo 3. My friends claim that a announcement is imminent (read: within the next year.)

 

or today!!

 

http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/