Apprently it is news to some people that E3 is dead. I wrote my own eulogy to E3 a couple of month ago, around the time E3 is suppose to take place. The real E3, not whatever just happened last week.
E3 was important to the industry because it represented gaming as a “Culture” and that’s […]
Why the Games Industry Needs E3
July 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Inside the Studio
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Have Sony Been Preparing Gamers for Losing the Final Fantasy XIII Exclusive?
July 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Inside the Studio
Square-Enix announced that Final Fantasy XIII is coming to 360 during Microsoft’s E3 press conference yesterday. It came as a surprise to many people and has already gotten plenty of reaction from people.
But I bet it wasn’t a surprise for Sony, since a deal between Square-Enix and Microsoft must have been in the works for […]
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Remembering E3 : why it was the best of times and worst of times
May 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Inside the Studio
Ah, E3. (the show formerly known a Electronic Entertainment Expo) Gamers know it as the avalanche of new game announcements and an orgy of screen shots and breathless coverage by the geek world at large.
Here is an insightful documentary on what it was like to be at E3, which you should checkout before reading on.
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