Neo-E3 Floorplan Released

by Chozoman, filed in Events, Games on May.02, 2007

E3 Floorplan
E3, the once great video game Exposition, has been reduced to a shadow of its former self. What was once a never-ending cacophony of lights, sound and swag is now an invitation only press event. While we can still expect industry-shaping keynotes from the big three hardware developers, the show floor is barely recognizable. Industry giants, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Electronic Arts, THQ and others have been relegated to a 20’X20′ space.

Quite a contrast to previous E3s where developers battled each other for total show supremacy. After last year’s expo, which was completely dominated by Nintendo and the newly revealed Wii, Sony and Microsoft decided that paying millions or dollars for little or, worse yet, negative press coverage just wasn’t worth the effort. They basically took their ball and went home. The other big companies followed suit and now we have, what I’ve dubbed, Neo-E3, or the E3 Media & Business Summit.

Moved from May to July, and Los Angeles to Santa Monica, the newly redesigned expo is meant to create a smaller, more intimate environment for developers and publishers to talk shop. Neo-E3 is also designed to make it easier for independent developers to roll out their wares to potential publishers, (even though next to no indie devs are on the roster).

Hopefully we can expect more direct feed footage and one on one interviews with the movers and shakers of the industry. The E3 Media & Business Summit will take place from July 11-13th.

What are your thoughts on the redesigned E3 expo?

Tags: E3, EA, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony

Extra Zero

I understand that they want to keep it a more “industry-based” event, but at the same time, I think they’re selling themselves short. Since the mid-90’s E3 has been responsible for getting people hyped about new games. It was something I looked forward to every year. Jocks had the NFL draft, we had E3…

While there is a ton of news that leaks its way onto the net, they’ve always managed to conceal huge news for E3. I hope that doesn’t change, but sadly I think the whole event will be treated as “less significant”.
Extra Zero

I understand that they want to keep it a more “industry-based” event, but at the same time, I think they’re selling themselves short. Since the mid-90’s E3 has been responsible for getting people hyped about new games. It was something I looked forward to every year. Jocks had the NFL draft, we had E3…

While there is a ton of news that leaks its way onto the net, they’ve always managed to conceal huge news for E3. I hope that doesn’t change, but sadly I think the whole event will be treated as “less significant”.
joe

This is what I expect from E3: surprise project announcements, and teaser trailers/first-look gameplay videos.

I’m confident these things will be available at this year’s event, just as they always have been.
joe

This is what I expect from E3: surprise project announcements, and teaser trailers/first-look gameplay videos.

I’m confident these things will be available at this year’s event, just as they always have been.
http://powet.tv/ Zac Shipley

I think the old E3 was broken. It was a gigantic overgrown thing that only industry people got to go to. who were they trying to impress? that type of show is better for the paying public, and this is better for actual conferecnes and such.
http://powet.tv Zac Shipley

I think the old E3 was broken. It was a gigantic overgrown thing that only industry people got to go to. who were they trying to impress? that type of show is better for the paying public, and this is better for actual conferecnes and such.
http://www.powet.tv/ Chozoman

You’re right, E3 was fundamentally flawed, at the end of its life. 5 years ago it was still a crazy experiment in sensory overload, but the last few years it got out of control. 60,000 “industry insiders” decended on LA, (probably half of whom were clerks at a Gamestop or EB), and it got too big to support its own weight.

I think if the event planners had reigned in the attendance, it never would have come to this. But, then again, I don’t work in the industry anymore, so as long as I can stream the keynotes from my computer, I’m happy!
http://www.powet.tv Chozoman

You’re right, E3 was fundamentally flawed, at the end of its life. 5 years ago it was still a crazy experiment in sensory overload, but the last few years it got out of control. 60,000 “industry insiders” decended on LA, (probably half of whom were clerks at a Gamestop or EB), and it got too big to support its own weight.

I think if the event planners had reigned in the attendance, it never would have come to this. But, then again, I don’t work in the industry anymore, so as long as I can stream the keynotes from my computer, I’m happy!

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