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E308: Things We Don't Ever Want To See At E3 Again. Ever.

kotaku.com — E3 was a disappointment. But you knew that already. Yet do you know why it was a disappointment? Sure, there are the easy answers. Few new game announcements. Anything Nintendo said or did. But they’re just that. Easy answers. There were a lot more things wrong with the show than just those limelight-grabbers. Things that we never want to see at E3

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  • Sornos, on 07/23/2008, -2/+101This.
    http://i36.tinypic.com/2ugoxsl.jpg
  • dashdingo, on 07/23/2008, -2/+56I remember when E3 was a celebrated event. Now it's one of those, "oh, let's see how bad they can ***** it up THIS year" things.
  • MJDub, on 07/23/2008, -0/+53Why is this gif disguised as a jpg?
  • 4d669, on 07/23/2008, -1/+36M. Night Shyamalan
  • ghostlywind, on 07/23/2008, -4/+37Bring back booth babes and tell the Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo they can only talk about games at their conferences and it will be better again
  • AshamedAmerican, on 07/23/2008, -2/+33Just go back to the way things were a few years ago. Enough of this empty shell of its former self.
  • nymphetamine, on 07/23/2008, -0/+31What a twist!
  • Sornos, on 07/23/2008, -2/+31Me.
  • DraxusD, on 07/23/2008, -2/+29Me.
  • Visual77, on 07/23/2008, -2/+29Me.
  • Lynx34, on 07/23/2008, -3/+29Me.
  • inactive, on 07/23/2008, -5/+28E3 happened already?
  • breakspirit, on 07/23/2008, -0/+23Me.
  • PhoenixAvatar2, on 07/23/2008, -0/+22Me.
  • AwesomeMonster, on 07/23/2008, -7/+27I just don't want to see E3 anymore.
  • TheInimitable, on 07/23/2008, -0/+18Me.
  • SaladCactusKing, on 07/23/2008, -2/+19I don't want to see E3 again. There were good times, but now it's old and diseased. Time to take it behind the barn and Old Yeller it.
  • GlitchEnzo, on 07/23/2008, -0/+16Me.
  • MetalCharms, on 07/23/2008, -0/+16Me.
  • TomFrost, on 07/23/2008, -0/+12Me.
  • jcpudd, on 07/23/2008, -0/+10Me.
  • EvilFerret, on 07/23/2008, -0/+10Me.
  • arjie, on 07/23/2008, -1/+11E308? How did I miss numbers 4 through 307‽
  • Rystic, on 07/23/2008, -0/+9Me.
  • fxu1989, on 07/23/2008, -0/+9tinypic's fault
  • TheInimitable, on 07/23/2008, -0/+9SNARK LEVELS ARE OFF THE SCALE, SIR!
  • diblasio, on 07/23/2008, -1/+10I don't understand. I mean, was there ANYONE who didn't roll their eyes when they announced there were going to reformat E3 a while back? We all saw this coming. They ought to have just done away with it if they didn't want a conference that was going to build hype and make me want to buy ***** that I don't really need.
  • scoottie, on 07/23/2008, -2/+10They will die like Comdex. E3 stopped letting small companies and some resourceful consumers into the show and will die a horrible death. I can't understand the thought process behind alienating the consumer. They could have done a second smaller show and kept the old E3 instead of killing it off like this.

    But at least someone is trying to get the old ways back :
    http://www.eforallexpo.com/
  • fxu1989, on 07/23/2008, -0/+8Here's the video (not a rickroll)

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=lVTDVclBz_4

    (specifically 1:10)
  • Niallgriff, on 07/23/2008, -1/+7It's not a "worst of E3 opinion" until SeanBaby gets a hold of it (whatever dietey) Bless his soulesss PUNK ROCK ASS!!!!!
  • qbthemc, on 07/23/2008, -1/+6Epic fail.
  • DragonForce4, on 07/23/2008, -0/+4Me.
  • Darkangel754, on 07/23/2008, -0/+4C-C-C-COMBO BREAKERRRRR
  • darkchild82, on 07/23/2008, -0/+4If they want to make money, go the Leipzig or Tokyo Games Show route. Open it up to the public. But share the ticket revenue with the members like EA, Ubisoft and the other companies so they won't complain over the expenses of setting up massive booths and hiring models. Make it a 4 day event, two days exclusive to the press and then open it up to the public. Monday kicks off with Microsoft's press conference, Tuesday, after the other two press conferences, the expo is open to the press.Thursday and Friday, gates open to the public. But unlike the EforAll expo, don't charge freakin' $100 as entry! For Tokyo Games Show, the entry fee is just $10-12.

    Oh, and keep it May so that Leipzig has some relevance!
  • snareguy17, on 07/23/2008, -0/+4"You’re grown men/women, and that’s how we see you, and expect you to act. Anything otherwise will only generate suspicion. Unless you’re The Cliffster. Then you get a pass."

    I completely agree with this.
  • ZER0JACK, on 07/23/2008, -1/+5What a twist!
  • Valyn, on 07/23/2008, -0/+3Director/writer/etc
    M Night Shyamalan
  • Tebixan, on 07/23/2008, -1/+4I actually didn't know E3 was going on until people started freaking out online about FF13 coming to the 360

    So I went over to G4 and watched some reruns of the footage they got of E3, and I can see why many didn't follow it this year. We already knew Gears 2, Fable 2, Fallout 2, Killzone 2, Resistance 2, and Far Cry 2 were coming out (thats a lot of sequels). Pretty much everything else was a gimmick.
  • stirlo, on 07/23/2008, -1/+4LOL
  • NeonDistraction, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2Is he still doing that? The last time I checked his website it hadn't been updated in like 2 years.
  • Darkangel754, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2RAVI ***** DRUMS.
  • mwalker05, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2as a child, I had always dreamed of one day attending E3. now that I would actually be able to do it, i just dont have the will.
  • bagboyrebel, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2It's because hating FPSs is now what the cool nonconformist gamers do.
  • Firespray1138, on 07/23/2008, -4/+6Dugg because who the hell IS Duffy? E3 sucked badly this year and brought tears to my eyes.
  • KingFog, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2Be glad you lot over the pond in America haven't experienced her "unique" (read as crap) singing voice...

    And aye, E3 used to be great... Then they took away Booth Babes, and it died...
  • axisdelasal, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2E3 didn't have surprises because developers had been spreading trailers and rumors of upcomings games through Youtube and there is nothing impressive or new to see. Also when 90% of games are first person shooters it can be a little repetitive. The Wii is trying to be kid/family console with the only purpose of selling more and the Xbox 360 and PS3 are only appealing for adolescents and hardcore adult gamers by making tons of FPS but forgetting other type of games.
  • SSUK, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2Ravi Drums

    No, honestly.
  • Azriel7, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2They either need to go back to the old E3 with booth babes, Actual NEW Game demo's to play (NOT CGI TRAILERS!!!), and all the craziness, or they just need to close it down all together. Trying to compromise is what got us in this mess in the first place, it's an all or nothing deal.
  • Seann7656, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2LOL WTF?! Is that suppossed to be drums?

  • slimflashjoe73, on 07/24/2008, -0/+2Me.
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