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E3 is dead...

...but no one told the Games Industry.

E3, the world's biggest videogame convention held yearly in Los Angeles, was officially 'terminated' back in July 2006. Why? The big three - Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo - got fed up of spending millions of dollars to get their heads kicked in by the assembled specialist press, internet forums and fan sites. So the question is: with the 'new' E3 only two weeks away, why has no one learnt their lesson?

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Ebay3rd6951d ago

Well in the business good PR and bad PR are the same they put company's names in our thoughts... Its kinda like lovem or hatem you know who they are...

Ignorant Fanboy6951d ago

Good PR is Good PR, no matter what.

But, Bad PR can hurt sales or increase it.

Manhunt and GTA are examples where bad PR increased sales.

Everytime youve seen a very low score for a game review, thats bad PR that hurts sales.

There is a difference.

Replace PR with publicity, PR is "Public Relations"

MK_Red6951d ago

For a while I believe E3 is dead but look at recent info: Sony preparing a big Killzone event for E3 and the E3 lineup lists are as big and crowded with games as ever.

Lucidmantra6951d ago

I think that over time the E3 commitee will see that these companies use E3 as a ... "look at our killer games" expo to spur gamer interest. And while the companies are spending massive amounts of money to set up displays at E3 in the last 2-3 years they are obviously making their money back or they wouldn't be doing it. Simple as that. E3 will get back to be the big thing. I am waiting to see exactly how different it really is this year vice last year. But i doubt it will be a discernable difference because Nintendo, SOny, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, etc. etc. are out there as the first year with all consoles for the new gen out and E3 is the traditional big market expo in the US, with Tokyo Game Show for Japan, and Leipzig for the Euro market. They use these 3 expos to go head to head and try to out maneuver the other companies in a expo situation where they are all there. Sure they have I love PS, I love Xbox, I love nintendo festivals that the companies put on but those are for the fans not for the media to be there and say... WOW look at home, WOW look at Halo3, Wow look at Mario Galaxy... Dang did you see how good NFS or Madden looks? etc. etc.

I see little change this year though due to the fact that Nintendo, MS and Sony are in a dogfight and the battle for new-gen domination IS going on right now over the next 2 years. It is just a great year for gaming... and E3 will be the first place where we will see HOW LUCKY we all are no matter which system(s) you play.

UJUSTLOSTONE6951d ago

I feel that I've been saying that since I first decided to get an account on N4G. This is a Great Year, With Great Games. To each is own, and everyone should be pleased with their system(s) of choice.

Lucidmantra6951d ago

yes, I have been involved in the big ps3 vs 360 fights around here but over time i have come to see that it doesn't matter what you play. Just PLAYYY and stop fighting you can yell at a wall for eternity and it isn't going to move. You can discuss and dissect and talk truthfully to someone who is a diehard fan about things and they like the wall will not change. It doesn't do any good sometimes. As such I have come to become more of a expose gross inacuracies, and instill a little educated responce to any side of the story since i am lucky enough to have all 3 consoles in my home.

I would only be yelling at myself because I went and got all 3. They are all great in there own ways. Besides this place need more people to supervise and try to provide a mature viewpoint than it does another in one of the armies of blind fanbois screaming at the sky...

That is how i would like to see N4G as a whole W3lcome chang3...

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot73d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle73d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7772d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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Why the Wii is Such a Nostalgic System in 2026

The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.

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ActualWhiteMan79d ago (Edited 79d ago )

Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.

jznrpg78d ago

My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.

Smellsforfree78d ago

Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.

Loktai78d ago

Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer81d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde79d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy80d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12579d ago (Edited 79d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.