http://next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3538&Itemid=2

didn't expect that D:

who's guessing sony was behind it ~

wow, didn't see that coming. Although it makes sense, just like Nintendo not showing up on the Tokyo gamesshow.

Aww man I always wanted to go to E3 but I'm not eighteen and my mom's not gonna let me leave the state alone.

I'd blame it in the fuckers and their inability to run anything without creating pages of rules intended to make it unenjoyable. I knew this would happen after hearing that they banned booth babes, and even demanding that the police arrest Kasey for a Wonder Woman outfit, damn man that suit was accepted in the 70's.

Wonderful.

Aww man I always wanted to go to E3 but I'm not eighteen and my mom's not gonna let me leave the state alone.
you do know that random fans / gamers couldn't get into E3, right? it's for INDUSTRY PERSONNEL only ~

He could get in if he put a picture of Mario on a geocities page and said "THIS SITE IS ABOUT VIDEO GAMES" though.

you do know that random fans / gamers couldn't get into E3, right? it's for INDUSTRY PERSONNEL only ~

actually,if youre a journalist you can get in,i think the requirement is that you have to have at least three published articles within a year prior to the event to get in

also,E3 will still be around,to an extent
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060730-7382.html

I remember Ed got in two or three years ago because of his Journalist gaming background iirc. But, oh well.

That's somewhat depressing.

Only for gaming personnel? Didn't Pez frequent it? ?_?

Well, thats made my day. :(

wow, didn't see that coming.

Only for gaming personnel? Didn't Pez frequent it? ?_?
pez knew someone that owned (worked at, maybe?) a gaming place. he used them to get in.

'Pure Pwnage' was there covering it for their show.. i don't believe they write articles. They probably showed up at the door and said: "we can awesome."

THIS BETTER NOT MEAN THE END OF SPICEY MEATS

you do know that random fans / gamers couldn't get into E3, right? it's for INDUSTRY PERSONNEL only ~ thats not really true I went the first day all i did was pay and got in with a camra aka sneaking in with a camra and PS3 was good and nintendo did good but i was mad at the 360 the halo 3 trialer sucked

Why would Sony be behind it more than anyone else?

Anyway I couldn't care less about this because E3 is stupid.

Why would Sony be behind it more than anyone else?

Anyway I couldn't care less about this because E3 is stupid.
Because Sony sucks.

Meh, i`m not too depressed by this news. Perhaps changing E3 and making it smaller would probably be for the best. I`d imagine it costs quite a lot to hold this event even for the developers and publishers concerned. So i guess we`ll wait and see how it turns out. Maybe E3 on a smaller scale won`t be so bad.

thats not really true I went the first day all i did was pay and got in with a camra aka sneaking in with a camra and PS3 was good and nintendo did good but i was mad at the 360 the halo 3 trialer sucked

Quoted for being remarkably full of shit.

Because Sony sucks.

No really I'm actually curious. I mean if this is really the only reason I'm not that surprised, but I'm gonna give you guys the benefit of the doubt and assume you're not just pulling more blind Sony hate out of your butts.

Why would Sony be behind it more than anyone else?

Anyway I couldn't care less about this because E3 is stupid.
because of the amount of money they spent on this year's E3 compared to the reaction they got from the gaming industry in general ?_?

because of the amount of money they spent on this year's E3 compared to the reaction they got from the gaming industry in general ?_?

LOL REAL TIME WEAPON CHANGING

Here`s an interesting article with further updates.....

E3-E3 Media Festival (http://pspupdates.qj.net/E3-Morphs-into-E3-Media-Festival/pg/49/aid/60440)

I guess we`ll wait and see how it turns out but thank god those tacky "booth babes" are gone.

because of the amount of money they spent on this year's E3 compared to the reaction they got from the gaming industry in general ?_?

I don't see how that makes any kind of sense. If getting a good reaction at E3 is indeed a sound investment, then it would be in their best interest to try to get a good reaction next year and keep it the same, not to shut it down. It's not like they can make back any of what they lost by ending the show.

I'd be willing to wager the only company who really benefitted from E3 this year is Nintendo, and they usually don't either. All companies spend ridiculous amounts of money on it and it probably became a ridiculous way to advertise years ago. It could be Sony behind it, but it could just as easily be any of the other huge companies that have sunk millions of dollars into a glorified technology orgasm for the past decade or so, or all of them.

Let us Blame ... ... ...The President

but I'm gonna give you guys the benefit of the doubt and assume you're not just pulling more blind Sony hate out of your butts.

I think that is what they were doing.

i think the insane amount of spoofs Sony got to endure after their e3 presentation would have contributed regardless
they know they failed this year