NEWS - Tuesday, December 18, 2007


E3 Returns to L.A. Convention Center

But even though the event will be returning to the stomping grounds of the overblown version of E3 that died in 2006, the summit will not revert back to the glam and glitz of old.

Instead, it will continue to focus on industry business, featuring small meetings with media, development and other areas of business, much like when the summit was held in Santa Monica this past summer.

The 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit will take place from July 15-18 next year.

The first E3 Media and Business Summit, held in July this year, garnered criticism for an inconvenient layout that had media and industry people shuttling between their own hotel, hotels where game companies were staying and a hangar where many of the games were on display.

The ESA also provided Next-Gen with additional details on the upcoming 2008 event. Console manufacturers and third party publishers will once again hold press conferences; there will be private, in-suite meetings with game company execs; and the Into the Pixel art competition will return.

The following Q&A fleshed out more details about the E3 Media and Business Summit:

Who is invited to attend?
Members of the media, retail, development and financial communities will attend, along with other key industry contacts. Between 3,000 and 4,000 people are expected to participate.

How do I get invited?
Invitations are determined by participating companies and not by the ESA. Those companies will provide lists to the ESA as to who to invite.

Are we going back to the “old” E3?
No, absolutely not. The decision to remain with the successful suite-based model was made by the ESA’s Board of Directors. The Summit is first and foremost about getting business done. When we asked key audiences what they wanted in the new event, we heard that they wanted opportunities for high-level meetings in a business-like setting, to play games, network, and socialize, to see major company offerings while also preserving the sense of discovery that is so much a part of E3, and to hear substantive presentations on the most important issues and trends facing the industry. We believe the event we have shaped will fulfill all those needs.
 
Will all press be invited to Summit?
Individuals from game enthusiast outlets, international media, and mainstream consumer press will be invited. However, because of the invitation-only nature of the event, the E3 Media & Business Summit isn’t wide open to the press. Journalists must be invited by participating companies. ESA will hear directly from the presenting companies which journalists they want to be at the show. Second, the response from the journalists invited previously has been very positive. We are confident that we will meet our target number for journalists attending from a wide cross-section of print, broadcast and electronic press.

How do you determine which websites or bloggers are invited?
Again, the invitation list will be developed by the participating companies.

Why the decision to move the Summit to Los Angeles?
We heard attendees’ concerns last year that they wanted a more centralized location, but they also liked the suite-based personalized nature of the event. Los Angeles offers us exactly the type of facilities we needed—convenient location for many of the presenting companies, ample meeting space for exhibitors, multiple hotels within walking distance to not only the main meeting center, but also to each other, as well as in environment that understands and appreciates the entertainment industry.

Why not make E3 open to the public, at least for a day, like the Tokyo Game Show?
The intent of this show is to be a business-to-business opportunity and it isn’t centered or focused on general consumers.


Source: http://www.next-gen.biz

Site Statistics

Registered Members: 76,353
Forum Posts: 725,959
Xbox One Titles: 5,198
Xbox 360 Titles: 1,086
Xbox 360 Kinect Titles: 95
Xbox 360 Arcade Titles: 586
Original Xbox Titles: 987
Staff Reviews: 2,457
Member Reviews: 10,339
News Articles: 16,514
Screenshots: 37,774
Xbox 360 Achievements: 45,112
Xbox 360 Faceplates: 2,016
Cheat Codes: 1,706

Latest News








See News Archives

Community Forum Activity

KeyWe Giveaway!
Post by Variation-XBA
0 Replies, 15187 Views

2021: XBA is still here
Post by shrew king
32 Replies, 123074 Views

Watch Dogs: Legion
Post by Nato King
0 Replies, 98255 Views

Xbox Series X or S
Post by Nato King
5 Replies, 113883 Views

Spellbreak Grand Magus Pack (3) and Starter Pack (7) Giveaway!
Post by Variation-XBA
0 Replies, 108109 Views

I pay $ 1000! I search the Element 54 Canadian launch Team signaturen Faceplate
Post by Smill
0 Replies, 123516 Views

Xbox one no signal
Post by debrartin
0 Replies, 121702 Views

do you remember?
Post by SnoochyBoochy
3 Replies, 158971 Views

i haz xbox
Post by SnoochyBoochy
0 Replies, 122927 Views

Claiming the first thread of 2020
Post by Kraft
7 Replies, 201520 Views

Important! I pay $ 1000! I search the Sweden launch and the Element 54 Faceplate
Post by Smill
3 Replies, 121564 Views

Squad Up
Post by samslophead
0 Replies, 211677 Views

TERA Skinned Xbox One X Giveaway!
Post by Variation-XBA
0 Replies, 151461 Views

Starfield Release expectations?
Post by DJ tx
4 Replies, 264715 Views

Issue with Xbox live on Xbox home
Post by rcmpayne
0 Replies, 148051 Views

© 2000-2023 XboxAddict.com - All rights reserved. All trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
Xbox is a registered trademark of Microsoft. XboxAddict.com is not affiliated with Microsoft.

Made in Canada
Site Design by Cameron Graphics