Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | 12:08 BST
E3 open to the public in 2009 (update)
GoNintendo brings word that G4′s X-Play has confirmed that E3 2009 will be held in LA and will be open to the public.
Apparently:
- It’s being held at the LA Convention Center
- It’s been dated from June 2-4
- There’s going to be a “broader range of industry guests”
- The show will be “technically open to the public through ticket sales”
- There’s no official word on booth babes
Expect plenty more on this soon.
Update: There more on Newsweek. Apparently attendance is going to be capped at 40,000.
Update 2: According to Shacknews, X-Play’s Blair Herter said tonight, “The old E3 is making a comeback.
“A broader range of industry guests will be invited. While event won’t technically be open to the pubic with ticket sales, this does mean that more people will have a shot at attending, and yes, I’m talking about you.”
Update 3: ESA’s just put a no comment on this.
7 comments
#1
Johnny Cullen
21/10/08, 1:55 am
FUCK YES!
*orders plane tickets to LA*
#2
patlike
21/10/08, 2:01 am
Innit!
*does touchdown victory dance*
#3
morriss
21/10/08, 7:08 am
It’s my turn! MINE!
#4
MesserWolf
21/10/08, 7:27 am
hopefully this will bring new life to the E3 . The last one was quite disappointing .
#5
Blerk
21/10/08, 8:09 am
Hurrah!
#6
Aretak
21/10/08, 8:52 am
It was a silly idea to change it in the first place. I know that there were plenty of reasons behind it, but there was always something magical about E3 that’s been completely lost over the past couple of years.
#7
El_MUERkO
21/10/08, 12:01 pm
i thought LA sucked balls for holding conventions open to the public hence the reason they changed the format
anyhoo, if the booth babes aren’t allowed back it’s still a big slab of ghey!