E3 2008

E3 2008 headlines

• Xbox One and PS4 consoles receiving big discounts as E3 starts

  As of today, you can pick up a brand new Xbox One or PS4 cheaper than ever.

• E3 2017 will be open to the public, tickets priced $149 - $249

  Limited number of consumer passes go on sale in February.

• E3 2016: What games will Sony, Microsoft, Bethesda, Ubisoft and EA show this year?

  The nukes are primed. Targets locked. We are at DEFCON 2.

• Bethesda announces date for its E3 showcase

  It’s just under half a year away, but it’s never too early to get hyped.

• E3 2016 gets a trailer

  The ESA wants you to start getting ready for E3 2016.

• Sony E3 showcase confirmed for June 15

  Finally! Sony has announced that its E3 media briefing will take place at 6:30pm PDT on Monday June 15.

• Watch Sony's E3 press conference in a movie theater

  Why live stream Sony’s E3 conference in the comforts of your own home, when you can watch it with others in a movie theater? Sony is screening its E3 press conference (June 9th, 5:30 PM PST) in 40-50 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Attendees will be able to see 30 minutes of exclusive content […]

• Nintendo will not hold large E3 presentation this year

  Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has announced in a financial results presentation that the company is not planning on holding a large presentation at E3 this year.

• Splinter Cell: Blacklist response has been "uninformed" and a "kneejerk reaction"

  Splinter Cell: Blacklist is in a difficult position. The game must atone for the failings of previous title Conviction, whilst bringing something new to the table. Ubisoft showed off a torture scene at E3, but much of the response has been negative.

• New ArmA III videos showcase awesome visuals and British weather

  Awesome visuals and British weather.  Yes, I just put those two things in the same sentence.

• Sony: "We should never say never" about a smaller and cheaper PS3

  Do you enjoy your PS3 slim but wish that it was somehow even slimmer and cost even less?!

• The Weekly Wrap – Nintendo's next, Portal 2, DRM

  We’re dedicating this week to Jade Empire 2. Goodnight, sweet prince. Here’s some other things that happened this week as well.

• ESA clamps down on E3 ticket scalping, stops pre-mailing

  Everybody wants to go to E3, but this year it’s going to be harder to slip in unnoticed: the ESA has introduced a new ticketing system in order to combat counterfeit, scalped, and misplaced badge passes, and will no long pre-mail badges to journalists.

• Video - Skate 3 goes Lord of the Rings

  Skate 3’s first commercial has been released, and the guys behind it appear to have been watching too much Lord of the Rings.

• E3 still on despite California's swine flu concerns

  E3 organizers say the show must go on, despite the State of Emergency issued by ‘governator’ Arnold Schwarzenegger over swine flu concerns. “The 2009 E3 Expo is progressing as planned,” an ESA spokesperson told MCV. “Public health officials are taking all appropriate steps and we continue to follow their direction on all measures. “We look […]

• Blizzard: Ongoing games dev more important than attending E3

  Following news today that Blizzard won’t be attending E3 this summer, the company has told VG247 that working on its games is preferable to having a presence at the show. “[Regarding] E3, our current focus is on the ongoing development of Diablo III, StarCraft II, and World of Warcraft,” said Blizzard US PR boss Bob […]

• Geoff Keighley: Spike Videogame Awards’ “goal” to be bigger than E3

  Oh, Geoff Keighley: you so crazy! The Gametrailers TV host has decided to toss his young, upstart award show in the ring with wily veteran E3. Not only that, he sees E3 — new E3, even – crumbling to the canvas in this tussle’s opening stanza. “Spike has made a huge commitment to games and […]

• PAX organizers not afraid of new E3, say ESA approaching it from “wrong angle”

  Before yesterday’s announcement of the new E3, many considered Penny Arcade Expo to be “the new E3.” So, now that the industry’s best-known conference has popped a few pills and stormed out of the ICU, is PAX feeling the heat? Nope. Not even a bit. “I … can’t imagine it stealing any of our thunder,” […]

• Wright: E3 "like a zombie at this point"

  In an interview with GI at last week’s Games Convention, Sims and Spore creator Will Wright said that the everyone’s favourite whipping boy, E3, isn’t even dead. It’s undead. “It almost feels like a zombie at this point; it’s the walking dead,” said Wright. “It’s such an abrupt end to what was E3, which had […]