[DoctorWho]

SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN US DOLLARS

It's worth it for announcements alone.

[Kagari]

SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN US DOLLARS It's worth it for announcements alone.

Er... I don't know about that.

[JWong]

It's open for public?

[Ghost_Protocol]

Where are people getting the $715 number for tickets and where can I buy them?

[Kagari]

It's open for public?

No, you have to prove you're involved with the industry in some way.

[SapientWolf]

No, you have to prove you're involved with the industry in some way.

I think they're selling overpriced tickets to the general public. At least they were last year.

Here we go:

Expo Pass 3-day Show Floor Pass Before April 23, 2012 $795 After April 23, 2012 $995

http://www.e3expo.com/attendee/1205/registration-faq/

[jetjevons]

Gonna get out of bed when I feel like it. Take a shower. Brush my teeth. Get dressed. Have some eggs. Get in my Prius. Remember to bring my 3DS to score mad street pass activity. Drive for maybe 30 mins to the CC. Probably listen to some KCRW on the way. Drop $20 (or whatever the heck it is this year) for rock star parking. March my ass into the hall. Go play some games.

Every additional day: rinse. repeat.

[Tarin02543]

FF14!!!OMG

oh, online...

[andregnreis]

Went for the first time last year, and i have already got the confirmation, hotel and flight for this year. As some of you, to go to E3 was one of my dreams, and it really is awesome... i like to think of it as Disney for Gamers :D

Well i am travelling from another country, so i cant help with prices, but i think i could give some tips on the whole process... first of all, it isnt so difficult to get a media badge, so dont make it an impossible mission for you! Create a blog, cover the news, try to do something different but professionaly... you have to be persistent, as the majority of the time you will be writing for nobody! Think of it like as a long time plan to go to E3.

The second tip is visit everyday the E3 website (http://www.e3expo.com/), and try to send your application as soon as the registration begins! For example, last year i got my confirmation on 06/01! This year i got on 30/01! The earlier you send your application, easier it will be to receive your confirmation!

That requirement (unique visitors, pageview, etc) someone posted, wasnt there when they began receiving the e-mails... they created it when they reached a huge number already! So, try to be one of the first to send! (w.joystiq.com/2011/02/04/e3-expo-putting-caps-on-media-badges-based-on-site-traffic/).

As for the conferences, depending on what you want to see, it can be difficult or not. Last year, Ubisoft and EA sent an e-mail for everybody who registered for a media badge, and you just needed to confirm your presence... of course you need to do it fast, as soon as you get the e-mail, otherwise it will be full.

Also last year i went to the Nintendo Conference, since i had a contact here, who put me on the list. That day was fantastic, met Warren Spector on the line, and Pachter while waiting the conference to begin.

I tried contacting Sony and Microsoft here in Brazil to get an invitation for their conferences, but here nobody knew a thing (what a shity country for videogames)... i imagine there is some kind of website where you register yourself for their conferences, but i really dont know.

Usually people dont like to give advices on attending E3... like they want it to remain closed, something secret, in a way that just the "awesome" could enter... for me E3 2011 was one of the best trip i ever made, it really was a dream coming true (one of the few i have), so if i can help and share some tips from my previous experience, you can count on me.

PS: For those that are making a long trip, LA is a really cool city... you should go to Hollywood, spend a day at Six Flags, maybe visit Disney (Anaheim), the beaches (Malibu, Venice), etc...

[Snapshot King]

I'm either going on the company tab, or not at all, and I still don't have confirmation. Yaaaay =\

[shorty_symd]

I'd love to see the Microsoft and Nintendo conferences. if anyone here is in media then please sneak me in! I'll gladly pay for lunch :)

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Wow, $900+ for pubic.

Makes sense, though.

[shorty_symd]

anyone picked up a ticket to see Video Games Live?

[HP_Wuvcraft]

No, you have to prove you're involved with the industry in some way.

Security nearly threw me out two years ago because my boss for the blog I wrote for screwed me.

[TheWesker]

anyone picked up a ticket to see Video Games Live?

I went in 2010. It's good, but not enough to make it an annual thing.

[smr00]

I would go but i refuse to fly on a plane, and i refuse to drive from TN to LA by myself.

If only i could ride a train there /sadface

[staticneuron]

I should be there, don't know for sure. I am less than 30 min away from the expo site, so it will be a short drive for me.

[Jintor]

Security nearly threw me out two years ago because my boss for the blog I wrote for screwed me.

Storytime?

[Limanima]

Yep, I was fine with playing $360 but $715 is too much for me and it will be $1000 on May.

Wait, it this the price for the admition? I thought it was the airplane ticket!
That's just insane.

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Storytime?

So, I had been talking to my boss (not going to name names because I'm not an asshole) for about a month about E3. They ran a tech blog (again, not going to name names). Met at a Starbucks a week before. They were more concerned about the upcoming Comic-Con coverage, which was understandable, but said that they had talked to the right people and made sure that I was good to go for E3.

I arrive at my friends hotel the night before. It was a last minute thing, so I made sure to thank him repeatedly for helping me out. Then I start to unpack the essentials, only to find that I forgot my fucking camera.

I could work with it. It would be hell, but I could work with it.

So I walk into the L.A. Convention Center. I walk straight into registration, where I find to my horror that my boss did not do any of the things that they said they did. After absorbing this information, I politely leave.

I text my boss what happened.
They text back "Oh well".

I proceed to hang out in the lobbies, moving back and forth all day, eating, randomly bumping into friends and generally meeting new people, such as the head of Paradox Interactive while in line for food. But security has a tail on me basically the entire day.

End of day, I'm waiting outside of the press area for my friend and his camerawoman to get done with their write-ups. Security does not like that, either.

So, basically, while I survived and had a good time, my boss completely screwed me over and made me look like a party crasher.

I covered SDCC for them because I had committed to that way back in December (actually, they "put me on it", and made sure to tell everyone on staff that I was this year's Comic-Con Guy). I was obligated. I wasn't about to turn it down. I guess that makes me a fool as well, because they almost got both me and my friend and his comics blog kicked out and possibly banned.

I don't work for that blog anymore.

[GrizzNKev]

So, I had been talking to my boss (not going to name names because I'm not an asshole) for about a month about E3. They ran a tech blog (again, not going to name names). Met at a Starbucks a week before. They were more concerned about the upcoming Comic-Con coverage, which was understandable, but said that they had talked to the right people and made sure that I was good to go for E3. I arrive at my friends hotel the night before. It was a last minute thing, so I made sure to thank him repeatedly for helping me out. Then I start to unpack the essentials, only to find that I forgot my fucking camera. I could work with it. It would be hell, but I could work with it. So I walk into the L.A. Convention Center. I walk straight into registration, where I find to my horror that my boss did not do any of the things that they said they did. After absorbing this information, I politely leave. I text my boss what happened. They text back "Oh well". I proceed to hang out in the lobbies, moving back and forth all day, eating, randomly bumping into friends and generally meeting new people, such as the head of Paradox Interactive while in line for food. But security has a tail on me basically the entire day. End of day, I'm waiting outside of the press area for my friend and his camerawoman to get done with their write-ups. Security does not like that, either. So, basically, while I survived and had a good time, my boss completely screwed me over and made me look like a party crasher. I covered SDCC for them because I had committed to that way back in December (actually, they "put me on it", and made sure to tell everyone on staff that I was this year's Comic-Con Guy). I was obligated. I wasn't about to turn it down. I guess that makes me a fool as well, because they almost got both me and my friend and his comics blog kicked out and possibly banned. I don't work for that blog anymore.

So the moral of the story is not to forget your camera. Got it. I'll be sure to pack mine more than one day in advance.

[HP_Wuvcraft]

So the moral of the story is not to forget your camera. Got it. I'll be sure to pack mine more than one day in advance.

The moral of the story is don't work with [NAME REDACTED].

[GrizzNKev]

The moral of the story is don't work with [NAME REDACTED].

Oh, I know, I was kidding. I said that because you bolded the part about the camera even though it had nothing to do with the rest of the story.

[HP_Wuvcraft]

To be perfectly fair, they are a good person. Just an incredible lack of journalistic ethics mixed with a very large ego. Not a very good combo when you are trying to grow your blog.

[Andaley]

I'm going again this year. Company is paying for my editor to go, which is fine, but I'm paying my own way. I know it's still incredibly early, but if anyone eventually ends up needing a hotel room, I have a double/double at the Westin downtown that has room for two more. I don't technically need roommates to afford to go, but I thought I'd throw this out there and see if it turns up interest.

[Feep]

Finally submitted media credentials. Woooooooo!

SethC, Kagari, DavidPDong, EviLore, and all you other lovely folk...see you there. = D

[Hazaro]

Can I go to rep PC GAF?

[Fantastical]

I'm jelly of all you that are going. I would love to be in attendance at the press conferences. Maybe some day!

Do you get invited to the press conferences straight from Nintendo, Microsoft, or Sony? I don't really know how this stuff works.

[OldJadedGamer]

I've been every single year since the second year it was in Atlanta except the years they shut it down. It's kind of boring now and I only go like one day then just get drunk with my friends who live in L.A. Some years are better than others of course but I'm getting old and E3 is tiring. I'm going this year just to play the WiiU though. I'm not looking forward to waiting in line for 6 hours to see it though. Oh well.

[TheWesker]

I'm jelly of all you that are going. I would love to be in attendance at the press conferences. Maybe some day! Do you get invited to the press conferences straight from Nintendo, Microsoft, or Sony? I don't really know how this stuff works.

Yes, you have to get invited. Can be difficult if you don't know who to talk to.

[thekonamicode]

Last year some friends of mine showed up to the Nintendo Press conference without invitations, only their badges. They got in, no problem.

[cosmicblizzard]

Going this year with Kagari and APZonerunner. Gonna be awesome. Even got a first class flight with some extra miles.

[Dreamwriter]

This year I'm doing the insane thing: I'm flying out on the first day of E3, and then flying back the same day. Leave Seattle at 7:10am, arrive back in Seattle at 10pm. No hotel costs for me! Total trip cost, around $250 including food.

[Hazaro]

This year I'm doing the insane thing: I'm flying out on the first day of E3, and then flying back the same day. Leave Seattle at 7:10am, arrive back in Seattle at 10pm. No hotel costs for me! Total trip cost, around $250 including food.

You are a crazy person

[EviLore]

Sent my credentials, let's see what happens.

[TheWesker]

Last year some friends of mine showed up to the Nintendo Press conference without invitations, only their badges. They got in, no problem.

This is not the norm, they got lucky. The briefings are not sanctioned by the ESA.

[thekonamicode]

This is not the norm, they got lucky. The briefings are not sanctioned by the ESA.

They also got to the venue around 6 in the morning. Two of the first people in (although they weren't let in at 6am of course).

[Riggs]

I used to dream of going to E3. Seems like its so commercialized now the public can't even go. Us civilians used to be able to right?

[wwm0nkey]

I used to dream of going to E3. Seems like its so commercialized now the public can't even go. Us civilians used to be able to right?

You can if you pay.

Though the new price is just wayyyyyy to damn much.

[thekonamicode]

I used to dream of going to E3. Seems like its so commercialized now the public can't even go. Us civilians used to be able to right?

Pretty sure anyone can go if they just pay the $900. Also, this IS a trade show, not some kind of fan expo. There's no reason why it should be open to the public. Not even for a single "fan day" like Tokyo Game Show. Seems like a waste of time.

This will be my 7th E3 since 2003. I'm staying in Los Angeles for the entire week, Sunday to Sunday.

[Riggs]

You can if you pay. Though the new price is just wayyyyyy to damn much.

Ya I am not trying to take anything away from E3. It's just a big industry now. I am 27 I remember getting my gamepro and pc gamer magazines drooling over the hype. Not even sure I would want to go now. But let's be honest I would so fucking be there if I got an invite lol. Just my 2 cents.

[weepy]

Could anybody get me in? Will pay $$$

You can if you pay. Though the new price is just wayyyyyy to damn much.

How much are we talking?

[thekonamicode]

Could anybody get me in? Will pay $$$ How much are we talking?

Pretty sure it's around $900 just to get in! Ridiculous.

[C-Jo]

Registration and hotel taken care of. Still trying to figure out flight details.

[Fantastical]

Maybe I should just go to California and sit outside the convention center for the Streetpass hits. Totally worth it, right!?

[DJIzana]

E3 will be a good time... jealous of you guys that are going!

Really looking forward to seeing the Wii U stuff more than anything else I think. I really am not expecting much from any third party developer... maybe Sega. :P

[wwm0nkey]

Could anybody get me in? Will pay $$$ How much are we talking?

$900 right now I think. Was $400 last year and the year before which is still a lot but not a stupid amount.

[Darknessbear]

I live nearby so I generally go every year. And usually go to the Sony conference as well. Never was able to get into the Microsoft one however... wouldn't even know how to start. Would someone happen to have the info on who you are to contact about that one?

[shorty_symd]

Last year some friends of mine showed up to the Nintendo Press conference without invitations, only their badges. They got in, no problem.

A friend told me the same thing happened to a group of his friends except it was for the Microsoft conference.

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Even if I don't get in, I'll still be stalking you all.