Hell. Yes. I remember interviewing Peter Molyneux at E3 in 2011, upstairs in the shaky MS booth. With earthquakes very much occupying the headlines back home, it was pretty hard to stay on task as the room rattled around me with every boom and shake of whatever else was going on downstairs...
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E3 set to stay in Los Angeles through 2015, but moves to several venues
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Hell. Yes. I remember interviewing Peter Molyneux at E3 in 2011, upstairs in the shaky MS booth. With earthquakes very much occupying the headlines back home, it was pretty hard to stay on task as the room rattled around me with every boom and shake of whatever else was going on downstairs...
timetokill
Banned
I prefer the http://www.losangelesfootballstadium.com/ to the "Farmer's Field" one.
It's all moot until one of them gets a football team anyway, though.
It's all moot until one of them gets a football team anyway, though.
It sounds like the South Hall tear down is not going to happen until after the 2013 show, so it sound like not much is going to change, at least for next year.
In any event, there was so much empty space at E3 this year that they could frankly fit the whole thing into the West hall, perhaps with some overflow space at Staples. E3 sure ain't what it used to be.
In any event, there was so much empty space at E3 this year that they could frankly fit the whole thing into the West hall, perhaps with some overflow space at Staples. E3 sure ain't what it used to be.
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
There are competing groups trying to build the stadium here. Those are the two biggest proposals on the table.
There are upsides and downsides to both. Downtown is a bitch traffic wise and the tailgating probably won't be as good - but there are tons of places to eat and drink nearby.
City of Industry is far away for a lot of folks, but would have more parking and stuff would sprout up there. Tailgating / parking would be better.
*shrug*
I'd be happy with any venue on the East Coast. NYC would be great, though.
If you build it, they will come. And honestly, there are NFL owners out there who dream of coming to LA. Its been nearly, 20 years since the NFL teams left LA and the market is ripe.
NintendoGal
Member
Ugh, not looking forward to this at all. Going back and forth from the South Hall to the West Hall was a pain already, with trying to make it to appointments on-time.
I'm predicting more perfect scores than usual this coming year.
timetokill
Banned
Well, one of the stadiums was very close to getting the Saints, but then Katrina happened so they couldn't leave, and then the team got good, so they were basically stuck.
They need to just keep it at the Convention Center and Nokia Theater. Haven't they learned anything the last few years?
E3 needs to go back to Atlanta!
E3 will never go to East coast because West Coast is best coast.
E3 needs to go back to Atlanta!
I think they should go with the ''safe route'' for conferences, i.e., Orlando or Las Vegas.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Show floor still in LA Convention Center, conferences in Orlando!
civilstrife
Member
Do it in Montreal.
Everybody's here anyway.
Everybody's here anyway.
SarcasticD
Member
E3 in NYC dreams crushed
Bad odds. Moscone is smaller and more divided up than LACC, even moreso after the 2013-2014 LACC expansion, and San Jose is much smaller. They're not downsizing. They learned that lesson in the Santa Monica experimental disaster.
Actually in 2012 E3, it was the looming threat of a Stanley Cup riot when they were up for the cup the first time (failed, took a few more games to clinch it). That was unusual...
cosmicblizzard
Banned
The people I was with joked about sacrificing me to the mob in case the Devils won (I'm from New Jersey).
LightofRohan
Member
Good! I can go another 3 years! Although I'd prefer Santa Monica for a year, for a change of pace.
It's not too bad. I take the metro (right near my house) to the front of the convention center for like $3 and it takes like 20 minutes.
When I read the announcement, I assumed that by "various other venues" they were just referring to the way that publishers often have stuff outside LACC anyway. Even ignoring press conferences, it's not that uncommon for indies to say "See us at E3!" when they're really hosting their meetings at a hotel half a mile away.