e3 – AFK Gamer

E3 Loses an E

Foton — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:58:53 +0000

If the ESA was really serious about downsizing and revamping the annual circus that is E3, they could just have the attendees log onto their World of Warcraft accounts and run around in Silverpine Forest or The Barrens. Toss in a few night elves dancing in their virtual underwear, a few macro’d keynote speeches and a /random casino or two and you’ve got yourself a party.

E3

Foton — Wed, 10 May 2006 14:23:42 +0000

That E3 expo thing opens today — conferences and hype began earlier, of course. (I dunno, it’s some game thing, supposed to be good for you.)

Few things I thought of this week: #1 – I’m not big on the future. I’m not much interested in what I might be able to buy some day. Tell me what I can buy NOW.

#2 – I hope no one ever writes a book called The Mathematics of Multiplayer Online Gaming because what a snooze that would be.

#3 – Please, please, please announce the new Alliance race for the World of Warcraft expansion soon. I’m not much interested, but I’m tired of the speculation and rumors. We all are. End it already. (UPDATE: Thank God that’s over. It’s Draenei. NYT wouldn’t print it if it wasn’t true. Also, longish NYT interview with Blizzard’s (Tigole) Jeff Kaplan.)

#4 – There’s no way in Hell I will spend $500 and change on a game system unless it will blow me too. What functions could said system possibly perform, short of the aforementioned blowing, that my other pieces of electronica can’t do already? None, that’s what.

#5 – This porta-crapper reminded me of the new Nintendo controller, Wii, the subject of much hype-o-drama at the E3 this year. I came back the next day to get a photo. That’s how dedicated to my craft I am.

E3: From the Outside-In

Foton — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:30:07 +0000

Proposal: Veteran E3 attendees from Colorado Springs are making a documentary about this year’s swag-fest to give “… an unprecedented look of E3 that no one’s been shown before: from the outside-in. It’s the goal of this documentary that we inspire, educate, or at least entertain viewers about an event that’s always been dangled out of reach of the average gamer.” Problem: they need $15,000 for equipment and production supplies. Solution: You and your kind donations. (To date: $414 collected.) And when I say “You”, I mean “Not me” because I think this is what credit cards and generous retail return policies are for.

E3 Chronicles: The First 10 Years

Foton — Thu, 19 May 2005 12:33:20 +0000

E3 Chronicles: The First 10 Years — The Armchair Empire – revisits the consoles, the announcements, and the stunned reactions of the crowds from prior E3’s.

E E E

Foton — Tue, 17 May 2005 20:46:42 +0000

As you all know, this E3 thing is this week. HA! Did you know? I was only vaguely aware because I read the better blogs.

But here’s what I was wondering. Do players, y’know, just gamer people, go to this thing? I’m thinking they do. This strikes me as far too much of a commitment to a hobby than I’m willing to give. Is it me? Am I wrong?

Everything’s leaked on the net two hours after it’s finalized anyhow, so how could there possibly be any unheard of, unseen shiny?

Nevertheless, plenty of blogs and news sites are covering the amazing! must-see! fun of an industry ~~media event~~ convention, including one blog, that I won’t name, with a fucked newsfeed that sends all their old posts as new material every time my feed reader refreshes. (Ever hear of adding your own feed to a reader to check that it’s operational?)

Best coverage that I’ve seen is Amit’s of These Damned Machines Are Killing Me. Of the myriad sites providing wall-to-wall, he’s one of the few that isn’t just pumping up the punctuation on press releases and doing a reblog.

Sure hope the food gets better for him, brave lil trooper.