2008 E3 exhibitor list released
The ESA today released an up-to-date list of 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit exhibitors and confirmed through early RSVPs that attendance will reach an expected 4,000 visitors. "Clearly companies and attendees value what the E3 Summit offers that nobody else can," ESA CEO Michael D. Gallagher said in a statement that reads less like a pat on the back and more like a defense against cascading doubts posed by Activision's decision to withdraw from the event and discontinue its membership with the organization.
As previously reported and reestablished today, NCsoft, Foundation 9 and Atlus will also skip the trip -- and id Software is still absent from the list. However, LucasArts continues to remain present, despite declining to renew its ESA membership. The complete list of "who's in" is posted after the break.
Full list of exhibitors currently scheduled to participate:
1UP Network
Akella
Atari Inc.
Bethesda Softworks
Capcom USA Inc.
Crave Entertainment
Codemasters
D3Publisher of America
Deep Silver
Disney Interactive Studios, Inc.
Electronic Arts
Eidos Interactive
Fox Interactive Media
Indie Games
Jagex, Ltd.
Konami Digital Entertainment America
LucasArts
Majesco Entertainment Company
Microsoft Corporation
Midway Games, Inc.
MTV Games
Namco Bandai Games America, Inc.
Natsume, Inc.
Nintendo of America Inc.
Novint Technologies, Inc.
Nyko Technologies
Rebellion
SEGA of America, Inc.
Serious Games Initiative
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
Southpeak Interactive
Square Enix USA
Take-Two Interactive
Tecmo
THQ Inc.
Toshiba America Information Systems
Ubisoft Entertainment Inc.
Valve Software
Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment Inc.