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Behold the new E3: The Game Pro Expo
So, E3 is no longer the crab-attacking, massive damage-inducing, nerdgasm gamestravaganza it once was, but those of us who love gaming for gaming (and not gaming for... the industry of gaming? Development, mostly) shouldn't worry too much about the downsizing. Let it be known: the Game Pro Expo (pronounced "geh-peh" if you want to say it quickly) is taking over E3's old home, the LA Convention Center, from October 18-20th of 2007. This new expo promises loud music, crowded show floors, and best of all -- games. Lots of games. Spoke the IGN: "Members of the Bureau are being told to plan as if they were planning for E3, and that organizers are aiming to match E3 in size, scope, and impact on the Los Angeles economy."In a Final Fantasy XII-esque twist of loyalties, the ESA (Entertainment Software Association) is backing this new convention up, even though they were the ones who decided that E3, in its current form, was unnecessary. A million gil to the man who can think up the same FFXII comparison that we are. Haven't played it? Well... there's a reason Nick Doerr hasn't been posting much since October 31 (behold his innocuous smile). But hey, the news of E3's semi-cancellation really hurt LA, so maybe they decided to make a whole new convention than apologize to the old. What do you guys think? Feel a little better knowing that all will be much the same, just under a different name?
E3 to be reborn as GamePro Expo
While E3 may be long gone, and E3Expo may have been on the horizon for a brief time, it appears that GamePro Expo will now be taking its place as the king of the American gaming shows. IDG, the company that publishes GamePro magazine (and Macworld mag and Expo), will now run this latest show to take over the Los Angeles Convention Center come October 2007. Although GamePro is only slated for 30,000 people (half the size of E3), it should still rock, given that it'll bring live competitions among other goodies. And if you're looking for us while at the show, we'll be the ones hanging our heads in shame after getting totally pwned by the smarmy editors over at Joystiq.[Via DSFanboy]
Fans rejoice as GamePro takes up the E3 slack
Buck up, gamers - the bastion of E3 may be lost to the annals of time, but media giant International Data Group is stepping in to pick up the slack. They've jumped through the hoops and signed the papers, and it's official -- E3 will be reborn as the GamePro Expo, presumably named for GamePro magazine, which IDG publishes.The best news of all? The GamePro Expo will showcase all aspects of the industry. It's not all about the business anymore; the post-E3 expo will feature live competitions as well as all the tradeshow goodness we've come to love over the years. Of course, we're keeping fingers crossed behind our backs, as it's awfully early to pin our hopes on an amorphous future show. But if all goes as planned, we'll see you in L.A. next October.[Via Joystiq]
