The ESA has announced a partial list of exhibitors for this year's E3, which will take place in early June at the LA Convention Center. Yes, we are precisely four months away from the start of E3 2009. That's kind of soon! We should probably start planning our coverage a bit so it doesn't all sneak up on us.
I expect our coverage will bear a passing resemblance to this...
...except it will be bigger, better, and probably more bad-ass, as well.
That should dovetail nicely into what E3 2009 is shaping up to be this year, because the exhibitor list makes it sound like it'll be achieving the three B's, too. Here's the list provided by the ESA:
- Activision Blizzard, Inc.
- Atari, Inc.
- Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
- Bethesda Softworks LLC
- Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
- Disney Interactive Studios, Inc.
- Eidos Interactive
- Electronic Arts, Inc.
- Epic Games, Inc.
- 505 Games
- IndieCade
- KOEI Corporation
- Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
- LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
- Majesco Entertainment Company
- Microsoft Corporation
- Midway Games Inc.
- MTV Games
- Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
- Nintendo of America, Inc.
- Rebellion
- Sega of America, Inc.
- Serious Games
- Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
- Sony Online Entertainment LLC
- Square Enix, Inc.
- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
- THQ Inc.
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
You might notice a few publishers missing from the list, like D3, NCsoft, and Valve. Also, Activision and LucasArts bailed on last year's show, but they'll be in the house this time. Exhibit space is still up for sale, so keep in mind that this isn't the final list.
OK, let's throw it open with the most speculative question you can ask about video games... what do you want to see at E3 this year?
Dunno, free pizza?
Some information on BioShock 2 would be sweet. I'm hearing some nasty rumours about multiplayer in the game, say it ain't so Jeff...say it ain't so....
Look forward to the GiantBomb crews coverage of E3, last year was a blast and this year I expect big things now the site is established and stuff is going well for you all. Just remember swag makes good prizes for competitions :P I hear the Mods have been doing a lot of work lately.....just incase you need some ideas on where or who to send the swag too lol.
Which is good.
Because Giant Bomb is still crazy.
Hopefully somthing to do with whatever team ico's been cooking up.
but i shant hold my breath...well maybe a little bit
But for me, the biggest hook is the surprises. I don't need bombshells, but a surprisingly good-looking game announcement or a previously-unannounced sequel suits me just fine.