Gamers around the world wept and gnashed their teeth when it was announced that the Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) was to be sacrificed to the game event gods, leaving a gaping hole in Los Angeles' interactive calendar. Personally, I wasn't that bothered, but I know plenty of journos who were.
Well, prepare to sing praises on high 'cause a new annual event is going to descend in Los Angeles from October 2007. From the makers of E3 comes GamePro Expo (working title), a conference for consumers by consumers. So a bit like Game Stars Live, then.
From MCV:
IDG has signed an exclusive deal with the ESA to run a consumer-oriented video games trade show. It will take place in Los Angeles in October '07
Notably, this is going to be a consumer show, which shifts the focus towards test-drives of forthcoming products, just before the biggest selling season of the year. Call me a cynic, but it's unlikely that there will be any news and/or exclusives at this new event. Those will probably be reserved for the other event replacing E3 held in Spring 2007, which is invite-only.
[UPDATE: According to next-gen.biz, punters who wish to attend the event will pay $100 for a 3-day pass, and will be able to buy software on the show floor. Via MCV, again.]
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