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Friday, May 15, 2009

The E3 Rumor Mill

One of the most hyped events in a gamer’s year is coming up soon: yes, I speak of E3, claiming to be with 90% less suck this year.  Regardless of whether it lives up to its claims of awesomeness, there’s already a lot of juicy gossip going around.  Here are some of the more intriguing stories, ribbed for her pleasure:

- Rich Taylor, VP of communications and research for the ESA, says the public might be allowed in someday… but not this year, suckers.

- Atari says “thx but j/k” to showing up to the expo.

- Microsoft says via Twitter: “June 2009 will be an important month for Zune lovers. New product launch, that’s all I’m allowed to say. Hold off from buying an iPhone/Pre.” Unveiling a new portable gaming device, perhaps?  (PS - Do any Zune lovers exist?) Also: they keep talking about something revolutionary, perhaps a camera motion capture system?  Ooh, mysterious.

- Like many 3 year relationships, Sony might be trading in that old PS3 for a younger, slimmer model.  Shallow, perhaps, but you gotta keep things interesting.

- Finally: a frequently updated giganticus list of confirmed new games, courtesy of IGN.

I’m really interested to see how E3 plays out this year.  It’s kind of like our celebrity culture: we shrug when they do well, but it’s only when they fuck up that we pay attention.