You’re probably asking yourself why you’d bother reading a site that isn’t going to E3 for E3 news, and I’d probably have to ask you the same question. Of course, I could also give you a multi-reasoned answer.

1. All the big sites are going to be overloaded with news you don’t really care about. Call it the rush to publish every press release under the sun, but since we’re beholden to no one we’ll do what we normally do… cover the stuff we find interesting.

2. We’ve got Canadians.

3. We’re fucking hilarious.

I’m personally a little bitter about what E3 has become. Their media invite system seems set-up to make sure you get only the people you want to cover their stuff, and since PR firms and companies choose what journalists they want to attend you’re kinda/sorta buying positive coverage. I’m not saying we turned down invitations to go, but I certainly didn’t beat down doors trying to track one down either. So maybe a little distance from the event will do us good.

There ya go, we’ll see you all next week while we cover what could potentially be (if my prediction comes true) the last event known as E3.

So gone are the days of the over the top, crazy booth-babe schwag filled show we’ve come to know (and in my case love). I’d say go read the news at Next-Gen, but they’re too busy gloating about being right (more like half right), so go read it at Joystiq.

So here’s my take on the whole shebang (A pre-emptive eulogy for E3, warts and all):

Each year we went along for the ride. By the time it’s over, we’re left used and abused. And as we stumble back to reality, we realize promises were made that won’t be kept, things that looked too good to be real probably were, and next time we see her she’ll pretend like it never happened. We forget all about how she treated us last time, and we’re right back where we started. It’s like a one-night stand that lasts 2 days too long. I’m gonna miss her.

A good amount of the better blogs out there make a good case as to why the convention’s been dead for a few years now. But how bad is was it really? Let’s take a look at the most cited reasons for hating E3.
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