Shutting the E3 Noise Hole

Andy Chalk

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Shutting the E3 Noise Hole


E3 [http://www.e3expo.com/] is coming, and with it, a tsunami of speeches, lectures and marketspeak-drenched empty promises; but through it all, hope springs eternal that at least some of these guys will shut the hell up.

Just because you can't go to E3 doesn't mean you won't hear about it, and while that's good to a point, with some of these guys it can grow more than just a little tiresome. Whether they're talking about the same thing year in and year out, or raising expectations for future projects beyond all reasonable levels, or simply making noise because they like the sound of their own voice, at some point it all starts to pile up into one big, mushy compost head of repetitive yammering. Apparently, the gang at Crispy Gamer [http://www.crispygamer.com/_GeneratedPages/Features/Feature1002.aspx] are tired of listening.

Who should shut the hell up at E3? How about Peter Molyneux [http://www.siliconknights.com/], a legendary designer who promises the world, never even comes close to delivering and yet somehow manages to make us all believe that next time, seriously and for real, he's going to revolutionize everything. And then he doesn't. Michael Pachter, everyone's favorite industry analyst, also makes the list, although whether that's because most of what he says is barely more than guesswork or jealousy over the fact that he seems to make a pretty good living at it is hard to say.

Other names on the list include Crispy Gamer [http://www.nintendo.com], then hop into the forums and speak your mind: Who do you think should shut the hell up at E3?


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lousyshot55

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It seems to me that E3 has fallen to the level of being mostly just a fanboy/extremely casual gamer conference and while gamers/designers still attend it, it is not with any extreme amount of enthusiasm.
 

sammyfreak

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The part of that article I liked the most was that they wanted to hear more from Schaefer. I would trade the entire show to hear that man share parenting anecdotes.
 

Skrapt

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sammyfreak said:
The part of that article I liked the most was that they wanted to hear more from Schaefer. I would trade the entire show to hear that man share parenting anecdotes.
I'd trade the entire show for whatever Dylan Cuthbert was smoking when they came up with the idea for Ape Escape.
 

Jhereg42

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Schaefer and Spector. I would love to go to a con pannel on development with those two at the table.
 

Jumplion

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I completely agree with Regi-Fis-Ami or however you spell his name. It's nothing personal, but i just absolutely hate the guy. When he speaks he sounds like a Nintendo Salesperson trying to sell you his games like they're the best ones out on the market when they usually arn't.

I just don't like the guy!

but other than that, i pretty much agree with the whole list.