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Originally Posted by Ryan Dean from GAF
Good.
Booth Babes fucking ruined E3 last year.
Opaque handed in his dick.
Why? Were they giving people hand jobs on the floor or something?Quote:
Originally Posted by Opaque
Exhibitors try to avoid actually showing you games by showing you girls.
Especially Tecmo. Why should they have something playable when they can show girls in DoA cosplay for hours on end?
Edit: I think Ubi was pulling this same shit with Prince of Persia a few years back. Instead of getting a few playable demos they had one guy playing a demonstration over and over again while two girls distracted you.
That's awesome if it's true. I'll believe it when I see it. Actually I won't see it because I refuse to go to E3 ever again. Not my scene with the ridiculous crowds, ludicrous parking, etc. etc. I understand some people like that stuff but not me. Although seeing the first video for Exile when I thought Myst was dead was one of the greatest moments ever. Brought a tear to my eye, it did. And damn, Presto did a fantastic job on that installment.
A part of me feels sad, but it will make exhibitors think of craftier ways to not show us games.
more free stuff
Good fucking riddance. The only problem is, the last reason for the show's existence is gone. So why bother?
(It never served a functional purpose outside of getting various execs. and 'important people' together for a weekend of benders.)
Gamecloud has a comment from the director of E3, where he states the change is not in the dress-code policy but in the enforcement of said policies:
As for the actual policy, from the original post on Sex and Games that broke the story:Quote:
The E3Expo dress code policy is not new for 2006. In fact, it is the same as it has been for the past several years, and the vast majority of other major tradeshows have the same or similar policies. What's new in 2006 is an update of the enforcement policies, which simply allow show management to better enforce the long-standing dress code. E3Expo is first and foremost a business show, and policies such as this one help create an environment not only "where business gets fun", but where business gets done.
Honestly, I see this being enforced about as well as their policy that bars minors from entering the show (not at all).Quote:
For 2006, The Board has adopted an amendment to the current Character of Exhibit/Attire Policy enforcement. Exhibitors will receive ONE verbal warning when a violation of the policy is encountered. Should another violation occur, the ESA will impose a $5,000 penalty, payable immediately on-site and require that models comply with the dress code before returning to the floor.
Exhibits or conduct by Exhibitor which ESA dtermines, in its sole discretion, are likely to constitute a violation of state or federal law or criminal activity shall be prohibited and ESA shall have the right, upon such determination, to require immediate removal of the exhibit, or portion thereof, of the offending exhibitor.
Any exhibitor not utilizing the official service contractor for Models and/or Talent, will be required to follow the procedures for using an Exhibitor Appointed Contactor and furnish the appropriate forms and certificates of insurance to show management before these personnel will be allowed to access the show floor.
-Dippy
So now it's just smelly, sweaty fat-asses with NO upside to it? And it STILL costs money to get into E3 if you're not in the industry? Fuck that.