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Continuing Coverage of the 2005 E3 Expo!Brian King | May 20, 2005 | 0 comments | Print | E-mail Thursday, 19 May 2005
Much of E3 is about flash and style. The exhibitors obviously want to catch the attention of the press members and they spare no expense to do exactly that. In fact, there is so much going on and so much activity on the convention hall floor that the whole experience can be a bit of a sensory overload after a few hours. The sights and sounds of thousands of gamers playing every conceivable game together in one place is quite unique. One of the first things that struck us was just how many war-themed shooters were being displayed at this year’s event. It seems like everyone has decided to create a WWII or modern FPS. In fact, there were so many new titles of this kind to preview it can be a little bit difficult to keep track of what is what.
After a brief stop at the cafe court and a much needed shot of caffeine, we continued our fearless exploration into the depths of the gaming industry. GameSpot certainly had one of the most impressive displays from the press side of the house. They had an entire team of folks updating and writing material while GameSpot personnel interviewed selected individuals from various game development teams. It was a very professional setup and shows just how far a game website can really go if the people running it have the drive and innovation to keep going. We met a number of key people from various organizations like CDV’s Mario Kroll and the team from The Wargamer. The folks at NovaLogic were very kind to us and gave us an in-depth preview of some interesting new material from Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. The gameplay was fast and furious, but the AI opponent seemed to use its troops somewhat recklessly, which may not be entirely incorrect given the subject matter. This one is not quite finished yet, so there may be significant changes prior to the release of the final version.
That wraps up our E3 2005 coverage for today. We’ll be back tomorrow with more specific information from individual games and developers from a variety of different genres. [continued on next page] Article Pages >> 1 2 3
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