Many have complained about E3. I know we had when we couldn't get an invite to it, but thankfully that was resolved. However, many other unlucky journalists and even game companies haven't been able to get in this year to show their stuff off. So, as an industry, are people looking at it favorably or not?

From the article:

The initial response to the changes was mixed. For some this was the E3 they were hoping for; a chance to really show off their upcoming games to the invitees without a lot of pressure. However, others wondered if this was too much of a change. Shouldn't there be an industry sponsored event that not only served as a way to see upcoming games but also was a celebration of the industry in general.

Since the changes for E3 2007 were announced many trade shows announced plans to expand, including this August's Penny Arcade Expo and the Game Developers Conference. Later in 2006, the trade show company IDG, with the blessing of the ESA) announced the E For All Expo, a new show that debuts in October in E3's old LA Convention Center home. Unlike both versions of E3, this new show would allow ordinary gamers with no connections to the industry to attend the show and play games that will be released this holiday season (the busiest time of the year for the industry).

While it's likely that the new, smaller E3 will generate a ton of media exposure the truth is that this new invite show will likely not have as much of an impact as the old version did. Indeed this month publishers are announcing a number of new games that normally would be announced at the old May E3 date. July will likely have some new game announcements as well but its clear that publishers are not waiting around for July to make some major game announcements.

FiringSquad wanted to find out from game developers how they feel about the new E3 show now that more details have been released. Our polling of developers still suggests that there is a lot of debate about how the new E3 will work.

Read the full article over at firingsquad.com