Archive: 14th July 2008: E3 2008 - Microsoft, EA / CBC
The 2008 edition of the “E3 Media and Business Summit” has come and gone, and the whole thing was a bit of a blur to be honest. However, I’m going to try and split up my retrospective a bit, as it dragged on a bit longer than the actual event (which only officially ran between the 15th-17th) and I feel like I’ve got a bit more to say about the whole thing.
You may note that I blogged about E3 for the Canadian Broadcasting Company! Exciting, no? Why I’m mere steps away now from becoming the “go-to” guy when Jian Ghomeshi wants someone to cover video games on Q, or when George Stroumboulopoulos needs someone for the same thing on The Hour. Or at least that would be the plan, anyway… Though realistically I’m probably not much closer to it.
Anyway, my coverage! I decided not to go for the obvious route and write up “this is what happened” or “this is what I played” blog posts, and actually write a small analysis for each one. I think it kind of worked out, though it was a lot harder than I thought (writing commentary while your brain is fried from over-stimulation is… difficult, let’s say.)
Microsoft looks to Wii to take on PS3 and Xbox gets lips, Final Fantasy XIII - this was originally just one article, but was sub-edited into two. As I was writing for a specifically Canadian audience (not something I often do!) I wanted to make sure to lament that the Netflix thing wasn’t announced here. Which kind of sucks.
EA’s Dynamic DNA - I concentrated on the announcement of NBA Live ’09’s Dynamic DNA from the EA press conference, because I thought it was roughly the most exciting and “new” thing they talked about. I suppose it would have more resonance with the CBC audience if it had been announced for NHL ‘09, though.