After months of speculation about E3 moving to another city, it has now been officially announced that it will be staying in Los Angeles. The world renowned summit will be back in it’s former home at the LA Convention Center after moving to a smaller venue last year.

It has also been announced the show will once again be keeping the revamped and more businesslike style. “While there will be opportunities for game demonstrations, the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit will not feature the large trade show environment of previous years”.

Just to make sure you get the point that this will not be for your average gamer, the announcement goes on to say that “Attendance at all events, meetings, and demonstrations will be by invitation only”.

The ESA (Entertainment Software Association) do seem to have listened to some of the criticism from last year, putting the event back into a larger venue for example, but they haven’t changed their stance on who the expo is marketed for or what to expect from the stalls.

It’s looking increasingly likely that once again I will have to go else ware for my free pens and booth babes.

Read the full press release here.

Tags: E3, E3 08, invite-only, LA

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