Today the ESA announces that the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2009 has sold 90 percent of its available exhibitor space with over 100 exhibitors to attend. Furthermore, the expo is reaching its projected number of 40,000 attendees, which includes industry professionals, general attendees, and members of the media.

“E3 Expo is back, and that’s a very good thing. The conference is being held at just the right time, with June late enough in the year for the publishers to feel confident about game quality, and early enough in the year to generate retail buzz,” said Michael Pachter, analyst with Wedbush Morgan. “The show’s format is a return to the great E3 Expo’s of the past, and there is tremendous interest from investors, publishers and media. I expect buzz about the show to build every week until June, and expect many breaking announcements the first week in June. E3 Expo will re-establish itself as the preeminent North American computer and video game show, and also will likely be considered the preeminent computer and video game event globally.”

After two years of trying to be restricted to fewer than 5,000 attendees, this year’s E3 is back with a blast as it returns to the glory days as the world’s best videogame industry event.  This has event brought the excitement to many developers.
“If you have a career in games or just love to play them, get out your calendar and circle the first week of June,” said Jeff Brown from EA. “The E3 Expo is bigger and better this year and for EA, the expanded format means we’ll have more demos, announcements, promotions and blockbuster games than ever before.”
“It is very exciting for the videogame industry to once again have a global platform from which to report on the trends, innovations and exciting new games that are fueling the growth of our market,” said Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of publishing at THQ. “We look forward to meeting with press and retailers from around the world, as well as the investment community to share several key titles from THQ’s portfolio at the E3 Expo in June.”
Personally, I am excited for this event as I am already registered and confirmed and will be attending as media. However, if you want to attend yourself, you do not have to be part of the media to enjoy three days of videogame ecstasy. Just head over here and find out how you may attend. All you have to do is fill out an online registration form along with a $400 payment (Goes up to $500 after May 1st) and you are pretty much guaranteed to be in. This is a very relaxed process compared to that past two years. So in a since, E3 2009 is open to the public, you just need to be 18+ and $400. Members of the media and industry receive free attendance, granted they provide the proper credentials proving that they are part of the media or industry.

If you cannot attend, no worry as I will be there to cover the event from all possible angles. So follow Ripten throughout E3 and we will keep you on top of everything.

Tags: E3, E3 2009, Electronic Entertainment Expo, ESA

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