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The developer – who shall remain unnamed – who was promoting his adventure game as a ‘new type of action game’ (I kid you not). After I engaged in a – shall we say – discussion with this gentleman, he finally admitted that if he were to promote it as an adventure game, then sites like Gamespot and IGN would not give it coverage.

Webzine employees who push their resumes on developers while interviewing them about their new game. Not only is it a conflict of interest, but it is sleazy. The E3 is for developers to attract publishers, if you are looking for a job, ask the developer if you can send a resume after the E3.

Shame on companies like Majesco who fail to realize that not everyone at the E3 is twenty-something and in peak health. As much as I would have loved to meet Clive Barker in person, my health does not permit my standing in line for over an hour and Majesco was unwilling to make any concessions.

Not really a ‘lowlife’ but Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. The demo was a huge disappointment. The animations were unfinished and the game had a sketchy feel about it. It is also bothersome that there was so little to show for a project that has been in development for over a year.

Biggest Assholes of the E3 Award goes to Lucas Farts and the nazi goons guarding their door. Get over yourselves guys, not everyone is enamored with your Star Wars crap. From the doorway to the reception desk – a distance of about 30 feet – was a display of movie memorabilia. When I asked the gorilla at the door if I could take a picture for our website, he wouldn’t even let me past the door as I didn’t have an appointment. When informed of my media pass and a promise to not go beyond the reception desk, he still refused and commanded I return on Friday and wait in line for the public showing (I don’t want to sound like a egotistic media person, but we all have lots of appointments scheduled and can’t wait in line a few hours just for a snapshot). Well, your security isn’t as tight as you thought and I got my picture at the end of the day when the exhibit was supposed to be closed.

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