Find a new, better venue. Hint: it doesn't have to be in LA...  Why not move it? ...From a social, technological, and even convenience standpoint, Vegas has it all over the Los Angeles convention center.

Technically they just tried that and didn't think it worked. Though from a practical standpoint they didn't put much thought into the last move and made about a dozen other poorly thought out changes at the same time.

The first question is "Did they sign another multi-year contract it'll take millions to break?" If the answer is no, then the next question is "What other good locations have nice convention centers?" Since clearly the driving force behind moving back to LA was a dislike of the lack of centralization.

-Gray17

Grass is always greener, I'm afraid.

Thing is, companies got annoyed at the fact that E3 was turned into a 'show', the booth babes etc were, to be honest, getting a bit ridiculous, however, the solution wasn't to turn it into a drudge for those involved. The companies want to feel professional, but this is the entertainment industry, it should be... well... entertaining.

The new E3 was, I think, designed to show the Video Game industry as serious, forward thinking establishments, but it should be held in mind that most coders work for lower wages than they really deserve and to worse time scheduling than jobs that are considered far higher pressure, it is because they love what they do, companies rely on the fact that game designers and coders get excited about their product, it's a good percent of their profit margin.

So the new version of E3 presents a Dichotomy, an industry that tries to present itself as fun and easygoing to it's consumers and potential employees is suddenly placed in this serious, stifling environment, and it is, quite simply, not how they are used to, or even really want to present their newest little gem.

Move it to Houston or Dallas. Both are fairly common host cities, and both have anime conventions, so why not?

BRING BACK THE OLD E3!!!!

There was nothing better than the 2006 E3.

We can do more with more showmanship and highlighting the new games (both core and casual) and everyone has some fun.

I miss the old E3 because I used to read about it in magazines of past years and really wanted to one day see it while it was big back in those days.

Not sure if I want to these days because of it being a Business Sumit.

The people at ECA have forgotten what Videogames are all about, fun and enjoyment and that is what the E3 used to be.