# Gamers ... how aware are you of ...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-how-aware-are-you-of/349628>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 23, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-how-aware-are-you-of/349628 "2006-03-23T19:29:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-how-aware-are-you-of/349628/21 "2006-03-28T02:02:44Z")

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> [@elfkin477](#):
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> I pay attention to what comes out of E3 each year. That’s where Will Wright premieres his games, and I own most of the ones he’s made to date.

Ooh! That’s right! I’d forgotten that E3 was where he did the whole presentation on _Spore_ that’s referenced everywhere on the web.

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**Author:** ![Nightsong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightsong/32/3083_2.png) [@Nightsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightsong)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-how-aware-are-you-of/349628/22 "2006-03-28T02:05:20Z")

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Let’s see…  
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[li]CES[/li]Wha?  
[li]DICE[/li]No dice…  
[li]AIAS Awards[/li]Who?  
[li]GDC[/li]_blank look_  
[li]Game Developers Choice Awards[/li]This one I’ve heard of, and I seem to remember a few games proudly sporting a sticker saying they won an award from these guys. But who holds it and when I can’t even begin to tell you.  
[li]E3[/li]The Big One! This one I would love to go to.  
[li]TGS[/li]_yet another blank look_  
[li]Spike Game Awards[/li]Heh. Yes, yes, I watch shows like ‘MXC’ and ‘World’s Wildest (insert type here) Videos’. So this one I know of, but haven’t steeled myself to watch it. It seems like it’d be a train wreck.  
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Essentially I pretty much just pay attention to upcoming RPGs and SIMs, and new titles coming out from the few publishers/developers I trust.

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**Author:** ![Otanx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Otanx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otanx)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-how-aware-are-you-of/349628/23 "2006-03-28T03:55:13Z")

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For CES you mean Consumer Electronics Show? If so then I used to go when I lived in Vegas. My family still goes. Don’t really see it being a video game showcase. If you mean another CES then never heard of it.

E3 I know of, but never gone. I just catch the news posted on the web from it.

Spike Game Awards I know of again, but don’t think it is all the big of a deal.

The others I have not heard of.

Ones you didn’t list (but arn’t neccisarly gaming shows) that I do know of, and try to attend.

Comdex, Netword/Interop, Everquest Fan Faire. Not going to be hiting any of them the next couple years while stationed in Korea, but I always enjoy Comdex, and NI. EQ FF seems to be dying off. Sony tried to incorporate all their online games, but still didn’t have near the numbers they used too.

-Otanx

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