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.
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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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