STACK #151 May 2017

GAMES FEATURE E3 Wishlist 2017

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enough around the science of nutrition to ascertain that a hot dog and chips – while likely to temporarily satiate a hangover – is unlikely to gift you the energy required for a full day walking the show floor. Offer up some healthy options with prices that won't make The Fat Duck seem affordable. Nintendo press conference It’s unlikely to happen, but the Nintendo press briefings were the perfect launch pad into the chaotic three days of E3. Even though we were no longer fooled by the video stream of Miyamoto, supposedly speaking fromTokyo only for the

It’s here. We want… Next month we’ll be packing our bags once again and heading to Los Angeles for E3 2017. While the show promises many changes this year – namely opening its doors for the first time to the general public – here are a few we’d like to see ourselves.

intent to become more relevant by overhauling its dated format. It’s still the most important show on the calendar, so it needs full support from all the major publishers. Travelators OK, we’re probably being a tad lazy here. The key to maximising

industry luminary to burst through a paper screen on stage, we long for the complete and utter kookiness associated with the press conference. E3 to start on a Monday again Enough now. With EA Play now beginning on the Saturday before E3 week, and Microsoft and Bethesda taking up slots on Sunday, time to relax and stretch out the jet lag have been cut short like the in-flight movie you never manage to time to completion. With the extended weekend events, E3 has now become that hot bath you always scald your undercarriage on when you rush in without preparation.

A press conference with surprises Top of the list for this one. In a world where social media spreads news like an influenza virus, keeping major announcements under wraps is a job that even ASIO would struggle with. We long for the days where a real sense of anticipation and excitement existed prior to the commencement of a media briefing.

Everyone onboard Last year we had a number of publishers either pulling away entirely from the show or reducing their presence to meeting rooms upstairs. We know that it can’t always be rainbows and unicorns, but the show has stated its

the distance you have to travel at the Los Angeles Convention Center is organising all your meetings for one particular day in one particular area. Ask us how often we’ve managed to do that? A travelator system would greatly assist in the traversal of weary limbs and poorly timed/planned appointments. Better and cheaper food Obviously you’re not attending E3 for its for its progressive culinary offerings, but we know

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