Wednesday, July 11th 2007

No More Booth Babes At E3 Expo

The newly renamed E3 Expo is getting a makeover, in an apparent attempt to refine it's image. Formerly known as the "Electronic Entertainment Expo", it's now going by the title "E3 Media & Business Summit". Gone are the booth babes, gone is the blasting techno music and $8 microwave cheese burgers. The former chaotic atmosphere is being replaced by luxury beach-side hotels, sushi restaurants and private conference rooms. Some have said in past years that the expo had become more of a spectacle of sorts, rather than a conference. This year the expo will be toned down, bereft of scantily clad women and flashy displays.
Source: CNN.com
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29 Comments on No More Booth Babes At E3 Expo

#1
L|NK|N
:eek::shadedshu:mad::banghead::wtf::twitch::(:cry: But I love the Booth Babes!:roll:
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#2
Easy Rhino
Linux Advocate
well screw them then! ill start my own expo and get hella booth babes!
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#3
Nothgrin
That is the most preposterous thing I have ever heard. Those babes are the only real hotties that gamers will see in real life!!!
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#5
Demon_82
And what is actually left? I mean, something interesting... XD
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#6
kwchang007
wow.....that's lame. i think this is going to be a flop
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#8
DaMulta
My stars went supernova
They cut the show from 60,000 to 3,000 people....Which sucks!!!!


Noobs
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#9
HellasVagabond
Damulta we could always build a booth outside the E3 Expo building and bring babes there :P
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#10
newconroer
Well good on them.

There's nothing worse than going to a convention about cars, or electronics etc only to be smothered with mounds of silicone and annoying remixes of pac-man music.
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#11
russianboy
But I like being smothered .

It gives me something to think about, new motherboards, and hotter booth girls!
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#12
mdm-adph
This is probably more of just a cost-saving measure than any real concern over their image, seeing as how they're now trying to attract a more business-like clientèle (whose positions of power mean that they're not any strangers of, and thus not affected as much by, business-class debauchery).
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#13
d44ve
Fine then.... they are not allowed to have booth babes.

Then I am going to get a booth and wear a speedo! They didnt say anything about half nekkid d44ve!

:laugh:
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#14
PVTCaboose1337
Graphical Hacker
This is a horrible idea. Not as many people are going to come now!
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#15
erocker
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It's just plain un-American! We need someone like Ron Burgandy to cover this... this horrible, horrible news. He's a man that could help our nation understand the importance of booth babes... and scotch!:D
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#16
d44ve
erockerIt's just plain un-American! We need someone like Ron Burgandy to cover this... this horrible, horrible news. He's a man that could help our nation understand the importance of booth babes... and scotch!:D
"WHY DONT YOU GO BACK TO YOUR HOME ON WHORE ISLAND!!"

Ron Burgandy rocks! :rockout:
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#17
Namslas90
d44veFine then.... they are not allowed to have booth babes.

Then I am going to get a booth and wear a speedo! They didnt say anything about half nekkid d44ve!

:laugh:
Thanks for putting that horrror-ific image in our minds, A d44ve clown in a speedo...:p:eek::banghead::confused::laugh:
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#18
Casheti
The things that they described that they've just taken away are probably half the reason people go, I mean it really adds to the overall atmosphere, without that it's gonna suck.

..........................................
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#19
FreedomEclipse
~Technological Technocrat~
Next thing you know....E3 will have its own bouncers & No Jeans or Trainers Policy... which would mean if you want in you'd have to be more 'bling'd' out then Fidel Castro in a jumpsuit to get into the EXPO. hope you geeks got your wallets air bags & rubber bumpers because this ones going to hurt! ready then???? Armani's at the ready!
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#20
Falru
E3 was fun cuz of it's chaotic atmosphere... why did they do away with it!

That's like saying "Ok everyone, no shouting, no yelling, no pushing, and no fighting" at the Warped tour.
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#21
WarEagleAU
Bird of Prey
Man, I kind of liked them booth girls!
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#22
Solaris17
Super Dainty Moderator
Easy Rhinowell screw them then! ill start my own expo and get hella booth babes!
word!
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#23
Wile E
Power User
newconroerWell good on them.

There's nothing worse than going to a convention about cars, or electronics etc only to be smothered with mounds of silicone and annoying remixes of pac-man music.
I agree. I go to these things to see the cars or new products. I couldn't give a shit less about booth babes or the techno blaring in the background.

I'm glad they got rid of the babes and techno, this isn't supposed to be Hot Import Nights, dammit.
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#24
Casheti
Wile EI agree. I go to these things to see the cars or new products. I couldn't give a shit less about booth babes or the techno blaring in the background.

I'm glad they got rid of the babes and techno, this isn't supposed to be Hot Import Nights, dammit.
Nobody cares about the babes but the techno made the atmosphere!!

Now it's gonna suck... boo :mad:
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#25
newconroer
Haha Casheti.


They opened E3 to the public, it didn't do so well. They threw in the babes and the techno and the food and turned it into a theme park and it drew larger crowds. Who woulda thought?


To me, E3 is like a business seminar; They display upcoming industry products, revisions and prototypes.


They don't need booth babes, techno, hot dogs or any of that other junk to accomplish this. And having end user twit geek consumers and their 'gaming girl' girlfriends come out of the their darkened dungeon basements isn't doing them any good. They'll still make the products, they'll still inform who NEEDS to know and they'll still all be rich mother f******.


I equate this to sports arena ticket sales. No financially stable sports team is going to be riding on the income from ticket sales. If they are, then they got problems. Likewise, E3 and all of the manufacturer's involved, do not need the extra piddly cash gained from turning it into an adult circus.


I cannot stand when big wigs or politicians try to play the 'we're just like you guys!' angle. Lowering their standards and trying to mingle with the general populace/consumers. They are not us and we are not them. That's why they make millions and we don't. I rather prefer some business savy, cut throat and hostile market guru is at the top, aging and loving the smell of money more than his wife or kids, because that's the type of people that keep the world competitive. I don't want to think that the average joe schmoe is running Sony or the Presidency or whatever.


Now, music conventions are an entirely different thing. You goto G3 guitar conventions to meet the sick guitar gods in person. You don't go to E3 to meet the developers of Crysis. We care about the game, not them lol..
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