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The incredible shrinking E3

by: Chuck - posted: 5/1/2008 3:38:00 PM
More On: E3 2008
It looks like the list of companies attending E3 this year has shrunk again as there are only 21 companies at the show this year.  Notable companies missing from last year include Activision/Blizzard/Vivendi, Atlus, Majesco, NC Soft, and Warner Brothers.  I can see why some of the smaller publishers aren't on the list but it's a bit of a shock not to see Activision making the show this year.  The list is subject to change but I'm still a bit shocked that the number of companies went down rather than up as the show was moving back to the LA Convention Center this year.

Here's the full list so far from the E3 website:Akella
Atari Inc.
CAPCOM Entertainment, Inc.
Codemasters
Crave Entertainment
Disney Interactive Studios
Eidos, Inc.
Electronic Arts
Konami Digital Entertainment America
LucasArts
Microsoft Corporation
Midway Games, Inc.
MTV Games
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
Nintendo of America Inc.
SEGA of America
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
Square Enix Inc.
Take-Two Interactive
THQ, Inc.
Ubisoft

It will be interesting to see if that lists grows or expands.