You have to read this brutal Salon.com article on the T&A on display at E3...

[Ishamael]

<div style='font: 14pt "Sans Serif"; text-align: justify; padding: 0% 15% 0% 15%; '><b>Link:</b> <a href="http://salon.com/tech/feature/2001/05/2 ... ex.html</a>

Man-o-man. The article starts with the author giving very negative look at GOD's "Promised Lot" area at E3 and T&A there in general. It goes on to give a brutal analysis of the fans and ends up by giving a harsh breakdown of today's developers, saying they are not ready for the mainstream. Lots of interesting anecdotes including how a QA team at what he calls a "leading developer" did a gang bang on a prostitute.

Like I said, an interesting read, regardless of whether you agree with the author's viewpoints.

So did anyone get a chance to see GOD's "Promised Lot" area? :)</div>

[El Kabong]

<div style='font: 12pt Arial; text-align: left; '>yeah, good article...</div>

[Tortolia]

<div style='font: 9pt arial; text-align: left; '>And from what my fellow RPGFan staffers were saying, the number and quality of booth babes were actually way down this year...</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt Verdana, Tahoma; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>I've never been to E3, but the whole booth babes concept never gelled wtih me. The last thing I need when revelling in my gamming geekdom is a reminder of sexual and romantic frustration.</div>

[ManaMan]

<div style='font: 12pt Helvetica; text-align: left; '>It's like he's saying "whatever happened to the good old days when asexual nerds ran the gaming industry?"</div>

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>And people wonder why women aren't in the industry enough.</div>

[El Kabong]

<div style='font: 12pt Arial; text-align: left; '>I got that impression too... and that message really bothers me... this guy is way off base...</div>

[S.Cody2]

<div style='font: 11pt "Copperplate Gothic"; text-align: left; '>'Romantic'? Well said, though. In any case, it breaks some of the air of total disgust and monotony the smelly supergeeks create.</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt Verdana, Tahoma; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>Yes, romantic. Some of us want actual relationships.</div>

[Arteus Meril]

<div style='font: italic 11pt "times new roman"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 1% 0% 1%; '>Off base is a bit of an understatement... the idiot-meter is off the scale..</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt Verdana, Tahoma; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>More like "You guys act like this and expect to be taken seriously?"</div>

[S.Cody2]

<div style='font: 11pt "Copperplate Gothic"; text-align: left; '>It's not like the girls are there for their personality, though.</div>

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Shit like this the reason why women don't buy video games. It's going to continue to be like that until the industry quits feeding the testosterones of the mainstream audience. (Ahem...Tomb Raider, anybody? Now it's a movie with Jolie in it.)</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt Verdana, Tahoma; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>You're missing the point; it would act as a general reminder.</div>

[Nev]

<div style='font: 12pt Arial; text-align: justify; padding: 0% 8% 0% 8%; '>Staples Center = where the Lakers & Kings play (possibly the Clippers, no one cares about them)
Convention Center = where they hold events like E3</div>

[S.Cody2]

<div style='font: 11pt "Copperplate Gothic"; text-align: left; '>It's cool if you tightly knit sexuality and romanticism, though.</div>

[Kupek]

<div style='font: 10pt Verdana, Tahoma; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>Keep in mind I didn't go, I just know how I'd respond. It's a GENERAL reminder. It's a FEMALE, and I'm a MALE. Put it together.</div>

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Apparently, fate is not kind to you.</div>

[SineSwiper]

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Perhaps it was a private joke about the quality of the event.</div>

[S.Cody2]

<div style='font: 11pt "Copperplate Gothic"; text-align: left; '>Read the body of my last post. I know it's how you'd respond.</div>