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    E3: Where are the pc games?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Blemish, Jul 16, 2008.

  1. Blemish

    Blemish Notebook Consultant

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    Did anyone else notice the severe lack of pc games that were announced or shown at E3. No trailers, no booths....

    Do you think this reflects the diminishing demand for PC games (relative to console games), or is it because E3 is now smaller than it was in previous years?
     
    Blemish, Jul 16, 2008
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  2. redrazor11

    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    I think it has something to do with the economy. People are spending less money, Vendors are making less money, so they arn't going to put more money into games that will sit on the shelves for weeks.

    It could also be that PC dosn't really have a main producer like counsils have (playstation games are expected from sony, wii games are demanded from nintendo, xbox games are essential from microsoft).

    Theres not really a specific company that fuels PC gaming (yet)
     
    redrazor11, Jul 16, 2008
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  3. Harleyquin07

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    This year's E3 had lots of major publishers for the PC pull out, so that explains a lot regarding the lack of PC booths.
     
    Harleyquin07, Jul 16, 2008
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  4. alber

    alber Notebook Consultant

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    Red Alert 3 ;)
     
    alber, Jul 16, 2008
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  5. link1313

    link1313 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well maybe they didn't have booths setup but there are a lot of good PC games coming out.

    Just go to IGN and look at the E3 games list.
     
    link1313, Jul 16, 2008
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  6. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    E3 is slowly deteriorating...I think PC games are now announced more elsewhere than at E3.
     
    Sam, Jul 16, 2008
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  7. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    E3 has died a long time ago. Hell one of the thing I had ever wanted to do was live the e3 experience at least once in my life but that faded away in the horizon before I ever had a chance to seriously plan it...
     
    Ayle, Jul 16, 2008
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  8. ThunderCat69

    ThunderCat69 Notebook Evangelist

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    I was hoping beyond hope that Valve might surprise us all by announcing HL Ep3
     
    ThunderCat69, Jul 17, 2008
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  9. BHD

    BHD Notebook Deity

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    who cares as long as we have Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 :D

    E3 should be renamed to Big 3 (nintendo, sony, MS)
     
    BHD, Jul 17, 2008
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  10. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    ScifiMike12, Jul 17, 2008
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  11. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Mercenaries 2
    The Sims 3
    Scorpion
    Gravity
    Tom Clancy's EndWar
    Singularity
    Spore
    Flock
    COD 5
    The Wheelman
    Spider-Man Web of Shadows
    Warhammer: Battle March
    Far Cry 2
    The Humans
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    Disciples III
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    Lord of the Rings: Conquest
    Rise of the Argonauts
    Fallout 3
    Project Origin
    Red Alert 3
    Left 4 Dead
    Crysis Warhead
    Rage

    All on the PC. All at E3 :D
     
    cdnalsi, Jul 17, 2008
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  12. brainer

    brainer Notebook Virtuoso

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    well. E3 is dying when it comes to PC games.
     
    brainer, Jul 17, 2008
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