E3 2009: Bigger and Better?

News has filtered in that the Electronic Entertainment Expo next year will be a return to form, and set earlier in the year than the previous two shows.

In an 1up news segment, the association behind E3, the Entertainment Software Association, will announce today that E3 2009 will be undergoing many changes from the 2007 and 2008 shows.

E3 2009 will take place during the first week of June at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will be open to the public on Friday, June 5th and Saturday, June 6th. The event itself will begin on Tuesday, June 2nd, with most of the regular press conferences from Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, and other companies happening on that first day. Attendance from the public and gaming journalists will be capped at 40,000.

One source, who is described only as 'being close to the process, stated the following;

After vehemently opposing a bigger show three years ago -- to now go back to the board, admit a mistake, and advocate for a bigger show. It reflects well on the organization and the board to recognize they made a mistake and, regardless of how it would look publicly, go ahead and fixed.

X-Play have released a news segment of their own on the matter;

After the disappointments of the E3 shows in the past two years, it is doubtful that anyone wouldn't want the Gaming Industry's biggest tradeshow returned to its former glory.