Not going to be at E3?

[Eon]

Well, I was looking at the exhibitors and I was very surprised to see XSEED was not listed. I hope this is a mistake. Will XSEED be at E3? If you are I will look for you, I'll be there too :D

Sorry if this is in the wrong place but I thought that if you be at E3 announcements would be a good spot for this question.

[H.Protagonist]

Afraid not. :( No booth this year, but you may catch a glimpse of some of us in the wild.

[Wyrdwad]

I'll be astrally projecting myself there. Be on the lookout for poltergeist activity... and pray it's me. Because if it's not, it's probably ol' Banjo McGee. And you do NOT want to cross ol' Banjo McGee.

...Er, I think I need more caffeine. BRB.

-Tom

[Eon]

Afraid not. :( No booth this year, but you may catch a glimpse of some of us in the wild.

Pretty sure I would recognize that cool lid anywhere.

To bad you folks can't make it. Maybe next year.

[Terro]

If XSEED won't be at E3... can we expect some surprises/anouncements coming soon around that time... perhaps?

[Wyrdwad]

Oh, I dunno... how do SIXTY NEW RELEASES BEFORE AUGUST SOUND?

...Yeah, sounds pretty impossible to me, too. ;) But we ARE hoping to have some awesome new announcements for you guys in the near(-ish) future. Keep your fingers crossed and your eyes/ears peeled!

-Tom

[Chaosblade]

If I'm not mistaken you guys hinted at a certain game a while back. Interested in seeing if that game is what you have in mind.

[Wyrdwad]

Not just yet, I'm afraid. But our other prospective announcements are just as exciting.

To me, anyway. (Though hopefully to you guys as well, or we're gonna be in serious trouble!) ;)

-Tom

[rpgfan]

Hope so. I'll patiently wait for your announcements and pray they are games I want.

[brightsuzaku]

Pray? XSEED's been really good at putting out games I want!

[ddh4ms]

Although speaking of con wise, will XSEED be in AX2011 this time ^_^?

[Wyrdwad]

Although speaking of con wise, will XSEED be in AX2011 this time ^_^?

We'll be making a formal announcement to answer that very question soon enough. Stay tuned. ;)

-Tom

[Adrian-kun]

Is it because it costs a lot to maintain a booth? The economy is still in pretty bad shape after all.

[Ryos]

Is it because it costs a lot to maintain a booth? The economy is still in pretty bad shape after all.

If you take a look at the list of exhibitors, a lot of companies that used to go in previous years aren't this year. E3 has changed significantly from its earlier versions into more of a press function rather than a place where gamers could go experience the latest and greatest. Personally, I don't think this was a good business move, especially when booth costs remain pricey. If you just want to announce new licenses, you can do that many other ways and for less money too.

[JapanFan]

I don't think companies have to have a booth to attend. Plus im glad that it has turned into something that gives companies an incentive to announce new games as opposed to just exhibiting games that gamers already know they will eventually be able to play. Theres still a ton of awesome Japanese games that need to make it overseas and i am hoping to hear alot of them announced at E3.