E3

While I don't really follow E3 coverage super-closely these days (it'll probably be a year or two before I feel the need to acquire a next-gen system, and my gaming backlog is absurd besides), its annual arrival tends to always make me super-nostalgic for the gaming news source of my youth—Electronic Gaming Monthly. Back when EGM was still a thing and I was only vaguely aware of gaming message boards, the arrival of the newest issue was something I actively looked forward to each month. When it finally arrived, I'd squeal, curl up on the couch, and read the whole thing cover to cover in one sitting. And then reread it the next day.

And nothing was more exciting than the E3 issue, twice as thick as all the other issues—not only was it full of delicious coverage and previews and such, but I loved the way they managed to convey the feel of the event—giving blow-by-blow accounts of the atmosphere in the room throughout each of the major press conferences, printing "field guides" to the types of E3 attendees, a bajillion solid square inches of photos... The reporting was solid and just plain fun; I dreamed of going to E3 in person someday.

( lua <3s egm )

...right, I was going to talk about E3 :D;;; Stuff I cared about:

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