LA Biz Observed
 
Bio • Email • Archive
 

 

That's the videogame industry's annual get-together, which moved to several Santa Monica hotels last summer after 12 years at the L.A. Convention Center. The Santa Monica switch was part of E3's unusual downsizing from a 60,000-plus-person expo to a more of a conference, with just 5,000 attendees. This summer, it's back downtown, though with the new format only a small portion of the Convention Center will be used. That makes it a low-impact event, revenue-wise. (Variety)

> | More
© 2003-2011   •  About LA Observed  •  Email the editor
Mark's latest news
and commentary
 
 
LA Biz Observed
by topic
Economy and jobs
Media, books & Hollywood
Politics and labor
Travel, food and life
Technology
Land and real estate
Wealth and poverty
 
 
New at
LA Observed
 
2:25 PM Fri | Martin Gomez, the head librarian for Los Angeles since 2009, will become vice dean in the USC Libraries on April 2.