As most of you probaly heard, E3 - - the biggest gaming convention on the face of the earth, has dramatically changed. Its been downsized and is no longer open to the 60,000 people that attened in past years.

So your probaly thinking "whats the deal on this new smaller E3?" Officially, its now called the E3 Media and Business Summit, which is formalizing the entire intent with the revised show: E3 should be for Media and Business.

Will it be smaller than before? Definitely. The event primarily takes place in a few Santa Monica hotels, with a selection of titles also on display at Barker Hangar. Will it not be as important as before? Yes and no. Yes in that there will still be plenty of new games on display and lots of big announcements from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft, and no in that it’s going to be far less of a spectacle than before. Companies won’t be attempting to wow gamers with special presentations or fancy showcases -- instead, it’ll be all about the games and the game makers. Which, to be honest, could end up being pretty cool.

However just becasue E3 is going to be smaller doesnt mean that GDN’s E3 coverage is going to be, you should definitely stay tuned for GDN’s E3 coverage on July 10 - 13. There are going to be some very significant announcements, plus new looks at such games as Killzone 2, Halo 3, Mass Effect, Crysis, Halo Wars, Soul Calibur 4, Super Smash Bros, Grand Theft Auto 4, Assassin’s Creed, Heavenly Sword, and lots, lots more!