Getting the Most Out of E3 From The Comfort of Your Own Home

If you can't make it to E3 2006 don't worry too much. If you have a broadband connection you can find an incredible amount of coverage that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home. You can see all of the trailers and even play some of the demos without waiting in line and without putting up with all of the retail and fansite kids that clog the conventionn center halls every year.

As I noted in the post below, Microsoft is going to be putting up a ton of new stuff on the Xbox Live Marketplace throughout E3. Trailers for most of the big games, demos for some, and little American flags for others. It is going to be very interesting to see just what content is put up because this little test Microsoft is doing this year could have a huge impact on E3 coverage in the years to come. Also check out the E3 page at Xbox.com.

A great option for seeing even more Xbox coverage as well as what Sony and Nintendo are doing is to use e3insider.com. Between the Floored video newscasts, fan cams from the show floor, and booth panoramas, you get a pretty good feeling for what the show is like. You will also find all of the trailers and screenshots you can handle and the press conferences for the "Big 3" will be posted ASAP.

Other sites such as GameTrailers.com, IGN, and GameSpot are also recommended but they'll all have basically the same stuff. The benefit of using GameTrailers and e3insider is that you don't have to read horrible little "previews" of 30% complete games the writer only played for 5 minutes. Just pure video goodness, and that is what really is important.