E3

April 2003 – Leading interactive entertainment companies from around the globe will converge at the 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³) next month to unveil more than 1,350 never-before-seen computer and video games and related products, according to data from the E³ 2003 Exhibitor Survey. Survey data, which was released today by the show’s owner, the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA), indicates that 83 percent of all products being shown at this year’s E³ will be in stores in time for consumers to purchase during the 2003 holiday season.

“Interactive entertainment continues to flourish and captivate people of all ages and interests, and E³ provides an important preview of what they will be playing this holiday season and beyond,” said Douglas Lowenstein, president of the IDSA, the trade association representing U.S. entertainment software publishers. “The fact that E³ is the preferred product launch venue for the global computer and video game industry, with over 1,300 new products being introduced this year, demonstrates that industry professionals know that the show is not only ‘where business gets fun’, but also ‘where business gets done.’” Read more