What do you think of gaming events like E3?

If you’re a journalist, you’ve probably got a completely different point of view on the importance of events like E3. But what do you, the general public, the gamers really think about events like E3? That’s what I wanna know… here’s an excerpt from my original post over at GC dot com:

With E3 just around the corner (for the uninitiated, E3 stands for Electronic Entertainment Expo), I’d like to find out what gamers think about events like E3. Sure, you can read all about what journalists and writers think of the events from just about any gaming related website on the internet but what do consumers/gamers and the general public think about events like E3? Do you think they’re important for gamers and if so, why? Do you enjoy reading coverage about up and coming games or do you think it’s all just a waste of time and money and simply a vehicle for easy mass-marketing of the latest games?

Read the entire article here. Thanks