During this year's E3, it was reported that the Electronic Software Association was considering a new city in which to host the famous trade show. After it was discovered that the organization had big news for us on Monday, many speculated we'd get our change of venue. Turns out, we got quite the opposite. 

The ESA has declared that L.A. will remain the home of E3 for the next three years, with the familiar Convention Center playing host until 2015. Looks like the "issues" that caused it to look elsewhere have been resolved. 

"In 2012, E3 brought 45,700 video game industry professionals, investor analysts, journalists and retailers from 103 countries together for a three day industry trade show that generated $40 million in revenue for Los Angeles," revealed the ESA. Yeah, it makes sense L.A. would fight to keep that little cash cow. 

I look forward to visiting L.A. for another three years! Except I kind of don't.

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Themuad

Lets not forget about all the money hookers make that week.

David Cage hires a dozen of them and have them act out poorly written and racist plays. He finds their caliber of acting to be perfect for his taste.

Joe Ess

I bet those "issues" were all related to cheaper rent and less fees.

Rammstein

Los Angeles Master Race reporting in. This was just a thinly-veiled threat by the ESA tossed at the current venue, they aren't going anywhere.

Also, no one says you have to come to my precious city, Jim. Don't like it? Don't come. Plain and simple. ;)

andrewiod

I'll be excited for a change of venue when they start letting non-"journalist" into the show. I really should just go to PAX East. Does PAX East have games?

KwikPwn

Meanwhile, in Misssissippi...

Occams electric toothbrush

I thought about visiting Los Angeles but it seems like the kind of place that could be best described as "if Hell had a zoo".

tmak94

*quietly chants*
New York! New York! New York!

Startyde

Dem Hispanics

arkane9

Should have been San Francisco, amirite?

tekbunny

Isn't LA kind of a hole anyway?

Sl33p

Downtown LA smells like the inside of a bum's asshole. I'd rather see E3 in San Diego or Orange County. Much cleaner cities.

rancor09

"I look forward to visiting L.A. for another three years! Except I kind of don't."
What do you mean?

barnes

Come On, Having E3 in New Orleans woould be great. I mean Freakin' bourbon street I'm Sure Jim and the rest of the Dtiod Gang would love to get there drinkin on and listen to Jazz.

Pint Sized Slasher

eh, I don't care. the general public can't attend due to ludicrous ticket prices. now if this news read "PAX Moving To Colorado", I'd be much excited.

Occams electric toothbrush

@barnes Can't they just go to Magazine Street instead? Its so much more pleasant and everything is less sticky.

commissartaco

What most people don't understand is there is a huge amount of publishers and studios in the LA area. As far as I know there are more in the LA area (including the OC ect) than any other metro area. So this may have something to do with it as well.

AlucardsQuest

E3 this year was almost a joke. Some moderate next gen footage, an underwhelming new console showing by Nintendo, and Xbox doing it's best to remind people that they have sequels in between Kinect splooging.

Jon B

They should bring it to London.