E3 2003: More E3 Details

Thanks to the IDSA, we have acquired a list of guest appearances and special events that will take place at E3 2003.

The IDSA has produced a list of the special events, activities and guest appearances that will occur at next month's E3 from the 13th to the 16th. You can view the list below.

Celebrity Apperances

  • Buena Vista Games - May 14th, 2-4 pm - Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan, Steven Lisberger and Richard Taylor, talent from the original TRON film, reunite for autograph signings and one-on-one interviews.

  • Codemasters - May 14th - American Idol contestants will appear at Codemasters' booth to show off the new game based on the popular reality show.

  • Interactive Art Services - May 14th - John Watkiss, the concept artist for Disney's Tarzan, will be sketching while Dean Kubin does 3D rendering. Jada Pinkett-Smith of the upcoming movie and videogame the Matrix Revisted will stop by the be rendered.

  • Konami - May 14th - Famous action figure creator/artist Todd McFarlane will be on hand to promote the game based on his Evil Prophecy and sign autographs.

  • Namco - May 14th - Todd McFarlane will make the rounds to Namco as well to comment on designing Necrid for Soul Calibur II and promote his upcoming Spawn videogame.

  • Universal Interactive - May 14th - The customized "tricked-out" vehicle from the Fast and the Furious DVD will be on site as well as 2002 Playboy Playmate of the Year Dalene Kurtis and technical advisor from the Fast and the Furious Craig Lieberman.

  • Ubi Soft Entertainment - May 15th, 11 am - 12 pm - Jim Lee, the creator of the new Batman villian for Ubi Soft's upcoming Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu, will be autographing free copies of his newest comic, Batman Hush.

  • Buena Vista Games - May 15th, 1-2 pm - The two stars of the Spy Kids movies, Daryl Sabara and Alexa Vega, will be on hand to sign autographs.

  • Majesco - May 15th, 2-3 pm - Science fiction author Orson Scott Card will be signing autographs to promote Majesco's new game for which he provided the backstory.

  • Prima Games - May 15th - David Kushner, author of "How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture" will be available for a book signing.

  • Wizards of the Coast - May 16th, 1-3 pm - A Magic: The Gathering card signing will be held with fantasy artist Sam Wood in celebration of the game's 10th anniversary.

  • Auravision - Daily - Three-time Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) World Champion Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel will be signing autographs and sponsoring Auravision's new gaming merchandise.

  • DreamCatcher - Daily - Derek Smart, producer of the Battlecruiser series, will be available for private interviews.

  • TDK Mediactive - Daily - Ultimate Fighters Robbie Lawler, Phil Baroni, Chuck Liddell, and Matt Hughes are scheduled to appear. Lawler and Baroni will be available on Wednesday while Liddell and Hughes will appear both Thursday and Friday.


    Media Briefings/News Conferences

  • Nintendo of America - May 13th, 11 am - Invitation only media briefing.

  • Nokia - May 13th, 2 pm - Demonstration of the Nokia N-Gage.

  • IDSA - May 14th, 8 am - E3Expo 2003 Media Briefing and Breakfast.

  • Sammy Studios - May 14th, 9:15 am - Unveiling of a videogame based on famous samurai movie Seven Samurai.

  • DISCover - May 14th, 1-1:45 pm - DISCover will be revealed as a console that plays unmodified PC games.

  • Diversions Publishing - May 14th, 2-2:45 pm - Diversions will unveil their PC fighter called One Must Fall: Battlegrounds. It will be the first multiplayer action/fighting game with online capabilities for the PC.

  • Microsoft - May 15th, 1-1:45 pm - Microsoft panel discussion on mobile gaming titled, "How to accelerate your entry into Mobile Entertainment/games?"


    Other Events

  • THQ - May 13th, 7:30-9:30 pm - Special Xbox presentation by invitation only.

  • Nokia - May 14th - N-Gage party by invitation only.

  • Capcom - May 14th, 11 am - World premier of Resident Evil Outbreak for Playstation 2.

  • Nyko Technologies - May 14th, 5-6:30 pm - Nyko's private cocktail party. Nyko's Fembots will also be roaming the consourse areas during the day giving away tickets redeemable for prizes.

  • U.S. Army - May 15th, 11 am - The final round of America's Army Ultimate Arena Tournament between a team of civilians and a team of active duty soldiers.

  • Xicat Interactive - May 15th, 3 pm - A driving contest will be held to promote Xicat's upcoming game Motor Trend presents Lotus Challenge for GameCube and PC.

  • DISCover - May 16th, 1 pm - Showgoers can compete in the BIG RACE for trophies and prizes.

  • InterServ - Daily - Debut of multiplayer online fighting game Meteor Blade.

  • U.S. Army - Daily - Outdoor air assault demonstrations featuring soliders rappelling from a Blackhawk helicopter.

  • U.S. Army - TBA - Enactment of a search and rescue operation to rescue a downed helicopter crew.

  • U.S. Army - TBA - Demonstration of the capabilities of a Special Forces detachment.


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