GameSpot to Offer Free Live Streaming Broadcast of Sony and Nintendo's Pre-E3 News Conferences Today
May 08 2006 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET): -- Join First Conference at
Monday, May 8th at 4:00PM-PDT at http://www.e3.gamespot.com --
GameSpot Kicks off Comprehensive Streaming Video Coverage of E3,
Available in Free Streaming and High-Definition Formats The
count-down is on to the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)
which opens its doors Wednesday, and today in just 10 hours,
GameSpot (www.gamespot.com), a leading source for trusted gaming
content and community and a property of CNET Networks, Inc.
(Nasdaq:CNET), will go into high gear with its free, live streaming
broadcast coverage of the Sony and Nintendo pre-show news
conferences, at which they will launch their highly anticipated new
consoles, Sony's PLAYSTATION 3 and Nintendo's Wii. Game fans can go
to view Sony's event at 4:00PM-PDT Monday, May 8th, and Nintendo's
event at 9:30AM-PDT, Tuesday, May 9th. GameSpot will also offer a
subscriber-only high-quality broadcast from the Microsoft pre-E3
conference with only a 45-minute delay at 12:45PM-PDT, Tuesday, May
9th, with free video streaming to follow. This year, GameSpot is
planning to exceed its own coverage records for the annual E3
conference, with significantly more staff and editors attending,
and more servers ready to power high-definition video coverage of
the biggest events throughout the show. GameSpot staff and
community users will also publish candid video blogs using a new
user-enabling video upload service. All of GameSpot's E3 coverage
can be found at: http://www.e3.gamespot.com/. "Last year in a
single day during E3, GameSpot users viewed more than 6 million
on-demand video streams, and with all of the news surrounding the
next-generation consoles at this year's show, we're bracing for a
blow-out event," said Vince Broady, co-founder of GameSpot and
senior vice president of CNET Networks Entertainment. "We will have
dozens of expert editors, producers, and reporters combing the show
floor, orchestrating coverage of the most anticipated games,
consoles, and industry events, And with our new video uploads and
enhanced community features, GameSpot users will not only have
access to the best E3 content available, they will also be able to
participate in and contribute to our coverage in ways never before
possible." The vast majority of GameSpot's E3 coverage is available
free to all users. But for as little as $2.95 per month, GameSpot
Plus and Total Access subscribers can view show events live, via
enhanced, high-resolution streams, download 720p high-definition
video, submit questions to editors and chat with other viewers. For
more information on GameSpot memberships, go to:
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/signup/index.php?promo=e32006. E3
runs Wednesday, May 10th through Friday, May 12th at the Los
Angeles Staples Convention Center. In addition to coverage of
pre-show conferences, GameSpot subscribers will be able to tune in
to watch more than 24 hours of broadcast quality live coverage of
E3, beginning with its first show at the stroke of midnight on
Wednesday. Dozens of in-depth game demos, special guest
appearances, and show-floor check-ins will be available throughout
the broadcast period. About GameSpot Celebrating its 10-year
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