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<title><![CDATA[E3 2011: Biggest misses of the show]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Sarah Tew)The big booths, high-profile games, and general spectacle of E3 all ranked very highly with attendees, according to the informal polling conducted during and after the show. Everyone has their collection of the best and worst games, and it's a dangerous minefield to step into that subjective field, so I'd rather avoid that (still, some of my favorites are easy to pick out).  There were, however, a handful of annoyances and missed opportunities. Some are long-term issues, others may have a quick fix. If you're interested in what E3 missed the boat on this year, check out our list below, and offer your own suggestions in the comments section at the end. Related linksE3 and the video game bubbleThree is a magic number Nintendo Wii U, Sony Vita, and the dangers of complexity Why isn't Apple at E3 E3 2011: Complete coverageThe console company press conferences failed to highlight some of the best games Sony, Microsoft and, to a lesser extent, Nintendo, all use their respective pre-show press conferences to highlight notable upcoming games, both first-party (those actually published by Sony, Microsoft, etc.) and from other publishers such as EA. We saw the latest Call of Duty, Uncharted, and Zelda games, but several of the most notable contenders were missing. Perhaps it was because they weren't calculated to be key sales drivers, in the way that Call of Duty is, or because key partnerships required press conference stage time at the expense of other games. I'm inclined to agree with a games industry executive, who told me immediately after the show that the hottest E3 buzz-builders were BioShock Infinite, Skyrim, and Batman: Arkham City. Of those, BioShock got a brief plug at the Sony press conference while the other two went unmentioned. (Credit:Nintendo)Nintendo pulled this year's hardware slight of handNearly every year, one of the console companies shows off some new game hardware. The unveilings are carefully choreographed and attendees are always mesmerized by the shiny new toy, allowing the presenting company to quickly exit stage left, leaving critical questions unanswered. This year it was the Nintendo Wii U. Despite several tech demos and detailed views of the inventivetablet-style concontroller, we didn't learn anything about the system's price, release date (beyond sometime in 2012), or the tech specs of the largely unseen console itself, which the tablet controller would presumably connect to. Which is a shame, as theWii U seems very impressive in this incomplete first look. This isn't a new phenomena. Last year, it was theXbox 360 Slim and the Nintendo 3DS that were presented without key release info, and the trend dates back as far as the original Sony PSP, which was teased in 2003 in the form of a single UMD disc, with an admonition to come back next year for more details. We've also seen this trend recently with other products, such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which went through multiple press conference show-offs before Samsung would talk about the price or release date. (Credit:Sarah Tew) E3 attendance is growing, but capacity isn't  Trade shows are always crowded, but E3 has gone through many ups and down in attendance over the years, and actual physical crowd capacity hasn't always kept up. The pre-bubble heights of 50,000-plus people fell to as low as 5,000 and back up to 46,000 for 2011. However, this year's show lacked the crucial third overflow hall from years past, and each of the big press conferences was similarly jammed with wall-to-wall people, long lines, and major traffic tie-ups. Inside the E3 booths, the situation wasn't much better, and I witnessed hours-long lines to see game demos, and many people being turned away due to lack of capacity. Just as CES has filtered into outside hotels and venues, E3 may need to find more space or invite fewer people.  Related links&amp;149' E3 and the video game bubble &amp;149' Dust-bunny ratings of E3 2010's high-profile game hardware &amp;149' E3 2011: Complete coverage <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Groupon Now brings hourly deals to SF, NY]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Groupon gets you deals on your lunch.(Credit:Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET)Google may have launched its first daily deal offering in Portland, Ore., yesterday, but Groupon is fighting back one city at a time, with a spin on the model it popularized. Groupon Now, which rolled out in San Francisco and New York yesterday and launched in Chicago two weeks ago, follows the formula of Groupon's original online daily deal but shrinks the timeline. Instead of having 24 hours to purchase a perk and months to use it, you'll now have hours to both buy the deal and cash it in.The premise is simple. After entering your location on the Groupon Now site or opening the Groupon app on youriPhone orAndroid phone, you choose from the categories in which you're interested, like restaurants, shopping, flowers, and spa treatments. Then, you scan through the options that pop up on a Google map of your area. You'll see either a countdown of the hours you have left to use the deal, or a range of available hours, like 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., for that day only. (Credit:Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET)The service also offers businesses, such as local restaurants and vendors, a chance to cycle through inventory on slower days by offering cut-rate deals that have firm starting and ending times. By choosing the times and dates that customers can cash in their coupons, businesses can use the new structure to prepare for the influx in a way they couldn't with the original daily deal setup.The fact that the instant, limited-time offer follows the model of an instant auction site more than the deal-a-day format Groupon itself popularized is also a sign that Groupon is still the pioneer in the broader online coupon industry now choked with competitors from Living Social to Yelp to Google.Groupon is keeping the schedule of its remaining Now deployment hush-hush for the time being, but if you're a registered Groupon user, you should receive an e-mail alert when the instant deals become available in your city.Update, 11:20am PT:adds details about Groupon Now, and a corrected San Francisco launch date.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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