I hope to see some of you there, playing games and influencing the direction of an industry that's literally built on your wallets. Your games, and our reporting, will be better off because of it.

But if change isn't in the cards, gamers can still do it the old fashioned way: devour the internets or watch live broadcasts of the event, as Hewitt reminds us. "While the general public isn't able to attend, there will be plenty of opportunities for consumers to watch the event and learn about the news coming out of E3 2009."