E3 Insider: Live Today

www.E3Insider.com, the official consumer Web site of Electronic
Entertainment Expo (E3Expo), goes live TODAY, offering the general public an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the world's premiere computer and video game trade show. E3Insider.com offers uniquely in-depth event coverage, special features like fan cams and an "Insider's Blog", and exclusive show facts such as the following.

Rigging: 1.7 million pounds of equipment is being hung from the
ceiling of the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) -- roughly the
equivalent of 500 automobiles or 250 elephants.

Monitors: More than 5,700 monitors, screens and plasmas will be
displayed on the show floor and in public areas at E3Expo.

Networking: E3Expo's network capacity requirement has increased
four-fold in the last 2 years. This year, inbound and outbound traffic
will be moving in excess of 180 Mbps (million bits per second). This
is the equivalent of 3,000 dialup connections, and is enough bandwidth
for 600 simultaneous VHS-quality live-streaming video connections.

Cabling: The show floor is blanketed with more than 20,000 feet of
power cable and more than 200 miles of high-speed data cabling and
fiber optic cabling.

Banners: More than 110,000 square feet -- 2.5 acres -- of vinyl
banners will cover both the inside and outside of the LACC. Two
banners hanging outside of the LACC weigh 600 pounds each, and each of
these banners requires a crew of six to hang.

Crating: Enough crate wood will be used during exhibitor moves to
frame a 15-story building, requiring more than 87 forklifts to
transport.

Exhibit Space: E3Expo 2005 saw the fastest sell-out of exhibit space
in five years. The show floor will cover more than 540,000 net square
feet, the equivalent of 2,700 city blocks.

Exhibitors: E3Expo 2005 will host more than 400 exhibitors from 90
countries.

Products: E3Expo 2005 will debut more than 1,000 never-before-seen
products, and will showcase more than 5,000 products in all.

E3Insider: The site attracted a record number of visitors in 2004,
with more than 100 million hits, 6.5 million page views and over
700,000 unique users during the three days of show. The 2004 site was ranked the fifth fastest growing Web site in the world during the three days of the show.

History: E3Expo is now in its 11th year, and its 9th year in Los
Angeles.

E3Expo 2005
takes place May 18-20 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.