E3 is officially on for next year.

Good news is, the event has been expanded. The bad news is that it's still closed to the public. Meaning that there'll be more guests than there were last time, but the invite list is still a restricted number.

Though the rumor going around last month that E3 was going public wasn't completely true, at least the event expanded. That's something, right? Now the question is, would it be enough to save the event, or at least, give back some of the glory (and dignity) it once had?

E3 2009 expanded guest list will include non-ESA members that will comprise of media, analysts, retailers, developers and business partners. The event will also have larger booth sizes. Um. Yay?

The event will come back to the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 2-4.

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