E3 conference schedule released

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo will all be holding press conferences at this year's E3 Media and Business Summit, which takes place in Los Angeles between July 11 and 13.

Microsoft will kick off proceedings on the evening of July 10, with an hour-long presentation starting at 8:30 p.m. No venue has been given for the console manufacturers' events, although all the other software publishers will be holding their events in the Fairmont Hotel.

The schedule so far, as listed on the event Web site, is as follows:

July 10 (Tuesday)

8:30 - 9:30 p.m. - Microsoft

July 11 (Wednesday)

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Nintendo
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Sony
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Electronic Arts
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. - Activision
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. - Midway
5:45 - 6:45 p.m. - Konami

July 12 (Thursday)

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Take-Two
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. - THQ
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Ubisoft
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Namco Bandai
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - Disney Interactive

No conferences are so far listed as scheduled for Friday, July 13.

This year's E3 looks set to be massively different from E3 events in previous years--with a name change, a move from the downtown location of the Los Angeles Convention Center, drastic downsizing, and invitation-only sessions controlled directly by game companies.

GameSpot will be attending E3 to bring you all the news from the show floors.