E3's focus will be on the games

July 12, 2008 With video game sales continuing to surge despite a slowing economy, this week's E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles should be marked by plenty of optimism and excitement, even if actual surprises may be few and far between. With little new on the hardware front, the focus on the show floor of the Los Angeles Convention Center this week will be squarely on the games themselves, as retailers, analysts and journalists try to figure out which title is most likely to emerge as this holiday's version of "Halo 3" or "Grand Theft Auto IV." On the software front, Chris Carle, entertainment and lifestyle editorial director for IGN, noted there are several contenders that will get a closer look, most notably Epic Games' "Gears of War 2" and Lionhead Studios' "Fable 2."

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