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Waiting Finally Over for 'Matrix' Fans
Aired May 15, 2003 - 05:51 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Oh, thank goodness, the waiting is finally over for Matrix fans. "The Matrix Reloaded" opened at more than 2,700 movie theaters last night. An extra 900 locations will be added today in the hopes of big box office dollars. The sequel's full scale invasion of 3,600 theaters is a record for an R-rated movie, but don't expect closure before the credits roll. This is just the middle installment for the sci-fi trilogy.
If playing video games is more your thing, you're going to love this, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, is in Los Angeles this week.
CNN's Eric Horng takes us to this cyber junkie's nirvana.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
ERIC HORNG, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Like the video games they promote, the exhibits at the Electronic Entertainment Expo are loud, colorful and never dull.
LOU FERRIGNO, ACTOR: I think it's incredible. I didn't expect anything like this. I walked in, it's kind of like going to Disneyland.
HORNG: Despite the carnival atmosphere, E3 is serious business. The video game industry's largest and most important trade show, vendors here are hoping to create buzz about their products and grab their share of what organizers say is a $20 billion global market.
ALEX PHAM, "LOS ANGELES TIMES": E3 is your big chance to get in front of retailers and tell them why gamers will want to buy this game.
HORNG: After a year of lower than expected game sales, industry observers say software companies have grown increasingly reliant on sequels. From "Doom 3" to "Grand Tourismo 4" to "Final Fantasy 11," familiar titles dot this year's E3 landscape.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is a blockbuster driven business more and more.
HORNG: Also hot this year, military games.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "QUEST FOR SADDAM")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm coming to get you, Saddam.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HORNG: In "Quest for Saddam," gamers hunt down the former Iraqi leader in tongue in cheek fashion.
JESSE PETRILLA, DESIGNER, QUEST FOR SADDAM: We just used a lot of things to poke fun at the dictator and just attack him with satire.
HORNG (on camera): Software isn't the only thing making a splash this year. I'm playing with what's called the iToy. Essentially it's a camera that you hook up to your PlayStation 2. It uses motion tracking technology to literally get you into the game.
(voice-over): Organizers say more than 1,300 products are on display at this year's E3, many expected to hit store shelves by this holiday season.
Eric Horng, CNN, Los Angeles.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired May 15, 2003 - 05:51 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Oh, thank goodness, the waiting is finally over for Matrix fans. "The Matrix Reloaded" opened at more than 2,700 movie theaters last night. An extra 900 locations will be added today in the hopes of big box office dollars. The sequel's full scale invasion of 3,600 theaters is a record for an R-rated movie, but don't expect closure before the credits roll. This is just the middle installment for the sci-fi trilogy.
If playing video games is more your thing, you're going to love this, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, is in Los Angeles this week.
CNN's Eric Horng takes us to this cyber junkie's nirvana.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
ERIC HORNG, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Like the video games they promote, the exhibits at the Electronic Entertainment Expo are loud, colorful and never dull.
LOU FERRIGNO, ACTOR: I think it's incredible. I didn't expect anything like this. I walked in, it's kind of like going to Disneyland.
HORNG: Despite the carnival atmosphere, E3 is serious business. The video game industry's largest and most important trade show, vendors here are hoping to create buzz about their products and grab their share of what organizers say is a $20 billion global market.
ALEX PHAM, "LOS ANGELES TIMES": E3 is your big chance to get in front of retailers and tell them why gamers will want to buy this game.
HORNG: After a year of lower than expected game sales, industry observers say software companies have grown increasingly reliant on sequels. From "Doom 3" to "Grand Tourismo 4" to "Final Fantasy 11," familiar titles dot this year's E3 landscape.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is a blockbuster driven business more and more.
HORNG: Also hot this year, military games.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "QUEST FOR SADDAM")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm coming to get you, Saddam.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HORNG: In "Quest for Saddam," gamers hunt down the former Iraqi leader in tongue in cheek fashion.
JESSE PETRILLA, DESIGNER, QUEST FOR SADDAM: We just used a lot of things to poke fun at the dictator and just attack him with satire.
HORNG (on camera): Software isn't the only thing making a splash this year. I'm playing with what's called the iToy. Essentially it's a camera that you hook up to your PlayStation 2. It uses motion tracking technology to literally get you into the game.
(voice-over): Organizers say more than 1,300 products are on display at this year's E3, many expected to hit store shelves by this holiday season.
Eric Horng, CNN, Los Angeles.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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