Believe it or not, after 5 years in the industry, this was my first E3 I ever attended. The closest I had been before was being on the home office side of the 2004 demo for The Matrix Online. I’d heard plenty of stories about noise, crowds, and the somewhat-clad booth babes, and wasn’t quite sure what to expect this year.

This was only the second time MxO would appear at E3 and I was excited to show off the game to interested people. As I saw at Fan Faire this year, the game gets better looking as PC equipment gets better and less expensive. I knew we’d be showing off a game that looked as good or better than a lot of MMOs on the floor—even given we’re a year old now.