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E3 Expo Highlights New Video Games, Enhanced Platforms, Into the Pixel Art Show, and History Museum

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Video Gaming’s largest Expo attracted scores of industry players and fans, packing the halls of the LA Convention Center to be first to demo latest releases.

Video Gaming Preferences in Youth Culture as Determined by Evolution in Preferred Platforms is Shaking-up the Industry

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With E3 wrapping up, we take an in-depth look at the evolution of preferred gaming platforms and how this is effecting the entertainment industry, sports, music, technology, and even fashion based on preferences in compatible titles.

%u201CI’m Not a Gamer, I Just Play Guitar Hero” -How the New Demo of Gamers Are Changing the Industry and What the Big Publishers Are Doing to Tap New Crossover Markets

There’s a new, growing youth demo that’s adopting a different sort of gaming culture into their so-called virtual lifestyles, changing up the landscape of the industry itself and introducing new crossover opps for non-endemic brands.

Sneak-Peak from E3 Announcements Features Sony’s New PSP Go

Not to be confused with the Sony PSP 3000, this version is lighter, faster, and carries more gigabytes.

Japanese Dekotora Subculture of Illuminating Trucks Gives New Meaning to Pimp My Big Rig

In the United States, the after-market car market continues to grow as an important subculture within various demographics, with individualism expressed through one’s ride becoming an important way to make a personal statement. Coming from Japan, the Drifter scene has also had a great influence on car culture in America with competitions scattered now throughout the country. But the latest evolution, as documented by writer and photographer Tatsuki Masaru in his new book “Dekotora,” which means a truck decorated with illuminations, is the growing fascination of truck drivers across Japan who pimp their big rigs with massive neon lights on the outside and luxury interiors on the inside.

London%u201CCred-Report” Part 2 Provides Street-Level Insight on Top Social Activities, Entertainment, Trends Taking Placeamong New Subcultures Across the City

Each year, Label Networks includes “Cred Reports” with our data analysis which provides additional qualitative research to give insight into leading-edge trends that are popular or gaining popularity in each country or specific city. The Cred Reports are written by Label Networks in-field researchers and reporters as well as top young people who can see the state of trends within their country or city from a broad and insider perspective. These Cred Reports provide a unique addition to the quantitative data results and Macro Trend Editorial Summaries in our overall country studies. In this week’s story, we take a look at the Social Activities section of the London Cred Report for 2008.

E3 Expo Wrap-up Report: How the Big 3 Plan to Entertain You, Plus Fresh Data on Youth Culture Gaming Patterns with Big Surprises on Who’s Playing More

E3 Expo brings the world of video gaming together with introductions to top new titles, entertainment platforms, and industry expert press conferences. Label Networks delivers what went down, plus fresh data on who%uFFFDs gaming most frequently and who%uFFFDs dropping off.

“What electronic device can you not live without?” Fresh Findings on Consumer Preferences Reveal Youth Market Lifestyle’s Tied Closely to Favorite Electronics – Which Have Changed in the Last Year

Label Networks’ Digital Youth Culture Lifestyle Report reveals many things when it comes to 13-25-year-olds’ preferences and trends in new media, technology, and communication patterns, but also based on electronics, where things are headed within the changing face of entertainment.