Booth babes told to cover up

The show, which is legendary for having scantily clad women in various states of undress, posing with members of the media, apparently also shows off games consoles.

However. this year, the 2006 exhibitor's handbook says: "Nudity, partial nudity and bathing suit bottoms" are now banned and any booth babe not wearing enough will be subjected to a $5,000 fine.

Also displays which are sexually explicit or sexually provocative, including, but not limited to, nudity, partial-nudity and bathing suit bottoms, are prohibited on the Show floor, all common areas and at any access points to the Show. Which would limit a lot of games, we would have thought.

Organisers will look very closely at anyone who shows off too much skin and determine whether material is acceptable.

It is sad really, as this is the closest that some of the participants of E3 will come close to a naked woman.

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* Readers may notice some similarity between this story and one we ran at the end of January here. Nick might have too if he'd followed up on the credited source. Nick, you're nearly fired - Ed.