Just the running time savings from eliminating that bumper or reducing the length by eliminating the spoken bit could trim the length of the event significantly.I see this in two ways... good that they are getting away from that Xbox style announcement with the big american voice but also this could be because they don't have as many announcements.
But then again... it could also be because they have too many and just stating the same thing seems redundant and annoying after a while.
Benny Hill would disagreePurge that shit from Gamescom while you're at it, Geoff.
The obnoxious loud American presentation style has no place in an European event.