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Sony’s Uncharted 4 welcomed E3 visitors to the West Hall. Although it was shown on the show, it won’t appear until 2016.
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Adjacent to the west hall was a huge billboard for Battleborn, 2K’s colorful multiplayer shooter being developed by Gearbox.
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The connecting hall between the west and south halls of the LA convention center was home to Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, a game with some of the most clichéd British accents of all time.
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Arkham Knight and Fallout 4 graced the final stretch of the connecting hall. Hype for the latter was huge at this year’s E3.
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The southern hall was dedicated to Call of Duty: Black Ops III. The game received mixed reviews during the show, but chances are publisher Activision will still sell millions of them.
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Found a random Mad Max truck outside the convention center.
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A brand new Doom was unveiled at Bethesda’s first E3 press conference, wreaking havoc on the audience with a flurry of gore, guts, and gunshots.
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Microsoft’s press conference was lit up in the Xbox’s signature neon green, making everyone in attendance look like the incredible hulk.
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Sony’s press conference was shrouded in blue, a much more flattering color for attendees.
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The Square Enix booth didn’t offer much practicality, but the Final Fantasy VII remake trailer was a huge draw.
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Streaming champions Twitch were in full force and eager to assert their dominance during the launch of YouTube’s gaming service.
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Who are you going to call?
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This cool Mega Man statue was lurking outside the Capcom booth.
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More Mega Man memorabilia at the Capcom booth.
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These Mega Man NES cartridges were a pure nostalgia trip.
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More fun collectibles at the Capcom booth.
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I have a lot of questions and unfortunately no answers about this Street Fighter cosplay moment.
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Resident Evil 0 was shown in a suitably darkened booth, complete with creepy curtains (yes, creepy curtains are a thing.)
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The Disney booth was all about adding Star Wars to Infinity, and featured a bunch of new toys from the game.
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EA’s booth was dominated by sports games, with FIFA and Madden taking the lead.
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It was 2007 all over again when Guitar Hero and Rock Band battled to be the loudest at this year’s show.
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The latest Destiny expansion was also on display at the Activision booth.
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A giant Skylander!
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A Giant Lego Hulk!
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Ubisoft’s booth this year had a few surprises in store alongside Assassin’s Creed, including the open world Ghost Recon Wildlands.
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There was a huge queue to pose for this epic Doom statue.
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This talking, animatronic version of Fallout 4’s Codsworth was an ace at making bad jokes.
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Thumbs up for Fallout’s Vault Boy!
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This portable Pip-Boy comes with the collector’s edition of Fallout 4.
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The 2K mode is always good for a few statues, including this one based on Battleborn.
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Another Battleborn statue at the 2K booth.
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YouTube Gaming made its first appearance at E3, hosting a series of live streams as the stage.
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XCOM 2 was seen just behind this image on 2K mode.
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Halo 5 Guardians in the south hall entrance.
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This life-size Mad Max car was on display in the entrance of the South Hall.
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Dark Souls III’s appearance at the Microsoft press conference was one of the show’s big surprise announcements.
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PlayStation may be winning the console wars, but the Xbox isn’t going down without a fight.
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Who would have ever thought that this would finally come out this year?
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Nintendo’s booth had everything laid out for hands-on.
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Dancing awkwardly courtesy of Persona 4.
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The surprisingly large Farming Simulator mode.
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The Omni takes VR to a new and completely mind-boggling new level.
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IGN’s live streams ran smoothly throughout the show.
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More photo opportunities in 2K mode.
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Nintendo had a bunch of new Amiibo on display at its booth.
As anyone who’s been to E3 will tell you, wandering the halls of LA’s convention center isn’t for the faint of heart. Endless crowds, a surplus of cheap promotional tattoos, getting battered by the four-on-the-floor beat techno of the Razer booth… Those are just some of the dangers standing in the way of that sweet pre-release video games – and that’s not to say that E3 is also a trade show.
Fortunately, even if you couldn’t/won’t attend this year’s show, you can relive the joy of attending thanks to our E3 gallery on the show floor. Behold the gigantic billboards! The bold booths! The inexplicable images! And all without inhaling that unmistakable smell of sweat and energy drinks.
For more E3 goodness, check out our video recap of the event.