Electronic Entertainment Expo

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, best known as E3 or E³, is the single most important yearly event in the gaming industry. Each year, game developers show off what they have to offer and what they are in the process of making to members of the "press". It's a 3 day event where secrets are revealed and surprises are announced. They are usually held in Los Angeles, California or Atlanta, Georgia.

E3 2020
Originally due to be held between June 9-11, 2020 in Los Angeles, the 2020 Expo was cancelled in March 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

E3 2019
June 11-13, 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

E3 2018
June 12–14, 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

E3 2017
June 13–15, 2017 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

E3 2016
June 14–16, 2016 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

E3 2015
June 16–18, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

E3 2014
June 10–12, 2014 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

E3 2013
June 11–13, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

E3 2012
June 5–7, 2012 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

E3 2011
June 7–9, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

E3 2010
June 15–17, 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

E3 2009
June 2–4, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

E3 2008
July 14–17, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

E3 2007
July 11–13, 2007 - Santa Monica


 * Notable games: Super Mario Galaxy, Halo 3, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Assassin's Creed, Heavenly Sword, also...

E3 2006
May 10–12, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA

A few days before, Nintendo revealed the final name for their new console - Wii. Not The Wii, not Nintendo Wii, just Wii. Despite the negative reaction to the name, Nintendo gained lots of positive feedback and coverage, stealing the show. It was a strong display of games and hardware. Everywhere else, games such as Mass Effect from BioWare gained lots of positive reviews.


 * Notable games: Mass Effect, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Final Fantasy XIII, Gears of War, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), also...

E3 2005
May 17–20, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA

The PlayStation 3 is officially named and shown (along with its controller). Nintendo shows off another variation of its popular Game Boy (the Game Boy micro) and its Revolution console (but refuses to show any controller or video games that will appear on the console). Microsoft, having jumped the gun by premiering its Xbox 360 on MTV a few weeks earlier, shows up with some football player to extol the virtues of its next console.


 * notable games: The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Okami, New Super Mario Bros., Shadow the Hedgehog, Spore, Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse, also...

E3 2004
Sony unveiled the shiny PlayStation Portable at its press conference. Reggie first appears, ingraining himself into the hearts and minds of gamers everywhere (specifically gamers who love Nintendo), by introducing himself stating, "I'm about kicking ass. I'm about taking names. We're about making games". Nintendo shows off its Nintendo DS, confusing everyone and then they proceed to make grown men cry when they show off their new non-cel-shaded Legend of Zelda game, The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess. Microsoft use their press conference to chat with Jenny McCarthy over Xbox Live and show off some Halo 2 multi-player action.


 * notable games: Burnout 3: Takedown, God of War, Half-Life 2, Halo 2, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Resident Evil 4, Rome: Total War, The Sims 2, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, also...

E3 1995
May 11-13, 1995 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)

Highlights of E3 1995 included Sony's announcement of the release date and pricing of the PlayStation, Konami's unveiling of Metal Gear Solid, SEGA's launch of the Saturn, and Nintendo's showcase of the Virtual Boy console.


 * notable games: Metal Gear Solid, also...