E3 2000

In 2000, the PlayStation 2 and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty were featured, as was the Xbox early dev and Halo: Combat Evolved when it was still a 3rd person PC game. The Dreamcast showcased its second gen games including Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes. Nintendo was still backing the N64 and some rumors of the Game Boy Advance had started. Epic Games, as they were named from then on (they dropped the "Mega-" to make the name more catchy), showcased Unreal Engine 2 for the first time, and also started the rumors of Unreal Warfare. The expo received 45,000 attendees.