It’s official, ‘E3 hype’ starts today.
This year’s North American Expo will take place on June 15th-17th at its usual home: the LA Convention Centre.
Along with platform holders Playstation, Microsoft and Nintendo are big names Ubisoft, Disney Interactive, Warner (Woo!), Sega, Bethesda, Konami, Capcom,Activision, THQ and LucasArts.
Last years E3 pulled in more than 41,000 attendees from 78 countries who had the opportunity to view hundreds of new titles.
Exhibitors confirmed so far include:
- Activision
- A.L.S. Industries/R.D.S. Industries
- Atlus USA
- Atomic-Accessories
- Autodesk
- Azuradisc Inc
- BDA
- Bethesda Softworks
- Bigpoint.com
- Blitz Games Studios
- BradyGames
- Capcom Entertainment Inc
- City Interactive
- Creative Mind Interactive
- CTA Digital, Inc
- DDR Game
- Deuce Entertainment
- Digiwinner
- Disney Interactive Studios
- dreamGEAR
- DXT
- Dynaflex International
- Electronic Arts
- Epic Games
- Exspect
- EZ Games Distribution
- ForceTek
- Game Outlet Europe
- South Game Source
- Gamepark Holdings Co
- Gamer Grub
- GameSpot
- Gazillion Entertainment
- Grace Marketing Company
- Havok
- Hollywood Archives Collectibles
- Hori (USA)
- iBeta Quality Assurance
- IGN.com
- InComm
- Infernal Engine
- Innex Inc
- Iode Inc
- Iron Will Innovations
- JFJ Disc Repair
- K2 Network/GamersFirst
- Konami
- LucasArts
- Majesco Entertainment
- Marjacq Man
- Mastermedia
- MTV Games
- MusicSkins
- nDreams
- Nintendo
- Nordic Game Resources
- NVIDIA
- Nyko Technologies
- OnLive
- Paradox Interactive
- Parature
- Parrot
- Pega HK Limited
- Penguin United
- Perfect World Entertainment
- Performance Designed Products
- Playseat
- Prima Games
- Proximo Games
- Rebellion
- Royal Electronics
- RTI Disc Repair
- Sakar International
- Scanavo North America
- Sega of America
- Slang
- Sony Computer Entertainment America
- Sony DADC
- Sony Online Entertainment
- Square Enix
- SureDisc Disc Repair
- Take-Two Interactive
- Taiwan Pavilion
- The Get-Well Gamers Foundation
- The Video Game Club
- THQ
- Trion World Network
- Tritton Technologies
- Turtle Beach
- U-Way Corporation
- US Games Distribution
- Ubifrance
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Univenture
- Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
- Xbox 360
- X-Games Inc
- Zeroplus Technology Co.
Josh is a BA (Hons) Business Studies undergraduate at Bournemouth University currently writing his dissertation on the casual gaming industry. As part of his degree, he completed a year working in Marketing and PR for videogames publisher Warner Bros. Currently sucking at: Heroes of Newerth (PC). 
Anybody wanna buy me a ticket?
I was lucky enough to goto GamesCom last year, but not E3
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