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The '''Electronic Entertainment Expo''' (or Exposition), commonly known as '''E³''' or '''E3''', is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry. The expo is only open to industry professionals and journalists. | The '''Electronic Entertainment Expo''' (or Exposition), commonly known as '''E³''' or '''E3''', is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry. The expo is only open to industry professionals and journalists. | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 18 August 2009
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (or Exposition), commonly known as E³ or E3, is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry. The expo is only open to industry professionals and journalists.
E3 is usually held in May of each year in Los Angeles. Many video game developers show off their upcoming games and game-related hardware at the event. The independent "Game Critics Awards" have been given to "Best of E3" games in various categories since 1998.
The first E3 was put on by the Interactive Digital Software Association (now the Entertainment Software Association) in 1995. Previously, most game developers went to other trade shows to display new products, including the Consumer Electronics Show and the European Computer Trade Show.
The Game Developers Conference is another yearly milestone for developers held in the spring each year in California, but it focuses on talks and discussions about the development of games. Other shows exist for the gaming industry (not just video games), including Origins and Gen Con.
Sonic games shown at E3
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (1996)
- Sonic X-treme (1996)
- Sonic Jam (1997)
- Sonic R (1997)
- Sonic Adventure (1999)
- Sonic Adventure 2 (2000)
- Sonic Advance (2001)
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001)
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003)
- Sonic Battle (2003)
- Sonic Heroes (2003)
- Sonic Pinball Party (2003)
- SonicN (2003)
- Sonic Advance 3 (2004)
- Sonic DS (2004)
- Sonic Gems Collection (2005)
- Sonic Rush (2005)
- Sonic and the Secret Rings (2006)
- Sonic Rivals (2006)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007)
- Sonic Rush Adventure (2007)
- Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (2008)
- Sonic Unleashed (2008)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009)
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2009)