The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011, commonly known as E3 2011, was the 15th Electronic Entertainment Expo held. E3 is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association

Entertainment Software Association

The Entertainment Software Association is the trade association of the video game industry in the United States. It was formed in April 1994 as the Interactive Digital Software Association and renamed on July 16, 2003...

 (ESA). The event took place June 7–9, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center

Los Angeles Convention Center

The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center in the southwest portion of downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show and Anime Expo, and is best known to video games fans as host to E3...

. E3 is used by many video game developer

Video game developer

A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...

s to present their upcoming games and game-related hardware. E3 2011 was broadcast on the G4

G4 (TV channel)

G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...

 channel.

The main highlights of the 2011 show included a demonstration of Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

's newest handheld game console, the PlayStation Vita, and the official introduction of Nintendo

Nintendo

is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

's newest home console, the Wii U.

Expo summary

As in previous years, the conference was dominated by announcements from the three main console manufacturers: Nintendo

Nintendo

is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

, Microsoft

Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...

, and Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

. Tech analysts considered the unveiling of Nintendo's Wii U tablet controller to be E3's biggest event, with Sony's PlayStation Vita handheld console also generating considerable press attention. The Wii U system was credited by several media outlets as a 'next generation' console. Microsoft did not announce any major hardware releases, but did showcase a number of games for its Kinect controller-free gaming system.

Press conferences

Konami had its own pre-E3 event on June 2, 2011, to showcase its upcoming games. The showcase included live events in a number of cities such as Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, San Francisco, Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

, and Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

.

Microsoft's press conference took place on June 6, 2011 at 9am PDT (the day before E3). It focused on the Xbox 360

Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

; it was titled the "Xbox 360 E311 Media Briefing" event. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was shown during Microsoft's press conference.

Sony's press conference took place on June 6, 2011 at 5pm PDT, the day before E3 officially began. However, the conference was delayed for 16 minutes. The press conference focused on the company's upcoming device, PlayStation Vita, and the PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

.

Nintendo's press conference took place on June 7, 2011 at 9am PDT at the Nokia Theatre. Nintendo unveiled the successor to its Wii

Wii

The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

 console, the Wii U, which is expected to be released in 2012. A prototype of the console was playable to attendees of the event.

List of notable games exhibited

This is a list of notable titles that appeared at E3 2011.

2K Games 2K Games 2K is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games. 2K Games is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, which also owns Rockstar Games notable for the Grand Theft Auto series... BioShock Infinite BioShock Infinite BioShock Infinite is an upcoming first-person shooter video game, and the third game in the BioShock series. Previously known as "Project Icarus", it is being developed by Irrational Games for a 2012 release on the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Duke Nukem Forever Duke Nukem Forever Duke Nukem Forever is a 2011 first-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 developed by 3D Realms and Triptych Games and finished by Gearbox Software and Piranha Games...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) The Darkness II The Darkness II The Darkness II is the upcoming sequel to 2007's The Darkness. It is being developed by Digital Extremes, published by 2K Games and written by Paul Jenkins...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) XCOM XCOM XCOM is an upcoming first-person shooter video game in development by 2K Marin for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game is a reboot of the X-COM video game series originally created by Microprose.-Story:...  (PC, Xbox 360) Activision Activision Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles... Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, with Raven Software having assisted in development...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Prototype 2 Prototype 2 Prototype 2 is an upcoming video game set for release on April 24, 2012 in North America. It is currently under development by Canadian developer Radical Entertainment and is the sequel to 2009's Prototype. Like its original, the game is set to be published by Radical Entertainment's owner,...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is a spin-off game in the Spyro series. It was published by Activision and developed by Toys for Bob. Vicarious Visions developed the Nintendo 3DS release. It was released on October 12, 2011 in Australia for the PC and October 13, 2011 on other consoles. The game was...  (PC,PS3, Wii, Xbox 360) Spider-Man: Edge of Time Spider-Man: Edge of Time Spider-Man: Edge of Time is a video game developed by the Activision-owned developer Beenox, based on the superhero Spider-Man. The story was written by Peter David, and gameplay has a "cause-and-effect" system where one Spider-Man's actions will affect the other and vice versa. It was released on...  (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360) X-Men: Destiny X-Men: Destiny X-Men: Destiny is a video game based on the X-Men comic book series. It was developed by Silicon Knights and published by Activision. The game was released in North America on September 27, 2011 for the PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS consoles...  (PS3, Xbox 360) Atlus Atlus is a Japanese computer and video game developer, publisher, and distributor based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for developing the console role-playing game franchise Megami Tensei. The first Megami Tensei was a Nintendo Entertainment System video game published by Namco based on a trilogy of... Catherine Catherine (video game) is a horror puzzle-platformer adventure game developed by Atlus Persona Team and published by Atlus for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is Atlus' first internally-developed game for seventh-generation consoles in high definition, and is described as an "adult-oriented" title by the game's...  (PS3) Bethesda Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Softworks, LLC, is an American video game company. A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, the company was originally based in Bethesda, Maryland and eventually moved to their current location in Rockville, Maryland... Prey 2 Prey 2 Prey 2 is an upcoming first-person shooter video game developed by Human Head Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks, due for release on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in 2012. It is the sequel to the 2006 video game Prey. The game is presented in open world format.-Plot:The...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Rage Rage (video game) Rage is a first-person shooter video game by id Software which was released on October 4, 2011 in North America. It uses the company's new OpenGL based id Tech 5 engine. The game was first shown as a tech demo on June 11, 2007, at Apple's WWDC, and was officially announced on August 2, 2007, at...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls action role-playing video game series, following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Capcom Capcom is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its... Asura's Wrath Asura's Wrath is an upcoming action video game collaboration between CyberConnect2 and Capcom that was first announced at the Tokyo Game Show in 2010. It is currently in development to be released in Japan and North America for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3...  (PS3, Xbox 360) DmC Devil May Cry (PS3, Xbox 360) Megaman Legends 3 (3DS) Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Resident Evil Revelations (3DS) Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, known as in Japan, is a third-person shooter video game developed by Capcom for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was announced at the 2010 Nintendo conference in Japan...  (3DS) Street Fighter X Tekken Street Fighter X Tekken is an upcoming crossover fighting game being developed by Capcom. The game was announced at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International by Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono. The game is set to release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation Vita sometime in March 2012. The game...  (PS3, Xbox 360, PSVita) Crytek Crytek Crytek is a German video game company founded in 1999 by three Turkish brothers: Cevat, Avni and Faruk Yerli. Crytek's main headquarters are in Frankfurt, Germany, with five other studios in Kiev, Budapest, Nottingham, Sofia and Seoul. The company is best known for developing the game Far Cry and... Ryse Ryse Ryse is a first person hack and slash video game in development by Crytek and to be published by Microsoft Studios exclusively for the Xbox 360.-Gameplay:...  (Xbox 360) Deep Silver Dead Island Dead Island Dead Island is a first person horror action-adventure video game developed by Techland and published by Deep Silver for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. It is centered on the challenge of survival on a zombie-infested open world island with a major emphasis on melee combat. It was...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Risen 2: Dark Waters (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... Battlefield 3 Battlefield 3 Battlefield 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released in North America on October 25, 2011 and in Europe on October 28, 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and EA Mobile confirmed a port for...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) FIFA 12 FIFA 12 FIFA 12 is the nineteenth game in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of association football video games. It was developed by EA Canada, and published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. David Rutter, the line producer for FIFA 12, promised "a revolutionary year for FIFA .....  (3DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360) Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an upcoming single-player role-playing video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. Ken Rolston, the lead designer of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, acts as the game's executive designer. Additionally, noted...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Madden NFL 12 Madden NFL 12 Madden NFL 12 is an American football video game based on the National Football League published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It was released on August 30, 2011 in North America and September 2, 2011 in Europe...  (3DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360) Mass Effect 3 Mass Effect 3 Mass Effect 3 is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Need for Speed: The Run Need for Speed: The Run Need for Speed: The Run is a racing video game, the 18th title in the Need for Speed franchise, and developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. The Wii and 3DS versions were developed by Firebrand Games, the team behind Undercover and Nitro...  (3DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360) Overstrike (PS3, Xbox 360) Shadows of the Damned Shadows of the Damned Shadows of the Damned, officially abbreviated as Damned or DMD, is a 2011 third-person shooter video game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles. The game follows the story of Garcia Hotspur, a Mexican demon...  (PS3, Xbox 360) SSX SSX (2012 video game) SSX is an upcoming snowboarding video game in the SSX series of video games from Electronic Arts. First revealed at the Spike Video Game Awards in 2010 under the working title SSX: Deadly Descents, the game's trailer appears to show a much darker direction to the series than previous entries, and...  (PS3, Xbox 360) Star Wars: The Old Republic Star Wars: The Old Republic Star Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated as TOR or SWTOR, is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe. Currently in development by BioWare Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was first announced on October 21, 2008, at an...  (PC) Focus Home Interactive Focus Home Interactive Focus Home Interactive is an independent publisher of computer games based near Paris, France. Founded in 1996, Focus has published and distributed original titles such as Blood Bowl, Sherlock Holmes, TrackMania and Runaway and sports games like Cycling Manager and Virtual Skipper.On June 25, 2010... Testament Of Sherlock Holmes (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Konami Konami is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games... Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (PS3, Xbox 360) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3D (3DS) Silent Hill: Book of Memories (PSVita) Silent Hill: Downpour (PS3, Xbox 360) Silent Hill Collection (PS3, Xbox 360) Zone of the Enders Collection (PS3, Xbox 360)

Lionhead Studios Lionhead Studios Lionhead Studios is a British computer game development company led by industry veteran Peter Molyneux, and acquired by Microsoft Game Studios in April 2006. Lionhead started as a breakaway from the developer Bullfrog, which was also founded by Molyneux. Lionhead's first game was Black & White, a... Fable: The Journey Fable: The Journey Fable: The Journey is the fourth video game in the Fable series, developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360, as an exclusive Kinect title. It was announced at the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo, with a debut trailer and demo shown...  (Xbox 360) LucasArts LucasArts LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was once famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the mid 1990s... Kinect Star Wars Kinect Star Wars Kinect Star Wars is an upcoming Star Wars video game by LucasArts and Terminal Reality and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 that utilizes the Kinect motion peripheral...  (Xbox 360) Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions... Forza Motorsport 4 Forza Motorsport 4 Forza Motorsport 4 is a racing video game released by Turn 10 Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the fourth installment in the Forza Motorsport series, and was released in North America on October 11, 2011 and in Europe on October 14, 2011...  (Xbox 360) Gears of War 3 Gears of War 3 Gears of War 3 is a third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Studios exclusively for the Xbox 360. Originally due for release in April 2011, the game was delayed and eventually released on September 20, 2011....  (Xbox 360) Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, also referred to as Halo: Anniversary, or Halo: CEA, is a first-person shooter video game set in the Halo universe and is an enhanced remake of Halo: Combat Evolved. Microsoft announced the game along with Halo 4 at their Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011 press...  (Xbox 360) Halo 4 Halo 4 Halo 4 is an upcoming video game and the eighth installment in the Halo franchise. Halo 4 is intended to be the first of a new trilogy of Halo series games, named the "Reclaimer Trilogy". Whereas the previous Halo games were developed by Bungie, Halo 4 will be developed by 343 Industries...  (Xbox 360) Kinect Disneyland Adventures (Xbox 360) Kinect Sports: Season Two Kinect Sports: Season Two Kinect Sports: Season Two, also known as Kinect Sports 2, is a sequel to Kinect Sports co-developed by Rare and BigPark, and published by Microsoft Studios. It was unveiled at E3 2011's Microsoft Conference for Kinect and released in October 2011. The game adds six new sports and voice control...  (Xbox 360) Namco Bandai Namco Bandai , also known as the Bandai Namco Group, is a Japanese holding company formed from the merger of Namco and Bandai. It has interests in toys, video games and arcades, anime, and amusement parks. The new entity was founded on September 29, 2005... Ace Combat 3D (3DS) Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is an installment of the Ace Combat arcade combat flight video game series developed by Project Aces and published by Namco Bandai for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. -Plot:...  (PS3, Xbox 360) Dark Souls Dark Souls is an action-adventure / role-playing game video game developed and published for PlayStation 3 by From Software in Japan, and published for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by Namco Bandai Games internationally. Previously referred to as Project Dark, Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to...  (PS3, Xbox 360) Inversion Inversion (video game) Inversion is an upcoming third-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It features destructible environments and gravity manipulation.-External links:* *...  (PS3, Xbox 360) Ridge Racer Unbounded Ridge Racer Unbounded Ridge Racer Unbounded is an upcoming racing video game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Scheduled for release in Europe on March 2, 2012 and in North America on March 6, 2012, the game will be published by Namco Bandai and developed by Bugbear Entertainment. It will be the first...  (3DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Soulcalibur V Soulcalibur V is the upcoming sixth installment in Namco's Soul series of fighting games, and will be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012. The game will take place 17 years after the events of Soulcalibur IV. The main protagonist is Patroklos, the son of Soul series veteran Sophitia, while her...  (PS3, Xbox 360) Tales of Graces F (PS3) Tales of the Abyss Tales of the Abyss is a console role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco in Japan and Namco Bandai Games in North America. Tales of the Abyss's characteristic genre name is The Meaning Of Birth RPG . It is the eighth mothership title in the Tales series, and was released for the...  (3DS) Tekken (Wii U) Natsume Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny (PS3, Wii) Nintendo Nintendo is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel.... Animal Crossing 3DS Animal Crossing (3DS) Animal Crossing 3DS is an upcoming video game for the Nintendo 3DS console that will be released in 2012. 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It is the third game in the Kid Icarus series and the first since 1991's Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters, a nineteen-year wait...  (3DS) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Return to Dream Land, known in Japan as and in Europe and Australia as Kirby's Adventure Wii, is a Kirby video game and the twelveth platform installment of the series, in development by HAL Laboratory, and published by Nintendo...  (Wii) Luigi's Mansion 2 Luigi's Mansion 2 Luigi's Mansion 2, known as in Japan, is an upcoming video game currently being developed by Next Level Games for the Nintendo 3DS, and is the sequel to the 2001 game Luigi's Mansion...  (3DS) Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Mario Party 9 Mario Party 9 Mario Party 9 is an upcoming party video game for the Nintendo Wii. It was officially announced at E3 2011 and is currently under development....   (Wii) Paper Mario Paper Mario (Nintendo 3DS) is an upcoming role-playing video game in development for the Nintendo 3DS, and is the fourth installment of the Paper Mario series as well as the first game in the series to be on a handheld console...  (3DS) New Super Mario Bros. Mii (Wii U) Star Fox 64 3D Star Fox 64 3D is a video game for the Nintendo 3DS and is a remake of Star Fox 64. It was co-developed between Nintendo EAD and Q-Games, and was published by Nintendo...  (3DS) Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) Super Smash Bros 4 Untitled Super Smash Bros. sequel The currently untitled fourth installment of the Super Smash Bros. series is an upcoming game that was first announced at E3 2011. 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It is being produced by Square Enix's 1st Production Department...  (PS3, Xbox 360) Hitman: Absolution (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Tomb Raider Tomb Raider (2011 video game) Tomb Raider is an upcoming action-adventure video game and the ninth instalment of the Tomb Raider series, published by Square Enix and developed by Crystal Dynamics as their fifth related franchise title...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) THQ THQ THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices... Darksiders 2 Darksiders 2 Darksiders II is an upcoming action adventure video game published by THQ. It is the sequel to Darksiders and is expected to be released in June 2012.-Plot:...  (PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360) Devil's Third Devil's Third Devil's Third is an upcoming 2013 third-person shooter video game developed by Valhalla Game Studios and published by THQ for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...  (Xbox 360, PS3) Saints Row: The Third (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) WWE '12 WWE '12 WWE '12 is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and published by THQ for the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 systems. It is the first game in the WWE series and the fourteenth overall in the combined series. It is the sequel to WWE SmackDown vs...  (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) UFC Undisputed 3 UFC Undisputed 3 UFC Undisputed 3 is an upcoming mixed martial arts video game featuring Ultimate Fighting Championship properties and fighters developed by Yuke's and published by THQ. It will be released February 14, 2012 in North America and February 17, 2012 in Europe for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is...  (PS3, Xbox 360) Tecmo Koei Tecmo Koei Tecmo Koei Holdings Co., Ltd. , is a holding company created in 2009 by the merger of Japanese video game developers and publishers Koei and Tecmo.... Dynasty Warriors Dynasty Warriors is a series of tactical action video games created by Omega Force and Koei. The award-winning series is a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, based loosely around the Chinese classical novel of the same name. The first game titled Dynasty Warriors,...  (PS Vita) Ninja Gaiden III (PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360) Traveller's Tales Traveller's Tales Traveller's Tales is an English software house founded in 1989 and fully established in 1990 and based in Knutsford, Cheshire.It is part of the TT Games group—after the merger of publisher Giant Interactive and the developer Traveller's Tales—along with TT Games Publishing... Lego City Stories Lego City Stories LEGO City Stories is a upcoming sandbox-style action-adventure video game, currently in development by TT Fusion, a division of TT Games, to be released on the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U in 2012....  (3DS, Wii U) Ubisoft Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries.... The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn (video game) The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is a video game based on the film The Adventures of Tintin. It was released in Europe on 21 October 2011, and is scheduled to be released in North America on 6 December...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Assassin's Creed: Revelations Assassin's Creed: Revelations Assassin's Creed: Revelations is a video game in the Assassin's Creed franchise developed and published by Ubisoft Montreal. The game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 15, 2011. For Microsoft Windows, the game is delayed until December 2, 2011...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U) Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 is a video game in the Brothers in Arms series due for release in 2012. It is published by Ubisoft and being developed by Gearbox Software...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Call of Juarez: The Cartel Call of Juarez: The Cartel Call of Juarez: The Cartel is a first-person shooter video game developed by Techland. The game is part of the Call of Juarez western-themed video games, but is set in modern-day Los Angeles and Mexico as up to three players take the role of law enforcement agents...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Driver: Renegade Driver: Renegade Driver Renegade is a video game, developed Ubisoft, and was released in August 30, 2011 for the Nintendo 3DS. It is part of the Driver series.-Gameplay:...  (3DS) Driver: San Francisco Driver: San Francisco Driver: San Francisco is a sandbox-style action driving video game developed by Ubisoft Reflections and published by Ubisoft. The game formally was unveiled at E3 2010 and was released in Australia on September 1, 2011, Europe on September 2, 2011 and North America on September 6, 2011 on...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Far Cry 3 Far Cry 3 Far Cry 3 is the upcoming sequel to the 2008 video game Far Cry 2. It is currently in development and is due to be released in February 2012....  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Just Dance 3 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) Killer Freaks From Outer Space (Wii U) Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking is a video game which was released by publisher and developer Ubisoft on November 1, 2011 in North America and in Europe and November 3, 2011 in Australia for the Xbox 360 video game platform. The game is from the Raving Rabbids franchise, a spin-off of the Rayman...  (Xbox 360) Rayman Origins Rayman Origins Rayman Origins is a platform game developed and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita. The game was released on November 15, 2011 in North America, November 24, 2011 in Australia and November 25, 2011 in Europe for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii....  (PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360) Rocksmith Rocksmith Rocksmith is a music video game produced by Ubisoft similar to Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Power Gig: Rise of the SixString and Offbeat Guitarist, and based on the technology in Guitar Rising. The game's main focus is the unique feature that allows players to plug in virtually any electric guitar and...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online is a third-person perspective, multiplayer action video game, scheduled for release on the personal computer and Wii U console. On 24 May 2011, Ubisoft announced that its Singapore studio would develop Ghost Recon Online for the latter half of 2011, following an...  (PC, Wii U) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360) TrackMania 2 Trackmania 2 -External links:*...  (PC) Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 Warner Bros. Bastion Bastion (video game) Bastion is an action role-playing video game produced by independent developer Supergiant Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game's visual style is inspired by anime and its narrative style takes the form of a dynamic voice-over...  (PC, Xbox 360) Batman: Arkham City (PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360) The Lord of the Rings: War in the North The Lord of the Rings: War in the North The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is a role-playing video game developed by Snowblind Studios. It is based on the events taking place in the northern regions of Middle-earth in the background of the main story of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, more specifically in Peter Jackson's...  (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Wargaming.net Wargaming.net Wargaming.net is a strategy game developer operating since 1998. The company is based in London with a development center in Belarus. In November 2007 Wargaming.net acquired Arise, an independent PC game studio,and currently consists of nearly 250 employees. The company's motto is "Strategic... World of Tanks World of Tanks World of Tanks is a freemium 3D team-based multiplayer online game featuring historically accurate fighting vehicles from the 1930s to the 1950s. World of Tanks is a PvP-focused project that promises action and strategy based gameplay. In the release version, World of Tanks includes more than 90...  (PC)

List of notable exhibitors

This is a list of the notable exhibitors who made appearances at E3 2011.

2K Games 2K Games 2K is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games. 2K Games is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, which also owns Rockstar Games notable for the Grand Theft Auto series... Activision Activision Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles... Atari Atari Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in... Atlus Atlus is a Japanese computer and video game developer, publisher, and distributor based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for developing the console role-playing game franchise Megami Tensei. The first Megami Tensei was a Nintendo Entertainment System video game published by Namco based on a trilogy of... Bethesda Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Softworks, LLC, is an American video game company. A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, the company was originally based in Bethesda, Maryland and eventually moved to their current location in Rockville, Maryland... Capcom Capcom is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its... Codemasters Codemasters The Codemasters Software Company Limited, or Codemasters is a British video game developer founded by Richard and David Darling in 1986... Crytek Crytek Crytek is a German video game company founded in 1999 by three Turkish brothers: Cevat, Avni and Faruk Yerli. Crytek's main headquarters are in Frankfurt, Germany, with five other studios in Kiev, Budapest, Nottingham, Sofia and Seoul. The company is best known for developing the game Far Cry and... Disney EA Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...

Epic Games Epic Games Epic Games, Inc., also known as Epic and formerly Epic MegaGames, is an American video game development company based in Cary, North Carolina. Its most recent success has been the Gears of War series of games, although it is also known for its Unreal Engine technology. It is the parent company of... Focus Home Interactive Focus Home Interactive Focus Home Interactive is an independent publisher of computer games based near Paris, France. Founded in 1996, Focus has published and distributed original titles such as Blood Bowl, Sherlock Holmes, TrackMania and Runaway and sports games like Cycling Manager and Virtual Skipper.On June 25, 2010... Konami Konami is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games... LucasArts LucasArts LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was once famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the mid 1990s... Majesco Microsoft Microsoft Game Studios Microsoft Studios is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Games for Windows and Windows Phone platforms. They were established in 2002 as Microsoft Game Studios to coincide with the release of the Xbox, before... Namco Bandai Namco Bandai Games is an arcade, mobile and home video game developer and publisher based in Japan which is the product of a merger between the video game development divisions of Bandai and Namco. Namco Bandai Games is a wholly owned subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings and specializes in production and sales of... Natsume Nintendo Nintendo is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel.... Nival Nival (company) Nival is a global video game developer and publisher of social strategy games with extensive experience in strategy game development and massively multiplayer online game publishing. Nival is headquartered in Moscow and was founded in 1996 by Russian games industry veteran Sergey Orlovskiy, who... Paradox Paradox Interactive -External links:*...

Sega Sega , usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world... Sony Sony Computer Entertainment Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. is a major video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry, and is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the Consumer Products & Services Group of Sony... Square Enix Square Enix is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series... Tecmo Koei Tecmo Koei Tecmo Koei Holdings Co., Ltd. , is a holding company created in 2009 by the merger of Japanese video game developers and publishers Koei and Tecmo.... THQ THQ THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices... Ubisoft Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries.... Warner Bros. Wargaming.net Wargaming.net Wargaming.net is a strategy game developer operating since 1998. The company is based in London with a development center in Belarus. In November 2007 Wargaming.net acquired Arise, an independent PC game studio,and currently consists of nearly 250 employees. The company's motto is "Strategic...

External links

• Official E3 2011 site
• Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011 at IGN