The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014, commonly known as E3 2014, was the 20th Electronic
Entertainment Expo event.
E3 is an annual trade show for the video game industry presented by the Entertainment Software
Association.
The event took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA from June 10, 2014,
to June 12.
Major exhibitors included Microsoft Corporation, Nintendo, and Sony Computer Entertainment.
Exhibitors host their own press conferences usually one day prior to the E3 event, but
some companies issued additional information an extra day prior this time.
Press conferences Microsoft
Microsoft hosted a press conference on June 9 at 9:30am.
Trailers for Forza Horizon 2, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Evolve, Dragon Age: Inquisition,
Sunset Overdrive, Project Spark, Ori and the Blind Forest, Halo 5: Guardians, Scalebound,
a new character for Killer Instinct: Season 2, a Phantom Dust reboot and Crackdown 3 were
revealed.
There was also gameplay footage of Assassin's Creed Unity, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare,
Sunset Overdrive, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Tom Clancy's The Division.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Dance Central Spotlight were announced as well.
Electronic Arts Electronic Arts hosted a press conference
on June 9 at 12:00pm.
Ubisoft Ubisoft hosted a press conference on June
9 at 3:00pm.
Sony Sony hosted a press conference on June 9 at
6:00pm.
The new CEO of SCEA was officially introduced as Shawn Layden.
An all new white version of the PlayStation 4 was shown bundled with Destiny to be released
at launch of the game.
Announcement trailers were shown for PlayStation exclusives Bloodborne by From Software, LittleBigPlanet
3 by Sumo Digital, and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End by Naughty Dog, among others.
Trailers were also shown for Grand Theft Auto V, Dead Island 2, No Man's Sky, Destiny, Mortal
Kombat X, Far Cry 4, Batman: Arkham Knight, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and others.
Sony also announced an original TV series to be produced based on Powers.
Nintendo Nintendo for a second consecutive E3 forewent
hosting a traditional press conference in favor of a pre-recorded announcement, billed
the Nintendo Digital Event, which streamed online on June 10 at 9:00am with an accompanying
press release.
Anchored by Nintendo of America COO Reggie Fils-Aime and featuring stop motion sketches
from the producers of Robot Chicken, the Digital Event primarily followed a documentary format
with game footage and trailers accompanied by short interviews with developers.
During this event, Nintendo showcased upcoming titles including Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo
3DS and Wii U, Yoshi's Wooly World, Bayonetta 2 from Platinum Games, Koei Tecmo's Zelda
spin-off Hyrule Warriors, and Xenoblade Chronicles X by Monolith Soft, among others.
First time reveals included the next Legend of Zelda for Wii U, Captain Toad: Treasure
Tracker, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, multiplayer shooter Splatoon and an early look at the
newest Star Fox title for Wii U.
The Digital Event also featured the debut of Nintendo's NFC platform, revealed as Amiibo.
List of notable exhibitors The following is a list of major exhibitors
scheduled to appear at E3 2014.
List of games This is a list of notable titles that appeared
at E3 2014.
References
External links Official website