The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018 (E3 2018) was the 24th
E3, during which hardware manufacturers, software developers, and publishers from the
video game industry
The video game industry encompasses the development, marketing, and monetization of video games. The industry encompasses dozens of job disciplines and thousands of jobs worldwide.
The video game industry has grown from niches to mainstream. , ...
presented new and upcoming products to the attendees, primarily retailers and members of the video game press. The event, organized by the
Entertainment Software Association (ESA), took place at the
Los Angeles Convention Center from June 12–14, 2018, with many companies holding press conferences in the days prior. With the industry still in the middle of the
eighth generation of video game consoles, no new hardware was introduced, and publishers and developers principally focused on new games to be released in 2018 and beyond. The event drew 69,200 attendees, the largest since 2005.
Format and changes
E3 2018 took place from June 12 to 14, 2018 in the
Los Angeles Convention Center. In the days prior, major publishers hold press conferences, typically as a live presentation in a large theater with streaming broadcast, or through streaming pre-recorded segments, highlighting the new games that are planned for the next year. During the show proper, developers and publishers run exhibition booths to allow industry members, the press, retail representatives, and the public to try out the new games and talk with the creators. Several side events were also held in nearby venues, including video game tournaments.
Like the previous year, E3 2018 offered public access passes to the event, following from its first such offering during
E3 2017. However, to address issues with over-crowding in the exhibitor halls, E3 2018 was open on two days with industry-only access for a few hours before permitting public access to the exhibitors. Only those with complimentary industry passes and publicly purchasable business passes were able to take part in these exclusive hours. 1,000 of the public passes, called "Gamer Passes" were sold at
US$
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149 with the rest of the public passes being sold for $249 on a first-come–first-served basis. Those passes, as well as the business passes went on sale on February 12, 2018.
Press conferences
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the d ...
ran a separate event near the Convention Center, rather than participating at the Expo. The EA Play 2018 event was held at the
Hollywood Palladium from June 9 to June 11.
EA's press conference was held on June 9 at 11:00am, and covered ''
Battlefield V
''Battlefield V'' is a first-person shooter game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It is the eleventh main installment in the ''Battlefield'' series and the successor to 2016's ''Battlefield 1'', and was released for Microsoft ...
'', and ''
FIFA 19
''FIFA 19'' is a football simulation video game developed by EA Vancouver and released by Electronic Arts on 28 September 2018 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows. It is the 26th installm ...
'', ''
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'', ''
Star Wars Battlefront II'', ''
Unravel Two
''Unravel Two'' is a 2018 puzzle-platform game developed by Coldwood Interactive and published by Electronic Arts. The game is centered around two 'Yarnys', small anthropomorphic creatures made of yarn. It is the sequel to the 2016 game '' Unrave ...
'', ''
Sea of Solitude
''Sea of Solitude'' is an adventure video game developed by Jo-Mei Games and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in July 2019. A director's cut version of the game was announced at The Gam ...
'', ''
NBA Live 19
''NBA Live 19'' is a basketball simulation video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports. It features Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers as its cover athlete and was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 7, 2018. ...
'', ''
Madden NFL 19 Madden may refer to:
People
* Madden (surname), or Madadhan
* Madden (music producer) (born 1989), Norwegian singer, songwriter and producer
Music
* "Madden" (song), a 2019 song by Joyryde
* The Madden Brothers, an American pop rock duo
Places
...
'', ''
Command & Conquer: Rivals'', and ''
Anthem
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''. EA also announced that its
Origin
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Arts, entertainment, and media
Comics and manga
* Origin (comics), ''Origin'' (comics), a Wolverine comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics in 2002
* The Origin (Buffy comic), ''The Origin'' (Bu ...
software service will expand to include a premium subscription service to provide access to titles prior to retail release, and support
cloud gaming
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support later in the year.
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...
's press conference was held on June 10 at the
Microsoft Theater
The Microsoft Theater (formerly Nokia Theatre L.A. Live) is a music and theater venue in downtown Los Angeles, California, at L.A. Live. The theater auditorium seats 7,100 and holds one of the largest indoor stages in the United States.
History ...
. During Major Nelson's Podcast, Microsoft's Executive Vice President of Gaming
Phil Spencer said Microsoft's press conference had made positive changes from prior years to be fun for everyone. Fifty games were covered during the presentation, including ''
Halo Infinite'', ''
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
''Ori and the Will of the Wisps'' is a platform-adventure Metroidvania video game developed by Moon Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios. Announced during E3 2017, the title is a direct sequel to 2015's ''Ori and the Blind Forest'', and was ...
'', ''
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice'', ''
Fallout 76'', ''
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
''The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit'' (commonly shortened to ''Captain Spirit'') is a free graphic adventure game in the '' Life Is Strange'' series developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square Enix's European subsidiary. ...
'', ''
Crackdown 3'', ''
Nier: Automata'', ''
Metro Exodus
''Metro Exodus'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver. It is the third installment in the ''Metro'' video game trilogy based on Dmitry Glukhovsky's novels, following the events of ''Metro 203 ...
'', ''
Kingdom Hearts III
is a 2019 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch. It is the twelfth installment in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, and serves as a conclusion of the ...
'', ''
Sea of Thieves
''Sea of Thieves'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Studios. The player assumes the role of a pirate who completes voyages from different trading companies. The multiplayer game sees players explore ...
'', ''
Battlefield V
''Battlefield V'' is a first-person shooter game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It is the eleventh main installment in the ''Battlefield'' series and the successor to 2016's ''Battlefield 1'', and was released for Microsoft ...
'', ''
Forza Horizon 4'', ''
We Happy Few'', ''
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'', ''
Tales of Vesperia'', ''
Tom Clancy's The Division 2'', ''
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
''Shadow of the Tomb Raider'' is a 2018 action-adventure video game developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix's European subsidiary. It continues the narrative from the 2015 game ''Rise of the Tomb Raider'' and is the twelfth m ...
'', ''
Session'', ''
Black Desert Online'', ''
Devil May Cry 5'', ''
Cuphead'', ''
Tunic
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'', ''
Jump Force
''Jump Force'' is a Japanese crossover fighting game developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment featuring characters from various manga series featured in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' anthology in celebration o ...
'', ''
Dying Light 2'', ''
Battletoads'', ''
Just Cause 4
''Just Cause 4'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix's European subsidiary. It is the fourth game in the ''Just Cause'' series and the sequel to 2015's ''Just Cause 3'' and was released f ...
'', ''
Gears Pop!
''Gears Pop!'' was a mobile real-time strategy video game in which two players battle using Funko, Funko Pop!-stylized characters from the ''Gears of War, Gears'' fictional universe. Its gameplay was modeled on that of ''Clash Royale''. The ga ...
'', ''
Gears Tactics
''Gears Tactics'' is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Splash Damage in conjunction with The Coalition and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is a spin-off of the '' Gears of War'' franchise and a prequel to the first game. The game ...
'', ''
Gears 5
''Gears 5'' is a 2019 third-person shooter video game developed by The Coalition and published by Xbox Game Studios for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X, Xbox Series X/S. It is the fifth main installment of the ''Gears of War'' series and t ...
'', and ''
Cyberpunk 2077''.
Phil Spencer also affirmed that
Microsoft Studios had acquired
Undead Labs,
Playground Games
Playground Games Limited is a British video game developer based in Leamington Spa, England. It is known for developing the ''Forza Horizon'' series, which is part of the larger '' Forza'' franchise. In 2018, Playground Games became part of M ...
,
Ninja Theory
Ninja Theory Limited is a first-party British video game development studio based in Cambridge, England. Notable games it has developed include '' Kung Fu Chaos'', ''Heavenly Sword'', '' Enslaved: Odyssey to the West'', '' DmC: Devil May Cry ...
, and
Compulsion Games, and had established a new in-house studio,
The Initiative.
Microsoft had an exhibitor space in the main convention floor, principally dedicated to its
Mixer live streaming
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platform, while it hosted demos and other activities at the Microsoft Theater alongside the other exhibition days.
Bethesda
Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks LLC is an American video game publisher based in Rockville, Maryland. The company was founded by Christopher Weaver in 1986 as a division of Media Technology Limited, and in 1999 became a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media. In its ...
held its E3 presentation on June 10 at 6:30pm. Games presented included ''
Rage 2
''Rage 2'' is a 2019 first-person shooter video game developed by Avalanche Studios in conjunction with id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is the sequel to the 2011 game ''Rage (video game), Rage''. The game was released f ...
'', ''
The Elder Scrolls: Legends'', ''
The Elder Scrolls Online'', ''
Doom Eternal
''Doom Eternal'' is a first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. The sequel to ''Doom'' (2016), and the sixth main game in the ''Doom'' series, it was released on March 20, 2020, for Windows, PlaySt ...
'', ''
Quake Champions
''Quake Champions'' is a first-person arena shooter developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth main entry in the '' Quake'' series, following 2005's ''Quake 4''. The game was first released in early access on ...
'', ''
Prey
Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the ...
'', ''
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus'', ''
Wolfenstein: Youngblood'', ''
Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot'', ''
Fallout 76'', ''
Fallout Shelter'', ''
The Elder Scrolls: Blades'', ''
Starfield'', and ''
The Elder Scrolls VI''.
Devolver Digital
Devolver Digital
Devolver Digital, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Austin, Texas, specializing in the publishing of indie games. The company was founded in June 2009 by Nigel Lowrie, Harry Miller, Graeme Struthers, Rick Stults, and Mike Wilso ...
held an E3 presentation via Twitch on June 10 at 8:00pm. The presentation followed the satirical format of Devolver's
E3 2017 presentation, a pre-recorded segment that poked fun at the state of E3 and video game marketing, and did not focus on the games. Actress Mahria Zook replayed her role as the fictional Devolver "Chief Synergy Officer" Nina Struthers. Devolver revealed its titles ''
Scum'', ''
My Friend Pedro'', and ''
Metal Wolf Chaos XD''.
Square Enix
Square Enix
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate, best known for its ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Star Ocean'' and ''Kingdom Hearts'' role-playing video game ...
held its pre-recorded press conference over streaming video on June 11 at 10:00am. The media presentation covered Square Enix's upcoming games, including ''
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
''Shadow of the Tomb Raider'' is a 2018 action-adventure video game developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix's European subsidiary. It continues the narrative from the 2015 game ''Rise of the Tomb Raider'' and is the twelfth m ...
'', ''
Final Fantasy XIV'' (including a crossover event with Capcom's ''
Monster Hunter World
''Monster Hunter: World'' is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom and the fifth mainline installment in the ''Monster Hunter'' series. It was released worldwide for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2018, with ...
''), ''
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
''The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit'' (commonly shortened to ''Captain Spirit'') is a free graphic adventure game in the '' Life Is Strange'' series developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square Enix's European subsidiary. ...
'', ''
Dragon Quest XI
''Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age'' is a role-playing video game by Square Enix. The eleventh entry in the long-running ''Dragon Quest'' video game series, it was released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4 in July 2017 an ...
'', ''
Babylon's Fall'', ''
Nier: Automata'', ''
Octopath Traveler
''Octopath Traveler'' is a role-playing video game developed by Square Enix, in collaboration with Acquire. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch in July 2018, for Microsoft Windows in June 2019, for Stadia in April 2020, and for Xbox ...
'', ''
Just Cause 4
''Just Cause 4'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix's European subsidiary. It is the fourth game in the ''Just Cause'' series and the sequel to 2015's ''Just Cause 3'' and was released f ...
'', ''
The Quiet Man'', and ''
Kingdom Hearts III
is a 2019 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch. It is the twelfth installment in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, and serves as a conclusion of the ...
''.
Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include '' Assassin's Creed'', ''Far Cry'', '' ...
held its E3 press conference on June 11 at 1:00pm. Ubisoft presented its upcoming games, including ''
Just Dance 2019'', ''
Beyond Good and Evil 2
''Beyond Good and Evil 2'' is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft. It is a prequel to ''Beyond Good & Evil'', released in 2003. Its development was characterized in the media by uncert ...
'', ''
Trials Rising
''Trials Rising'' is a 2.5D fault-based racing game developed by Ubisoft RedLynx and Ubisoft Kyiv and published by Ubisoft. It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in February 2019, for Stadia in November 2019 ...
'', ''
Tom Clancy's The Division 2'', ''
Skull & Bones'', ''
Transference'', ''
Starlink: Battle for Atlas'' (including the announcement that
Fox McCloud from Nintendo's ''
Star Fox'' franchise would be an exclusive character in the Switch version of the game), ''
The Crew 2'', and ''
Assassin's Creed Odyssey''. New DLC expansions for ''
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...
'' (''Donkey Kong Adventure'') and ''
For Honor'' (''Marching Fire'') were also announced, as well as an upcoming documentary entitled ''Another Mindset'', which focuses on competitive ''
Rainbow Six Siege''.
PC Gaming Show
''
PC Gamer
''PC Gamer'' is a magazine and website founded in the United Kingdom in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future plc. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games ma ...
'' hosted their PC Gaming Show on June 11 at 3:00pm. The show included presentations from several publishers and developers including
Sega
is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, r ...
,
Square Enix
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate, best known for its ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Star Ocean'' and ''Kingdom Hearts'' role-playing video game ...
,
Crytek,
Double Fine Productions
Double Fine Productions, Inc. is an American First-party developer, first-party video game developer of Xbox Game Studios based in San Francisco, California. Founded in July 2000 by Tim Schafer shortly after his departure from LucasArts, Double ...
,
Hi-Rez Studios,
Skydance Media
Skydance Media, LLC (formerly known as Skydance Productions) is an American production company based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by David Ellison in 2006, the company entered a five-year partnership to co-produce and co-finance films with ...
,
Digital Extremes,
Raw Fury
Raw Fury AB is a Swedish video game publisher, specialising in the publication of indie games, based in Stockholm. The company was founded in 2015 by Jonas Antonsson and Gordon Van Dyke.
History
The company was founded in 2015 by Jonas Anton ...
,
Klei Entertainment
Klei Entertainment Inc. ( ) is a Canadian video game development company located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Klei was formed in July 2005 by Jamie Cheng. Their best-known titles include ''Don't Starve'' and ''Oxygen Not Included''. On January ...
, Modern Storyteller,
tinyBuild,
Cloud Imperium Games
Logo Cloud Imperium Games
''Star Citizen'' is an in-development multiplayer, space trading and combat simulation game. The game is being developed and published by Cloud Imperium Games for Microsoft Windows. An extended retry of unrealized plans ...
,
Starbreeze
Starbreeze Studios AB is a Swedish video game developer and publisher based in Stockholm. The studios's notable games developed include '' The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay'', ''Payday 2'' and '' Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons ...
, and
505 Games
505 Games S.p.A. is an Italian video game publisher based in Milan. It was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Milan-based Digital Bros.
History
505 Games was founded in 2006 in Milan as a subsidiary of Digital Bros. The company found its earl ...
.
Sony
Sony
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...
hosted their press conference on June 11 at 6:00pm. Sony continued its "E3 Experience" where the event was simultaneously live-broadcast to a limited number of movie theaters. Addressing criticism of some of its past E3 press conferences, Sony planned to have "deep dives" on a handful of first-party titles during its conference, rather than a large number of short teasers for games, though would still cover other third-party and indie games. Sony focused on ''
Death Stranding'', ''
Ghost of Tsushima
''Ghost of Tsushima'' is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The player controls Jin Sakai, samurai on a quest to protect Tsushima Island during the first Mongol ...
'', ''
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...
'' and ''
The Last of Us Part II''. Further, instead of having a pre-show prior to the press conference to announce selected titles, Sony used daily live-streaming announcements of games in the week prior to the conference to reveal new titles ''
Tetris Effect
The ''Tetris'' effect (also known as ''Tetris'' syndrome) occurs when people devote so much time and attention to an activity that it begins to pattern their thoughts, mental images, and dreams. It takes its name from the video game ''Tetris''. ...
'', ''
Twin Mirror
''Twin Mirror'' is a narrative adventure game developed and published by Dontnod Entertainment and co-produced by Shibuya Productions. It was released on 1 December 2020 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Gameplay
''Twin ...
'', and ''
Ghost Giant'', giving the announcements of these games "more time to breathe".
Nintendo
As with previous conferences since 2013,
Nintendo
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles.
Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...
streamed a prerecorded
Nintendo Direct
Nintendo Direct is a series of online presentation or live shows produced by Nintendo, where information regarding the company's upcoming content or franchises is presented, such as information about games and consoles. The presentations began i ...
video presentation on June 12 at 9:00am. This presentation focused on
Nintendo Switch
The is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. The console itself is a Tablet computer#Gaming tablet, tablet that can either be docking station, docked for use as a home video ...
games releasing in 2018, with a specific focus on ''
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
Additional titles shown included ''
Daemon X Machina'',
''
Xenoblade Chronicles 2'', ''
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!'',
''
Super Mario Party
is a party video game developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. The eleventh main entry in the ''Mario Party'' series, the game was described as a "complete refresh" of the franchise, bringing back and revitalizing ...
'',
''
Fire Emblem: Three Houses'',
''
Fortnite: Battle Royale'', ''
Arena of Valor'', ''
Paladins
The Paladins, also called the Twelve Peers, are twelve legendary knights, the foremost members of Charlemagne's royal court, court in the 8th century. They first appear in the medieval (12th century) ''chanson de geste'' cycle of the Matter of F ...
'', ''
Minecraft
''Minecraft'' is a sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus "Notch" Persson in the Java programming language. Following several early private testing versions, it was first made public in May 2009 before being ...
'', ''
Overcooked 2
''Overcooked 2'' (stylized as ''Overcooked! 2'') is a cooperative cooking simulation video game developed by Team17 alongside Ghost Town Games, and published by Team17. The sequel to '' Overcooked!'', it was released for Linux, macOS, Nintendo ...
'', ''
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
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'', ''
Dragon Ball FighterZ
''Dragon Ball FighterZ'' (pronounced "fighters") is a 2.5D fighting game, developed by Arc System Works and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Based on the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, it was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Micr ...
'', ''
ARK: Survival Evolved'', ''
Mario Tennis Aces
''Mario Tennis Aces'' is a 2018 tennis game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. The game is part of the '' Mario Tennis'' series and sold over four million copies by the end of 2021, makin ...
'',
''
Killer Queen Black
''Killer Queen'' is a community-oriented, real-time strategy platform arcade video game for up to ten players. The game was developed by Josh DeBonis and Nikita Mikros, the co-founders of BumbleBear Games. It was initially developed as a field g ...
'', ''
Hollow Knight'', and ''
Octopath Traveler
''Octopath Traveler'' is a role-playing video game developed by Square Enix, in collaboration with Acquire. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch in July 2018, for Microsoft Windows in June 2019, for Stadia in April 2020, and for Xbox ...
''.
Other events
E3 Colisseum
E3 Colisseum, a side event designed around public interaction with the developers and publishers, returned to E3 this year from June 12 to June 14, 2018, as confirmed by
Geoff Keighley via his
Twitter
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account. Also confirmed by Geoff was that the event would be streamed live online.
The event included a reunion of the cast members and
Tim Schafer of ''
Grim Fandango
''Grim Fandango'' is a 1998 adventure game directed by Tim Schafer and developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows. It is the first adventure game by LucasArts to use 3D computer graphics overlaid on pre-rendered static background ...
'' celebrated the game's 20th anniversary. The reunion event also featured live music from the remastered games composer
Peter McConnell
Peter Nelson McConnell (born April 19, 1960), also known as Peter Mc, is an American video game composer and musician, best known for his work at LucasArts and for composing the soundtracks for every '' Sly Cooper'' game since the second instal ...
and a live reading of select scenes that would also feature
Jack Black
Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his acting roles in the films '' High Fidelity'' (2000), ''Shallow Hal'' (2001), ''Orange County'' (2002), '' School of Rock'' (2003), ''E ...
. Another game, ''
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4'' was also featured during the event, with
TreyArch
Treyarch Corporation ( ; formerly Treyarch Invention LLC) is an American video game developer based in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1996 by Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü, it was acquired by Activision in 2001. The studio is known for ...
discussing the history of Zombies, its ravenous fan community, and what might be lurking around the corner next in the games series. It also featured
Geoff Keighley,
Joe Russo director of ''
Avengers: Infinity War'',
Elijah Wood, Donald Mustard Worldwide Creative Director at
Epic Games
Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, M ...
,
Amy Hennig
Amy Hennig (born August 19, 1964) is an American video game director and script writer, formerly for the video game company Naughty Dog. She began her work in the industry on the Nintendo Entertainment System, with her design debut on the Super ...
, 4 artists behind the game
Cuphead,
Hideo Kojima
is a Japanese video game designer, director, producer and writer. He is regarded as an auteur of video games. He developed a strong passion for action/adventure cinema and literature during his childhood and adolescence. In 1986, he was hired ...
,
Penn Jillette
Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American magician, actor, musician, inventor, television presenter, and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller. The duo has been featured ...
,
Darren Aronofsky and
Camilla Luddington
Camilla Anne Luddington (born 15 December 1983) is a British actress, best known for her role as Dr. Josephine "Jo" Wilson in the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy''. She is known for voicing Lara Croft in the ''Tomb Raider'' video ga ...
along with the ''
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
''Shadow of the Tomb Raider'' is a 2018 action-adventure video game developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix's European subsidiary. It continues the narrative from the 2015 game ''Rise of the Tomb Raider'' and is the twelfth m ...
'' Creative Team. The event took place at
The Novo at L.A. Live, near the main convention center, and was available to all E3 attendees.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
held a special ceremony on June 11, 2018 at the London West Hollywood to honor voice actor
Nolan North with a Special Award for his "outstanding contribution to performance in games".
Video game tournaments/events
Epic Games
Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, M ...
held ''Fortnite Battle Royale'' Celebrity Pro-am at E3 2018, featuring 50 celebrities and 50 top players who competed.
The event featured 50 pairs consisting of one streamer and celebrity, with the winning team receiving to be donated to the winning team's charity of choice; announced participants include streamers
Tyler "Ninja" Blevins and
Markiplier
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, and celebrities
Joel McHale
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,
Paul George
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, and
Marshmello. This event was announced following a Twitch stream in March 2018 by Ninja, which featured the celebrities,
Drake
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Animals
* A male duck
People and fictional characters
* Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name
* Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* ...
,
Travis Scott,
Kim DotCom
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He first rose to fame in Germany in the 1990s ...
, and
JuJu Smith-Schuster who were all playing the game ''
Fortnite Battle Royale''. The winners of the event was the team with Marshmello and Tyler "Ninja" Blevins.
Nintendo
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Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...
hosted live tournaments for both ''
Splatoon 2
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'' and the upcoming ''
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. The ''Splatoon 2'' tournament, known as the ''
Splatoon 2 World Championship 2018'', featured the top teams from four regions—North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia—facing off in the first world championship for the game. The ''Super Smash Bros.'' tournament, known as the ''Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018'', was held at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles on June 12. Nintendo invited eight top ''Super Smash Bros.'' players with plans to invite more who would compete in the new game, following a similar format they used in the
E3 2014
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Ma ...
''Super Smash Bros. Invitational'' event.
Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...
hosted a ''
Monster Hunter World
''Monster Hunter: World'' is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom and the fifth mainline installment in the ''Monster Hunter'' series. It was released worldwide for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2018, with ...
'' tournament, where two-player teams would compete to complete a specific hunt in the fastest time possible. Capcom would stream the competition to online viewers.
Capcom
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also hosted a ''
Street Fighter V'' rubber match between professional wrestlers
Xavier Woods
Austin Watson (born September 4, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Xavier Woods. He appeared on WWE's NXT brand as one-half of the current NXT Tag T ...
,
Kofi Kingston &
Big E of
The New Day (representing
WWE
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) vs. The new
IWGP Heavyweight Champion
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Kenny Omega &
The Young Bucks of
The Elite (representing
NJPW
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).
ESL Arena was a new arena space located in the South Hall of the
Los Angeles Convention Center that would be used to host various esports events. The arena stage was a 7,500-square-foot dynamic esports experience that seats over 200 fans. The main stage featured custom player experiences with analysts and casters and gave the audience up-close VIP access to the world of competitive esports. The first esports events in the new space took place at E3 2018.
List of featured games
This is a list of notable titles that appeared by their developers or publishers at E3 2018.
References
{{Electronic Entertainment Expo
2018 in Los Angeles
2018 in video gaming
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June 2018 events in the United States