The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014 (E3 2014) was the 20th E3 held. The event took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in

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. It began on June 10, 2014, and ended on June 12, 2014, with 48,900 total attendees. 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

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hosted a press conference on June 9 at 9:30 am. Trailers for ''

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'', '' Rise of the Tomb Raider'', '' Evolve'', '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'', '' Sunset Overdrive'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Halo 5: Guardians'', '' Scalebound'', a new character for '' Killer Instinct: Season 2'', a ''

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'' 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 ''

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''. '' Halo: The Master Chief Collection'', '' Scalebound'' and '' Dance Central Spotlight'' were announced as well.

Electronic Arts

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hosted a press conference on June 9 at 12:00 pm. Among the new titles shown were the role-playing game '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'' and '' Mass Effect 4'', the action-adventure title '' Mirror's Edge: Catalyst'' and '' Star Wars: Battlefront'', the first-person shooter ''

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'' The Sims 4''. EA Sports announced a number of new releases, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' NHL 15'' and ''

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''. Two untitled projects from Criterion Games and BioWare were also announced.

Ubisoft

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hosted a press conference on June 9 at 3:00 pm. Upcoming action-adventure games included ''

'', '' The Crew'', '' Valiant Hearts: The Great War'' and the sequels '' Assassin's Creed Unity'' and ''

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''. '' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege'' and ''

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'' were also announced during the conference.

Sony

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hosted a press conference on June 9 at 6:00 pm. The new

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was officially introduced as

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was shown bundled with '' Destiny'' to be released at launch of the game. Announcement trailers were shown for PlayStation exclusives '' Bloodborne'' by FromSoftware, '' LittleBigPlanet 3'' by Sumo Digital, and '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' by Naughty Dog, among others. Trailers were also shown for ''

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'', ''

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'', '' No Man's Sky'', '' Destiny'', '' Mortal Kombat X'', ''

'', '' Batman: Arkham Knight'', '' Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'' and others.

also announced an original TV series to be produced based on '' Powers''.

Nintendo

Nintendo for a second consecutive E3 decided to forego hosting a traditional press conference in favor of a pre-recorded video presentation, billed the ''Nintendo Digital Event'', which streamed online on June 10 at 9:00 am with an accompanying press release. Anchored by Nintendo of America COO Reggie Fils-Aimé 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 Woolly World ''Yoshi's Woolly World'' is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Good-Feel and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game is the seventh main entry in the ''Yoshi'' series of games, the first home console title in the series since 1997' ...

'', '' Bayonetta 2'' from PlatinumGames, Koei Tecmo's Zelda spin-off '' Hyrule Warriors'', and ''

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'' by Monolith Soft, among others. First time reveals included the next ''

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'' for Wii U, ''Mario Maker'', '' Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'', ''

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse ''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'', known in PAL regions as ''Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush'', is a platforming video game in the ''Kirby'' series, developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for Wii U. The title, which is a follow-up g ...

'', 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

This is a list of major video game exhibitors who made appearances at E3 2014.

List of featured games

This is a list of notable titles that appeared at E3 2014.

References

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