The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014 (E3 2014) was the 20th E3 held. The event took place at the

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

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, Nintendo, and

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. 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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'', ''

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'', '' Evolve'', '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Ori and the Blind Forest'', '' Halo 5: Guardians'', ''

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'', a new character for ''

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: Season 2'', a ''

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'' reboot and ''

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'' were revealed. There was also gameplay footage of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

'', '' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' and ''

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''. '' Halo: The Master Chief Collection'', ''

'' and ''

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'' 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

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title '' Mirror's Edge: Catalyst'' and '' Star Wars: Battlefront'', the first-person shooter '' Battlefield Hardline'' and the

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

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'', '' NBA Live 15'', '' FIFA 15'', '' NHL 15'' and '' EA Sports PGA Tour''. Two untitled projects from

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and

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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 ''

'' and ''

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''. '' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege'' and '' Just Dance 2015'' were also announced during the conference.

Sony

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hosted a press conference on June 9 at 6:00 pm. The new CEO of SCEA was officially introduced as Shawn Layden. An all new white version of the PlayStation 4 was shown bundled with ''

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'' to be released at launch of the game. Announcement trailers were shown for PlayStation exclusives ''

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'' by FromSoftware, ''

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'' by

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, and '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' by

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, among others. Trailers were also shown for '' Grand Theft Auto V'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

'', '' 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

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and featuring

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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 ''

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'', '' Yoshi's Woolly World'', ''

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'' from

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's Zelda spin-off ''

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'', and ''

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'' by

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, among others. First time reveals included the next ''

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

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'', multiplayer

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'' and an early look at the newest ''

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'' 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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