The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2016 show is officially over. The event drew more than 70,300 video game professionals, press, and fans to the Los Angeles Convention Center and the nearby E3 Live event (a new event just for fans).
But you can relive it (or see what it was like if you didn’t attend) through our photo gallery. We captured all of the major events from Sunday through Thursday. We walked the 500,000 square feet of exhibits and snapped our pictures.
One thing that was notably different from past years was that there were very few booth babes, and none of them were dressed in really risqué outfits. The games were also full of strong female characters who were fully clothed, with outfits that fit the roles in the games. The 1,600 titles on display reflected more diversity that the industry showed in the past. That’s a sign of change in video games.
Ubisoft brought out actor Levar Burton to tout Star Trek Bridge Command, a VR game.
E3 2016 photo gallery
One of the stranger moments at the Ubisoft press event.
E3 2016 photo gallery
Ubisoft’s big Watch Dogs 2 game reproduces San Francisco.
Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, gave a heartfelt talk at the close of his press event about the need to take risks.
Sony brought back Crash Bandicoot.
Geoff Keighley interviews Hideo Kojima on YouTube at E3.
The Sony PlayStation VR showcase
Microsoft’s Sea of Thieves was a hot game.
Keiji Inafune, creator of ReCore.
ReCore is one of Microsoft’s big exclusives.
Sony launches PlayStation VR on October 13.
Harmonix, maker of Rock Band, had a VR title.
Rival booths
Days Gone won a lot of awards for Sony.
Forza 3 in action with a motion simulator.
Microsoft showed off a hot car for Forza
Sea of Thieves display
Alienware’s graphics accelerator
Alienware’s latest PC
Alienware’s latest laptop
You can carry this VR-friendly Alienware PC on your back.
Ubisoft touted Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Ubisoft’s E3 booth
A big empty space in the South Hall
Capcom’s Monster Hunter Generations
Capcom had Resident Evil Biohazard in VR.
Skylanders Imaginators
Skylanders Imaginators
Skylanders Imaginators
Dean Takahashi tries Batman Arkham VR at Warner Bros.’ booth
David Haddad, head of games at Warner Bros.
Microsoft’s Dead Rising 4
Bethesda had something from Prey in its booth
Prey at the Bethesda booth
Sony had a bunch of demos of Gran Turismo Sport.
Horizon Zero Dawn is a big Sony exclusive for 2017
Nintendo’s own influencers at its booth
Razer’s booth at Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.
Inside the Nintendo Zelda booth
Nintendo didn’t show much, but it still had a huge booth.
Oculus Connect 3 is happening.
The West Hall had some empty spaces as well.
E3’s main entrance
God of War won a lot of awards.
Days Gone had an awesome demo
Latest drone game from maker of Air Hogs
Sony’s banner atop the LA Convention Center
Influencers at the GameSpot booth
Square Enix’s booth
The new Xbox One S is 40% smaller than the Xbox One.
Sonic on a banner at E3
You can customize your own Xbox controller
Into the Pixel art
Rand Miller’s Obduction
E3 2016 photo gallery
Twitch was livestreaming everything
For Honor models at E3 trade show.
Legos in the Warner Bros. Booth
Bethesda’s Fallout 4 gear
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