More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry including Sony Playstation, Nintendo Wii, and Xbox. The 2011 E3 Expo will begin on June 7 and run through June 9.
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Gamers and show attendees play video games at the Sony Playstation booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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An Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) sign is displayed in the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Sunday, June 5, 2011. The 2011 E3 Expo will begin on June 7 and run through June 9. Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg
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A member of the media using a video camera records the front entrance of the Los Angeles Convention Center in preperation for the E3 Expo on June 5, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The Electronic Entertainment Expo officially starts on Tuesday. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Workers hang banners in preperation for the E3 Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 5, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The Electronic Entertainment Expo officially starts on Tuesday. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Ron Ruiz lines up mutant mannequins which are to be used as displays for the new video game "Rage" at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 5, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The Electronic Entertainment Expo officially starts on Tuesday. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Workers hang banners in preperation for the E3 Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 5, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The Electronic Entertainment Expo officially starts on Tuesday. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Workers hang banners in preperation for the E3 Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 5, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The Electronic Entertainment Expo officially starts on Tuesday. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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An advertisement for Electronic Arts Inc.'s (EA) "Battlefield 3" video game is displayed on top of the Los Angeles Convention Center for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Sunday, June 5, 2011. The 2011 E3 Expo will begin on June 7 and run through June 9. Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg
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Workers finish installing an advertisement for Ubisoft Entertainment's "Assassin's Creed 3" video game on the exterior of the Los Angeles Convention Center in preparation for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Sunday, June 5, 2011. The 2011 E3 Expo will begin on June 7 and run through June 9. Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg
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In this photo taken by AP Images for Microsoft Xbox, a guest plays Forza Motorsport 4 at the E3 Best of Xbox Showcase on Monday, June 6, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Shea Walsh/AP Images for Xbox)
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People attend the Microsoft Xbox 360 media briefing on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on June 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant, right, makes a surprise appearance as 2K Sports producer Erick Boenisch looks on during a Sony Corporation news conference at the E3 Gaming Convention in Los Angeles, Monday, June 6, 2011. Bryant demonstrated the video game NBA 2K11 with a Sony Playstation Move motion controller. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Attendees wear 3-D glasses to watch game demonstrations at the Sony Playstation media briefing on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on June 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Satoru Iwata, (L) Global President, Nintendo Co., Ltd., and Reggie Fils-Aime, President, Nintendo America, speaks during a news conference after the unveiling of the new game console Wii U at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Iwata said that Wii U will be compatible with all other Wii accessories. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Gamers and show attendees play video games at the Sony Playstation booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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A woman plays video games at the Sony Playstation booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Gamers and show attendees play video games at the Sony Playstation booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Nintendo exhibitor Aurielle Rounsaville displays the new game console Wii U at the Nintendo booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Gamers and show attendees play video games at the Nintendo booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Satoru Iwata, global president of Nintendo, speaks during the unveiling of the company's new Wii U game console at E3 Expo at Nokia Theater, June 6, 2011. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
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The new Nintendo Wii U gaming console is displayed on a video screen during a news conference at the E3 Gaming Convention in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Satoru Iwata, Global President, Nintendo Co., Ltd., speaks during a news conference after the unveiling of the new game console Wii U at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Iwata said that Wii U will be compatible with all other Wii accessories. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Shigeru Miyamoto, Senior Managing Director, Nintendo Co., Ltd., gestures during a news conference as an orchestra performs before the unveiling of the new game console Wii U at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Iwata said that Wii U will have HD graphics and a controller with a 6.2 inch touchscreen be compatible with all other Wii accessories. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Anthony Parisi, a photographer for 1UP.com from New York City , attends the unveiling of the new game console Wii U dressed as the Nintendo game character Super Mario at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The Wii U will have HD graphics, a controller with a 6.2 inch touchscreen and be compatible with all other Wii accessories. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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John Riccitiello, Chief Executive Officer, Electronics Arts, speaks during a news conference at the unveiling of the new game console Wii U by Nintendo at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The Wii U will have HD graphics, a controller with a 6.2 inch touchscreen and be compatible with all other Wii accessories. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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The Wii U system, which utilizes a controller with a touch screen and high definition graphics, in an undated handout photo. Nintendo of Japan unveiled the prototype of the successor to the Wii at the E3 convention in Los Angeles on June 7, 2011. (Nintendo via The New York Times)
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A game player demonstrates "Kinect Star Wars" at the Microsoft Xbox global media briefing during the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, Monday, June 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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A video screen shows off Sony Corporation's next generation portable gaming machine, PlayStation Vita, as it displays a forthcoming game called "ModNation Racers," during a news conference the E3 Gaming Convention in Los Angeles, Monday, June 6, 2011. PlayStation Vita is a touch-interface and motion-sensitive handheld that will go on sale before the winter holidays.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Christophe Balestra, far left, and Evan Wells, co-presidents of Naughty Dog Studios, show off a preview the company's video game "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception," during a Sony Corporation news conference at the E3 Gaming Convention in Los Angeles, Monday, June 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Rapper Ice-T demonstrates the Gears of War 3 game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on June 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Cliff Bleszinski (L) and Rapper Ice-T demonstrate the Gears of War 3 game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on June 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Developers demonstrate the interactive Kinect Fun Labs games at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on June 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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In this photo taken by AP Images for Ubisoft, Ubisoft art director Alex Amancio showcases Assassin's Creed Revelations at the Ubisoft Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Media Briefing on Monday, June 6, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Casey Rodgers/AP Images for Ubisoft)
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Don Mattrick, Senior Vice President of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft Corporation, announces developments at Xbox Live during the Xbox 360 media briefing on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on June 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Jack Trentton, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, demonstrates the Star Trek game at the Sony Playstation media briefing on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on June 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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In this photo taken by AP Images for Microsoft Xbox, guests get a first look at Dance Central 2 for Kinect on Xbox 360 at the E3 Best of Xbox Showcase on Monday, June 6, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Shea Walsh/AP Images for Xbox)
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Marc Whitten, Xbox Live corporate vice president, announces a partnership with YouTube at the Microsoft Xbox global media briefing during the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, Monday, June 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Jack Trentton, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, announces new 3-D glasses that give separate points of view to separate players at the Sony Playstation media briefing on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on June 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, announces a partnership with AT&T at the Sony Playstation media briefing on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on June 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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A Lakers basketball-based game by K2 Sports is demonstrated at the Sony Playstation media briefing on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on June 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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In this photo taken by AP Images for Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Studios' Phil Spencer announces Kinect: Disneyland Adventures at Microsoft's Xbox Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Press Briefing on Monday, June 6, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Casey Rodgers/AP Images for Microsoft Xbox)
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In this photo taken by AP Images for Microsoft Xbox, EA Sports President Peter Moore announces Kinect for Xbox 360 support for Madden NFL, FIFA, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour at Microsoft's Xbox Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Press Briefing on Monday, June 6, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Casey Rodgers/AP Images for Microsoft Xbox)
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In this photo taken by AP Images for Microsoft Xbox, Corporate Vice President for Xbox LIVE Marc Whitten showcases Bing Voice Serach on Xbox 360 at Microsoft's Xbox Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Press Briefing on Monday, June 6, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Vince Bucci/AP Images for Microsoft Xbox)
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In this photo taken by AP Images for Microsoft Xbox, Kinect Star Wars is unveiled at Microsoft's Xbox Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Press Briefing on Monday, June 6, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Casey Rodgers/AP Images for Microsoft Xbox)
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Kazuo Hirai, executive deputy president of Sony Corp. and president and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., introduces the PlayStation Vita during a news conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, June 6, 2011. Sony Corp. named its next portable video-game player the PlayStation Vita and selected AT&T Inc. as the exclusive U.S. wireless network provider for the product that succeeds the PSP. Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg
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Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox unit, speaks at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, June 6, 2011. Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox Kinect video-game sensor will let users control Electronic Arts Inc. sports titles next year, as well as UbiSoft Entertainment SA's "Ghost Recon" game. Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg
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Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox unit, speaks at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, June 6, 2011. Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox Kinect video-game sensor will let users control Electronic Arts Inc. sports titles next year, as well as UbiSoft Entertainment SA's "Ghost Recon" game. Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg
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POWER A to debut innovative new controllers at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles this week. (Photo: Business Wire)