During the conference, EA showed two new trailers for Titanfall 2, gameplay of Battlefield 1, a behind-the-scenes look at Mass Effect: Andromeda and updates on upcoming Star Wars games from EA. During the conference, a 17-minute demo for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was shown along with a new game mode called Breach, as well as the 3rd game in the Square Enix Go franchise, Deus Ex Go.Įlectronic Arts hosted its press conference on June 12 at 1:00 p.m. Square Enix hosted a Deus Ex Universe pre-E3 press conference on June 8 at 8:30 a.m. Īll times in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) Square Enix Other developers planned to alter their approach to social media announcements during the Expo to avoid statements that would be counter to the current national mood after the event. Sony's Chairman Shawn Layden started his presentation with a brief speech on the Orlando shooting and Nintendo president, Reggie Fils-Aimé, gave his condolences to Grimmie's family and fans before starting his keynote speech. Bethesda and Nintendo wore rainbow-colored ribbon pins during their press conferences in support of the victims, Microsoft and Nintendo opened their presentations with a moment of silence for Grimmie and the other victims. Flags outside the Convention Center were lowered to half-mast. To show support for victims of the tragedy, the exhibitors at the Expo made changes to their presentations and plans. It was also three days after the murder of Christina Grimmie, who was a big Zelda fan and was scheduled to make an appearance at the expo.
The Expo started two days after the mass shooting at an Orlando, Florida nightclub.
With video game consoles currently a couple years into their 8th generation, the focus of E3 2016 was primarily on new software titles, with new hardware revisions and auxiliary equipment to support the growing market sectors of 4K resolution displays and virtual reality headsets. Approximately 50,300 people attended the event, slightly down from the previous year's. The event, organized by the Entertainment Software Association, took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 14–16, 2016. The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016 ( E3 2016) was the 22nd E3, during which several hardware manufacturers and software developers and publishers from the video game industry presented new and upcoming products to the attendees, primarily retailers and members of the video game press. E3 Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles California on June 14, 2016