The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2013 (E3 2013) was the 19th E3 held. The event took place at the

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, California, with many press conferences taking place at nearby venues including the Nokia Theater,

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, and the

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. It began on June 11, 2013, and ended on June 13, 2013, with 48,200 total attendees. The main highlights included details of two major next-generation consoles, Microsoft's

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and Sony's

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, as well as Nintendo's unveilings of '' Super Mario 3D World'', '' Mario Kart 8'', and '' Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U''.

Press conferences

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, and

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all hosted press conferences during the conference. However,

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took a different approach by holding no traditional press conference. Instead, Nintendo held "a few smaller events that are specifically focused on our software lineup", and aired a special episode of

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to focus on upcoming U.S. releases and new game unveilings.

Konami

Konami held its 3rd annual pre-E3 show on June 6. The presentation showcased the company's 40th anniversary and its '' Dance Dance Revolution: Classroom Edition'' initiative, before providing updates on upcoming game releases. This included the games '' Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2'', '' Pro Evolution Soccer 2014'' and '' Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain''.

Microsoft

Microsoft's press conference took place on June 10 at the

at 9:30am. The company announced a November 2013 release date for its forthcoming

console, priced at $499. The software lineup was also revealed, including ''

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'', '' Forza Motorsport 5, '' Quantum Break'', '' Ryse: Son of Rome'' and the next installment of ''

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'', later revealed to be Halo 5: Guardians. Controversy arose during Microsoft's showcase of ''

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'' when an apparent reference to

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was made between the on-stage demonstrators. Microsoft later apologized for the incident and stated that the remarks were not scripted.

Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts' press conference took place on June 10 at the Nokia Theater at 1:00pm. Among the new titles shown were the racing game '' Need for Speed: Rivals'', the parkour simulator ''

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'' and the first-person shooters ''

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'' and '' Titanfall''.

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announced a number of new releases, such as '' Madden NFL 25'', '' NBA Live 14'', '' FIFA 14'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Ubisoft

Ubisoft's press conference took place on June 10 at 3:00pm. Upcoming action-adventure games included ''

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'' and the sequels '' Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' and '' Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist''. Two new franchises – '' The Crew'' and ''

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'' – were also announced.

Sony

Sony's press conference took place on June 10 at the

at 6:00pm. The

was publicly shown for the first time, retailing at $399. The software lineup included '' Infamous: Second Son'', '' The Order: 1886'', '' Driveclub'', '' Final Fantasy XV'' and '' Killzone: Shadow Fall''. There were also new games introduced for the

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, such as ''

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'', '' Beyond: Two Souls'' and ''

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''.

Nintendo

The E3 edition of

aired at June 11 at 7:00am. Nintendo first showed a new trailer for the

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titles ''Pokémon X'' and ''Y'', including the announcement of a new Pokémon type, Fairy Type. After that, Nintendo focused mostly on showing upcoming

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titles. Nintendo showed some of the third-party and digital titles coming to the Wii U, and more about previously announced games such as '' X'', '' The Wonderful 101'', '' The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD'', and the first gameplay footage of ''

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''. Among the new games announced for Wii U were the new installments of '' Super Smash Bros.'', '' Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and '' Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', '' Super Mario 3D World'', '' Mario Kart 8'', and '' Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''.

List of notable exhibitors

This is a list of major video game exhibitors who made appearances at E3 2013. *

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* Bethesda *

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* CD Projekt Red *

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* XSEED Games

List of featured games

This is a list of notable titles that appeared at E3 2013.

References

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