Ground-Breaking Entertainment to be Unveiled at World-Leading Video Game Event

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2015 — (PRNewswire) — Registration is now open for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the world's premier trade show for computer and video games, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today. E3 2015 will be held June 16-18, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

More than 70 leading companies already registered to exhibit at the biggest event in video games and ESA expects to host close to 50,000 video game industry professionals and journalists. Registration for journalists will be available through Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Early registration for all other attendees ends on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Qualified participants can register at www.E3Expo.com.

"The video game industry's future will be revealed in June," said Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of ESA, owner of E3 and the trade association that represents U.S. computer and video game publishers. "The world plugs into E3 to experience first-hand the most exciting, innovative and immersive entertainment imaginable."

E3 welcomes all qualified computer and video game industry audiences, including worldwide analysts, retailers, developers, media and business partners to preview the latest in interactive entertainment. Before attempting to register, those interested should carefully review the qualifications for registering attendees and media.

This year's growing list of E3 exhibitors includes:

505 Games
Activision Publishing, Inc.
Alienware
Astro Gaming
ATLUS
BANDAI NAMCO Games America Inc.
Bethesda 
Capcom USA
Crytek
Curse, Inc.
Deep Silver, Inc.
Disney Interactive 
dreamGEAR
Electronic Arts
Gaijin Network
Hong Kong Trade Development Council 
Mad Catz, Inc.
Mattel
Microsoft Corporation
Natsume, Inc.
nDreams
Nintendo of America Inc.
NVIDIA Corporation 
Nyko Technologies
Oculus
Plantronics
SEGA of America, Inc.
Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC
Square Enix, Inc.
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Telltale Games
Tencent America LLC
Turtle Beach
Ubisoft Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Companies interested in exhibiting at E3 should visit: http://www.e3expo.com/apply/exhibit/.

Additional details, including information about hotel accommodations, will be announced in the next few weeks and will be available at www.E3Expo.com. For more E3 Expo updates and news, follow the expo on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/E3 and on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/E3Expo.

E3 is the world's premiere trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the ESA, the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the companies, publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers and the Internet. ESA conducts business and consumer research, provides analysis and advocacy on issues like global content protection, intellectual property, technology, e-commerce and the First Amendment in support of interactive software publishers. For more E3 information, visit www.E3Expo.com. To learn more about ESA and its work, please visit www.theESA.com.

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SOURCE Entertainment Software Association

Contact:

Entertainment Software Association Dan Hewitt, 202-223-2400 Email Contact Susan Kramer, Double Forte for ESA, 415-500-0600 Email Contact Web: http://www.theESA.com