E3 2003 (Concept)

E3 2003

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The 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 14-16.

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Overview

West Hall

E3 2003 was one of those shows that only comes along every five years or so, because there was no new console hardware to be seen. It was all about the games, which tended to mean a lot of sequels, but it was still an incredibly successful event.

While Doom 3 (Game) returned to the show floor once again, the focus of most PC (Platform) gamers had turned to Half-Life 2. It was shown in a closed theater and presented by Gabe Newell (Person) himself. The lines for this presentation were understandably absurdly long. With all the talk surrounding Doom and Half-Life at the show, there was one shooter that almost got overlooked. That would be a little game called Call of Duty (Game).

The surprise of the pre-show press conferences in 2003 was Sony's announcement of the Playstation Portable, which seemed to be the next logical step for the company who was completely dominating the home console market in both the East and West. Sony also introduced a new peripheral for the Playstation 2 called the EyeToy (Franchise), which used a camera to track players in multitude of game types. Sony also brought along sequels to both Jak andamp;amp;amp; Daxter and Ratchet andamp;amp;amp; Clank, plus the always popular Gran Turismo 4 (Game).

South Hall

Microsoft's booth was headlined by a theater presentation of the rabidly-anticipated Halo 2 (Game), and although it was not playable on the show floor, the thought of online Halo matches was already getting many attendees excited. Microsoft also presented a more complete version of Lionhead's "Project Ego", now known by its official title, Fable (Game). Then there were two other titles that unfortunately never saw the light of day, True Fantasy Live and B.C..

Nintendo continued its focus on dominating the handheld market with titles such as Advance Wars 2, WarioWare, Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand, and Metroid: Zero Mission. The big N also continued GameCube (Platform) support with several franchise updates including F-Zero GX, 1080° Avalance, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and Star Fox Armada, which would later be renamed Star Fox Assault.

Other notable titles on the show floor in 2003 included Soul Calibur II, Resident Evil 4 (Game), Viewtiful Joe (Game), SSX 3 (Game), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Final Fantasy X-2, and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Konami had yet another video presentation of an upcoming Metal Gear Solid game that brought crowds to their booth every hour. This time, Snake appeared to be missing an eye, sneaking through the jungle, and several references to the 1960's were strewn about the trailer. We would later know this title as Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.

Games of the Show

South Hall

The games listed below not only include those playable on the show floor, but any game referenced at the show. This would include video presentations, announcements, advertisements, or any other official reference to the game from its developer, publisher, or platform. They are listed mainly according to the publisher of the game, with a few exceptions where the publisher did not attend the show. An example of this would be a hardware company such as Nintendo or nVidia showing a game not developed or published by them. In several situtations, games either changed their title or even their publisher before they were released. For historical accuracy in chronicling E3, such games will be listed with their original names and publishers, and linked to the corresponding page of the final game.

3DO (Platform)

The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse

Acclaim

Activision (Company)

Activision - THUG

Atari / Infogrames

Atlus (Company)

Capcom (Company)

Capcom - Maximo

Codemasters (Company)

Eidos

Electronic Arts (Company)

EA - Battlefield

Interplay

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

Konami (Company)

Konami - MGS3

LucasArts

Majesco

Advent Rising (Game)

Microsoft

Midway

Namco (Company)

Natsume (Company)

NCsoft

Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicles

Nintendo (Company)

Nintendo - RVD/Mysterio Mario Kart

1080° Avalanche
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Chibi-Robo! (Game)
Custom Robo (Game)
Donkey Kong Country (Game)
F-Zero AX
F-Zero GX
Fire Emblem: The Sword of Fire
Game Boy Advance AM3 Video System
Game Boy Advance SP
Game Boy Advance Video Pak
Geist (Game)
Kirby's Air Ride
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Party 5 (Game)
Mario Tennis
Metroid Prime Next
Metroid: Zero Mission (Game)
Pikmin 2 (Game)
Pokémon Channel (Game)
Pokémon Colosseum (Game)
Pokemon Pinball: Ruby andamp;amp;amp; Sapphire
Star Fox Armada
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Tetra's Trackers
WarioWare Inc.: Mega Micro Games
Wario World (Game)

Nokia (Company)

N-Gage

Sega (Company)

Sony

Sony - Gran Turismo 4

Sony Online Entertainment

SOE - EverQuest II

EverQuest II (Game)
EverQuest: Evolution
EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath
EverQuest Online Adventures: Frontiers
Lords of EverQuest (Game)

Square-Enix

Take-Two Interactive

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Tecmo (Company)

Tecmo

THQ (Company)

Ubisoft

Ubisoft - Rainbow Six 3

Vivendi Universal / Blizzard / Sierra (Company) / Valve

Valve - Counter-Strike Condition Zero

Game Critics Awards

The Best of E3

The Game Critics Awards (Concept) are decided by an independent group of North American media outlets. They have selected the most promising games of each Electronic Entertainment Expo since 1998, and have thus become recognized as the most respected "Best of" awards that come out of the annual show. Games qualify for nomination by having hands-on playable versions of the game at the show.

BEST OF SHOW

Half-Life 2 (PC (Platform)) - Valve / Vivendi Universal