<P> Starting in 2013, some of the major video game companies, particularly Nintendo and Electronic Arts, have opted not to showcase at E3 . In Nintendo's case, they have foregone a large keynote presentation and instead have used pre-recorded Nintendo Direct and live video events during the E3 week since 2013 to showcase their new products, though they still run floor booths for hands - on demonstrations . Electronic Arts since 2016 has set up a separate EA Play event in a nearby locale to announce and exhibit their titles, citing the move as a result of the lack of public access to the main E3 show . Other vendors, like Microsoft and Sony have used pre-E3 events to showcase hardware reveals, leaving the E3 event to cover new games for these systems . </P> <P> Since 2015, the ESA has sought ways to bring public members to the event, as industry have seen increased publicity of their games through word - of - mouth by average gamers . In 2015, 5000 tickets were distributed to vendors to be given to fans to be able to attend the event . E3 2016 featured a separate but free "E3 Live" event at the nearby L.A. Live space that was to help provide a small - scale version of the E3 experience . While it drew about 20,000 people, it was found to be underwhelming . In 2017, the ESA reserved 15,000 tickets to the convention for members of the public to buy; these were all sold, leading to more than 68,000 attendees during E3 2017, which led to noticeable crowding and floor management issues . ESA confirmed that the 2018 E3 will still include public passes, but that for two of the days, the event will be open only to industry attendees for three hours prior to admitting the public . </P> <P> While the ESA has the Convention Center space reserved through 2019, ESA's CEO Mike Gallagher said, following the 2017 event, that they may be considering other options due to lack of modernization and upgrades that the Center has had to make the space more appropriate for their needs . Gallagher said that the ESA is working with the City and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) which owns the Los Angeles Convention Center and the space around it, with plans to have nearly 500,000 square feet (46,000 m) of additional exhibition space added by 2020, but they will judge this in the upcoming 2018 show . </P> <P> The ESA unveiled the new logo for E3, replacing its previous one using three - dimensional block letters with a flatter, stylized graphic, in October 2017 . </P>

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