E3 kicks off, as is fast becoming tradition, before the show properly starts, with EA opting out of the convention centre this year and having its own events in Los Angeles and London. We'll be at both venues, and live reporting on the conference which kicks off at 9pm BST.

Our live coverage of this event has finished.

17:17 pm UTC Happy E3 eve.... eve? I think this is like December 23rd where everyone's rushing around to get everything in place for the big day or something. Martin Robinson 17:18 pm UTC Fittingly I'm in a shopping mall in Hammersmith right now, biding my time for the doors to open at EA's London event at the Apollo. Martin Robinson 17:18 pm UTC Meanwhile, in just as overcast LA, our US team is getting itself in place for the day's activities. Martin Robinson 17:19 pm UTC I'll be honest, all I care about right now is getting to play Battlefield One, which is going to be happening very soon. Martin Robinson 17:20 pm UTC Elsewhere, Titanfall 2 has already leaked - it'll feature a single-player campaign and is out the end of October. Martin Robinson 17:21 pm UTC With all the leaks, as well as Nintendo and Sony declining to show the new hardware we know exists, it's a wonder we have anything left to discuss at E3 this week. Martin Robinson 17:21 pm UTC Which is quite nice, really - with the games and hardware out the way, we'll be able to focus on what really matters. Martin Robinson 17:22 pm UTC The obscure celebrity cameos, the occasional on-stage blundering and a parade of high fashion from gaming's greatest execs. Martin Robinson 17:23 pm UTC Will Pele return? Can anyone outdo the business jacket and cargo pants combo spotted on Ubisoft's stage a couple of years ago? Martin Robinson 17:23 pm UTC The real questions of E3 2016 are still hanging in the air, and where be here with you all the way as they're all answered. Martin Robinson 17:25 pm UTC That's the spirit! I'm heading down to the Brighton offices just after EA's conference to be in place for Bethesda at 3am (!), but I've already got a hipflask full of fine bourbon to make the journey that little bit more bearable. Just don't let Oli know. Martin Robinson 18:01 pm UTC We're now inside the Hammersmith Apollo. Waiting... Last time I was here was to see My Bloody Valentine with Metabomb hero John Bedford. I think it was slightly more squiffy. Martin Robinson 18:48 pm UTC We're embargoed until later on everything that's being shown at this event. Martin Robinson 18:48 pm UTC What I can say, though, is that EA has done a wonderful job scrubbing up the toilets at the Apollo. Martin Robinson 18:49 pm UTC Last time I was in there the floor was soaked to the point I think I got piss between my toes. Martin Robinson 18:50 pm UTC Would have been quite apt if they'd kept them that way for today. Real-time trench foot to go with Battlefield 1! Martin Robinson 18:51 pm UTC Appreciate the more sanitary conditions though. If that freshness is any indicator for what we're going to get later we're in for a treat! Martin Robinson 19:21 pm UTC Good evening! I'm in the Brighton office with team UK. Heads up: FIFA 17 has A STORY MODE. Robert Purchese 19:28 pm UTC Hello from Los Angeles, where Wes and I are attending EA's big press conference! Just a plain cloth wristband this year, no fancy light-up shenanigans. Tom Phillips 19:35 pm UTC We're half an hour away from the press conference starting! In a queue with a 60 second loop of canned hype music. Bad-dum-dum-dum. Bad-dum-dum. Tom Phillips 19:36 pm UTC One of the security guards is dancing. Bad-dum-dum. Dum-dum-dum. Tom Phillips 19:37 pm UTC Everywhere smells of fried chicken. Bad-dum-dum. Dum-dum-dum. Tom Phillips 19:42 pm UTC Well hello. Just finished playing some games I couldn't possibly talk about (for another couple of hours at least) and am sat three rows from the front at EA's London event. Martin Robinson 19:42 pm UTC We're all sat in Hammersmith's Apollo - a not inconsiderable venue - to watch a livestream. Martin Robinson 19:43 pm UTC Which is quite an odd prospect. But! Martin Robinson 19:43 pm UTC We do have Peter Moore here, who's already been onstage to gee up the crowd. Martin Robinson 19:43 pm UTC The Peter Moore Live at The Apollo DVD will be available from all good service stations this Christmas. Martin Robinson 19:46 pm UTC We're 15 minutes from GO GO GO. Although, to be honest, I'm not really sure there's left to reveal. Martin Robinson 19:47 pm UTC The LA team is still in the queue to get in the venue. Martin Robinson 19:47 pm UTC So, er, don't expect this one to start on time. Martin Robinson 19:48 pm UTC I'm being spared some awful bantz in the main stream though, it seems. Martin Robinson 19:48 pm UTC Can't say I'm *too* upset. Martin Robinson 19:49 pm UTC Just switched on the Twitch stream. Just switched it off again. Thanks for sparing us here in Hammersmith, EA! Martin Robinson 19:51 pm UTC The one leak I'm worried about right now is from myself. Just had a coffee and a beer before this - can I make it through all 90 minutes? Martin Robinson 19:52 pm UTC Oh wait! Martin Robinson 19:52 pm UTC Peter Moore is onstage! Martin Robinson 19:53 pm UTC I'm filming this. Martin Robinson 19:53 pm UTC Reckon I can sell bootlegs of this routine down Bovingdon Market. Martin Robinson 19:53 pm UTC This is going on 'til 10pm local time. Martin Robinson 19:54 pm UTC So the conference is only an hour. Martin Robinson 19:54 pm UTC We're being promised some great content from Moore. Martin Robinson 19:54 pm UTC I *love* content. That's what I came here for. Martin Robinson 19:55 pm UTC

rep-: Any idea how long the conference is?

60 minutes, it seems.

Martin Robinson 20:00 pm UTC

SpaceMonkey77: Cool lets go. Waited too long. Let's go!

LET'S DO THIS. In about five minutes or so idk.

Martin Robinson 20:00 pm UTC So.... Who's drinking what? Martin Robinson 20:01 pm UTC In the interests of preventing any more leaks - especially as I'm sat next to the lovely Edwin and I don't want to leak all over him - I'm staying dry for this conference. Martin Robinson 20:02 pm UTC

Silverflash: Aberlour Abunadh, Martin. Only the best to kick off E3.

Fancy dan!

Martin Robinson 20:03 pm UTC I'm so tempted to start on the hipflask that's in my bag, but lord knows what state I'd be in come 3am. Martin Robinson 20:03 pm UTC

Unclebenny: I've got this and the football going at the same time. that's too much content already.

You can never, ever have too much content. Humankind is a bottomless receptacle for content.

Martin Robinson 20:04 pm UTC We're running late but there's still a huge queue here outside. Security is very tight. Tom Phillips 20:04 pm UTC That music is still looping. Tom Phillips 20:05 pm UTC The deep house gets deeper, and the wait goes on. Martin Robinson 20:06 pm UTC

rep-: I'm confused are EG in London or LA?

Both! We're an international bunch. I'm in London, Tom P and Wes are in LA.

Martin Robinson 20:06 pm UTC

vandal_gab: Thought it started a 9pm BST?

That was the plan, yeah. There's a slight delay in LA so we should be up and running shortly.

Martin Robinson 20:08 pm UTC It's gone quiet here in London. Martin Robinson 20:08 pm UTC And we have a countdown on screen. Martin Robinson 20:08 pm UTC People are genuinely losing their shit over this countdown. Martin Robinson 20:08 pm UTC And. Martin Robinson 20:09 pm UTC We are live. Martin Robinson 20:09 pm UTC Andrew Wilson's shiny visage is being streamed in hypervision. Martin Robinson 20:09 pm UTC He's poured himself into those jeans, and you could cut your fingers off the creases in that shirt. Martin Robinson 20:10 pm UTC 'The content creators here can tell you what they've seen', says Andrew. Martin Robinson 20:10 pm UTC We're *all* content. Martin Robinson 20:10 pm UTC My god, it's full of content. Martin Robinson 20:10 pm UTC Anyway, I'm up on screen. Wave! Martin Robinson 20:11 pm UTC Cyndi Lauper is playing the Apollo in a couple of weeks time. Tonight, though, it's all Moore's. Martin Robinson 20:11 pm UTC There's a schism in EA, it seems - Andrew Wilson is tucked, ironed to a crisp. Martin Robinson 20:11 pm UTC Peter Moore, however, is letting it hang out, all in black. Martin Robinson 20:12 pm UTC Andrew Wilson talking about play feels like the weirdest TED talk I've ever witnessed. Martin Robinson 20:13 pm UTC There's a lot of guff to get through, but we can expect looks at Mass Effect, Battlefield, Titanfall and FIFA. Martin Robinson 20:13 pm UTC And we're kicking off with Titanfall via Vince Zampella, who looks super casual with a cargo jacket. Martin Robinson 20:14 pm UTC Titanfall 2 will be coming to PS4 as awell as Xbox One and PC. Martin Robinson 20:14 pm UTC It's got mechs and - this is the big new thing - grappling hooks. Martin Robinson 20:15 pm UTC I've also got a guy sitting next to me who keeps staring at my screen. Hello sir! Martin Robinson 20:15 pm UTC This is coming out on October 28th - a week after Battlefield 1. Martin Robinson 20:15 pm UTC More customisation options, single-player. And mechs. Lots of mechs. Martin Robinson 20:16 pm UTC And now our look at the single-player. Martin Robinson 20:16 pm UTC Our second look, that is, after this morning's leak. Kudos to EA for owning it and getting the high quality trailer out straight after the leak. Martin Robinson 20:17 pm UTC I didn't think a Titanfall single-player campaign was something I wanted. Martin Robinson 20:17 pm UTC But the single-player trailer is beginning to convince me otherwise. Martin Robinson 20:18 pm UTC Robots really are the greatest things. Martin Robinson 20:19 pm UTC

oldskooldeano: I think you can buy Zampellas cargo jacket in The Division. 350 Bird coins and its yours.

I'd love an Andrew Wilson skin for any MP shooter, really.

Martin Robinson 20:19 pm UTC It's Madden time! Martin Robinson 20:19 pm UTC Does that mean it's time for me to try and sneak to the toilet? Martin Robinson 20:20 pm UTC If I'm being honest, Peter Moore's shirt is a little too long to be able to be worn untucked. Martin Robinson 20:20 pm UTC There. I said it. Martin Robinson 20:21 pm UTC Take those trousers off and it could double up as an eye-catching mini-skirt. Martin Robinson 20:21 pm UTC You'd just get a hint of cheek, I think. Martin Robinson 20:21 pm UTC Donlan in the office, on Moore and Wilson: "This is like Bowie and Jagger at Live Aid." But the question is, who's who? Oli Welsh 20:21 pm UTC Not enough to offend, but just enough to titillate. Martin Robinson 20:22 pm UTC I think to pull off the mini-skirt look, Moore would have to pair up that shirt with some high heels. Martin Robinson 20:22 pm UTC Sorry, I say mini-skirt, I obviously mean a daring A-line or something. Martin Robinson 20:22 pm UTC Have they stopped with Madden yet? Martin Robinson 20:23 pm UTC Peter's gone offstage while we watch the VT. Martin Robinson 20:23 pm UTC I hope he's going to take my advice and ripping off those trousers so that outfit can really shine. Martin Robinson 20:24 pm UTC They're still talking Madden, right? Martin Robinson 20:25 pm UTC Peter Moore is back onstage. He's kept his trousers on, for shame. Martin Robinson 20:26 pm UTC Anyway, there's an eSpats thing in Madden. Martin Robinson 20:26 pm UTC And now we're on to the meat with BioWare. Martin Robinson 20:27 pm UTC I haven't played too much Mass Effect so I'm wondering why this guy is advertising the night bus to Northolt on his t-shirt. Martin Robinson 20:27 pm UTC I mean, I've had some fun on that route home. But I wouldn't go as far as wearing the t-shirt. Martin Robinson 20:27 pm UTC N47 all the way for me. Martin Robinson 20:28 pm UTC Here, though, is a look at Mass Effect Andromeda. Martin Robinson 20:28 pm UTC Which is being made in Frostbite. Martin Robinson 20:28 pm UTC Everything is at EA these days, it seems. Martin Robinson 20:29 pm UTC It's offering brief glimpses of gameplay, and a look at some returning races looking all shiny with their new mo-cap. Martin Robinson 20:29 pm UTC And the return of the Mako. Or at the very least something that looks like it. Martin Robinson 20:30 pm UTC That was a slim look, unfortunately. Just a dev diary (again) with only small snippets of gameplay. Martin Robinson 20:30 pm UTC But! Mass Effect Andromeda is certainly a looker. Martin Robinson 20:31 pm UTC Andrew Wilson is now announcing Play to Give - which combines in-game achievements with charitable donations. Martin Robinson 20:32 pm UTC A noble cause, so kudos to them. Martin Robinson 20:32 pm UTC Now onto some video games. Martin Robinson 20:33 pm UTC FIFA 17 is next, and we're about to see what it looks like on Frostbite engine. Martin Robinson 20:33 pm UTC Which is being touted as a big evolution for the series - perhaps its biggest since 07. Martin Robinson 20:34 pm UTC Where, though, is Pele? Martin Robinson 20:34 pm UTC Oh god we're getting live theatre here at the Apollo. Martin Robinson 20:34 pm UTC I could've gone to the NFT tonight, but this is where it's at. Martin Robinson 20:35 pm UTC Suddenly we're all wishing for Pele instead. Tom Phillips 20:35 pm UTC That was amazing. So pleased to have been here to witness that. Martin Robinson 20:36 pm UTC So, FIFA has a story mode. Cmoplete, I believe, with BioWare-esque dialogue options. It looks properly, properly nuts. Martin Robinson 20:36 pm UTC

MrTomFTW: I'm enjoying Peter Moore's pokey nipples. Anyone else?

I hadn't even noticed. For shame!

Martin Robinson 20:36 pm UTC I'm a fan of nuttiness in games, so I'm all over this. Martin Robinson 20:37 pm UTC The story mode is called The Journey. Martin Robinson 20:37 pm UTC I'm about to look at Moore's nipples now. Martin Robinson 20:37 pm UTC It's not even cold here. So I don't know what his excuse is. Martin Robinson 20:38 pm UTC Manager models are in FIFA which means..... Martin Robinson 20:39 pm UTC Holy hell, I was about to write about a virtual Sam Allardyce. Martin Robinson 20:39 pm UTC But Jose is here! He is so goddamned handsome. Martin Robinson 20:39 pm UTC This, everyone, is how you have a presence on stage. Never mind Moore's nipples - mine are standing to attention right now. Martin Robinson 20:40 pm UTC Excuse me. I'm genuinely starstruck. Martin Robinson 20:40 pm UTC Pretty sure he just winked at me too. Martin Robinson 20:42 pm UTC There'll be a FIFA preview on the site shortly. Martin Robinson 20:43 pm UTC That was FIFA. And now this is DICE. Martin Robinson 20:44 pm UTC I think they're about to announce the new game from the Unravel chap. Martin Robinson 20:44 pm UTC EA Originals is a new indie initiative. Martin Robinson 20:46 pm UTC Maybe Wes or Tom P can confirm, but Patrick's shoes look boxfresh, like he bought them especially for today. Got to appreciate the effort. Martin Robinson 20:46 pm UTC Fe. Martin Robinson 20:46 pm UTC We're sat quite far back. But sure, whatever floats your boat. Tom Phillips 20:47 pm UTC

rep-: Did Mr 80s not mention Star Wars earlier?

It will likely be a look at the Bespin DLC. I'd love a look at an all-new Star Wars game - has enough of them in the works - but I'm not 100 per cent sure we'll get one.

Martin Robinson 20:47 pm UTC Fe. Martin Robinson 20:47 pm UTC Is it part of your EA Originals contract that you always have to look like you're about to start to cry? Tom Phillips 20:48 pm UTC Excuse the radio silence. It's just that Fe looks a bit, well, fey. Martin Robinson 20:49 pm UTC I'm sure, however, that it'll be lovely. Getting faint Tearaway vibes from it. Martin Robinson 20:49 pm UTC To make things a bit more exciting for you all back at home, I think I'm about to leak. Martin Robinson 20:49 pm UTC It'll be the best E3 leak we've had yet, I promise. Martin Robinson 20:50 pm UTC STEEEER WEERS. Martin Robinson 20:50 pm UTC And Jade Raymond is on-stage, which suggests we'll see something new. Martin Robinson 20:52 pm UTC Battlefront 2 is being developed by Dice with the help of Motive, and it'll feature content from the new films. Martin Robinson 20:52 pm UTC And in 2018 we'll be getting the Visceral game. All of this is known. Martin Robinson 20:52 pm UTC So please let's see some actual footage of these games. Martin Robinson 20:52 pm UTC Rather than just a dev diary. Martin Robinson 20:52 pm UTC Oh wait, here's a dev diary. Martin Robinson 20:53 pm UTC

NoTheMama: They aint showing anything are they? Lol

I don't think so, no...

Martin Robinson 20:53 pm UTC 2017: Battlefront the game you hoped the first would be 2018: Star Wars Uncharted 2019: Star Wars Titanfall Tom Phillips 20:53 pm UTC We did see a brief glimpse of Battlefront in VR - it was an X-Wing in space. Martin Robinson 20:54 pm UTC

Bolin: hahaha this is shit.

Pretty succinct, and pretty on-point.

Martin Robinson 20:54 pm UTC But no, we're not going to see anything of Battlefront 2 while there's still Battlefront 1 DLC to sell. Tom Phillips 20:55 pm UTC A very brief look at Visceral's Star Wars game which gives little away - it's third-person, I imagine it'll be Uncharted-esque. Martin Robinson 20:56 pm UTC One last game, and it's Battlefield 1. Martin Robinson 20:58 pm UTC In about three minutes time I can tell you that this is a very good video game. Martin Robinson 20:58 pm UTC For now, though, here's a brief trailer. Martin Robinson 21:00 pm UTC Jamie Foxx and Zac Efron are here to show us Battlefield 1. This is the content I live for. Martin Robinson 21:00 pm UTC Both of them look, super, super awkward. Martin Robinson 21:01 pm UTC So it's 10pm and I can tell you... Martin Robinson 21:01 pm UTC Battlefield 1 feels like a return to Battlefield 1942 - it's more slow and considered. Martin Robinson 21:02 pm UTC It's also really, really good, with dynamic destruction and weather that change the maps as you play them. Martin Robinson 21:02 pm UTC Also, losing teams get access to a Behemoth - a huge airship that's like a mobile gun platform. Martin Robinson 21:02 pm UTC It's all an awful lot of fun, it looks gorgeous - and I hope to bring you plenty more on it tomorrow morning. Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC This is our first look at the game properly in action. We played it on a pretty high-end PC, but it looks pretty close. Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC Also, there are now more dynamic transitions as you move into vehicles. Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC And it's out October 21st. Martin Robinson 21:04 pm UTC Oh, and horses. How could I forget horses! Martin Robinson 21:04 pm UTC That, I think, was your E3 2016 conference from EA. Martin Robinson 21:04 pm UTC In summary *shrugs shoulders*. Martin Robinson 21:05 pm UTC Still, we'll always have Jose and Peter's nipples here in London. Martin Robinson 21:06 pm UTC Here's hoping for more from Bethesda at 3am. Right, I'm off to leak. Laters! Martin Robinson Load more comments Loading