It's the annual Electronic Entertainment Exposition in Los Angeles next week, and EA's kicking it off by throwing a party all of its own in Hollywood for its EA Play event. We'll get a proper look at Star Wars Battlefront 2, some more on FIFA 18 and if we're lucky a handful of surprises too. Join us here from 8pm BST.

Our live coverage of this event has finished.

13:57 pm UTC A jetlagged good morning from sunny LA - well, it's forecast to be sunny once the sun properly comes up. Tom Phillips 15:18 pm UTC

spliffhead: Looking forward to Andromeda 2 ;)

:'(

Tom Phillips 15:21 pm UTC EA isn't due to show off its Battlefront 2 gameplay for a few hours yet, though you can watch a good chunk of it right now, thanks to this leak showing off Darth Maul and Rey fighting on Naboo
Tom Phillips 15:39 pm UTC Tom Phillips 15:40 pm UTC Hoping to see more of this today - the game being worked on by the team behind indie hit Brothers. EA snapped the game up last December. Tom Phillips 18:25 pm UTC I spy with my little eye what could be the EA E3 conference running order. BioWare's Project Dylan is on the list. Robert Purchese 18:33 pm UTC Gooooooood eveeeennning! So far today I've stormed out of a PES tournament and spent most of the afternoon in a brewery, so I'm well pumped for an EA conference! Martin Robinson 18:34 pm UTC While Bertie's in Brighton and Tom P is in Los Angeles, I'm in sunny Lewisham where I'm watching with my girlfriend as we eat some chips. Martin Robinson 18:34 pm UTC 'What game is this we're watching' she asks. Martin Robinson 18:36 pm UTC She is also new to Twitch chat, which we've got streaming onto our TV at the moment. 'Why did he just say that? Why did he scream that into the void?' Martin Robinson 18:36 pm UTC As an aside, these chips are pretty mint. Martin Robinson 18:37 pm UTC This sausage ain't bad either. Martin Robinson 18:40 pm UTC The meat content is super low, but I think it's mostly fox so you'd be okay? Martin Robinson 18:41 pm UTC I think he got slightly riled by our live chat at Gamescom last year. WHERE ARE YOU NOW PETER. Oh yeah, he's got his dream job at Anfield. I will miss that lovely man and his warm-up routine before big events. Martin Robinson 18:42 pm UTC We have sound and we have vision. Martin Robinson 18:42 pm UTC We don't have any chips any more though, because I was fairly ravenous after a few pints. Martin Robinson 18:43 pm UTC Lovely seating arrangement they've got going there, a really neat fan or white chairs. Martin Robinson 18:43 pm UTC Really into that vibe, there's real synergy with the stage itself. They've thought this one through. Martin Robinson 18:44 pm UTC Never forget. Martin Robinson 18:44 pm UTC 15 minutes people! Martin Robinson 18:44 pm UTC I've got three beers in the fridge, though I'm worried it might be dangerous to get involved too soon. Who's drinking what for tonight's show? Martin Robinson 18:45 pm UTC Tom Phillips has just taken his seat in the venue. Don't think he's braved that delicious semi-circle though. Martin Robinson 18:46 pm UTC You're playing with fire there. Martin Robinson 18:47 pm UTC That's a Tom's Eye View. Robert Purchese 18:48 pm UTC What I want to know is if everyone's baked at this year's event like they were last year. Maybe they've moved on to harder drugs though and it'll just be bagloads of ket at the back before everyone gets involved in Battlefront 2. Martin Robinson 18:48 pm UTC If you're a wanker god knows what I am. Have got some tiny tinnies of la-di-da IPA from our Co-Op. Martin Robinson 18:50 pm UTC Martin Robinson 18:51 pm UTC Chris and Aoife there, having a lovely time with a robot. Martin Robinson 18:53 pm UTC 'Electronic Arts? What do they make? Do they make Final Fantasy?' No. 'Oh'. Needless to say, my partner's delighted I've hijacked the living room TV for this. Martin Robinson 18:54 pm UTC Tom and I are sat near the front for EA's E3 2017 media briefing. Some dude is on stage to welcome us to EA Play. Wesley Yin-Poole 18:54 pm UTC They're calling this the "Creators Cave" and there's 300 YouTube content creators here. Tom Phillips 18:54 pm UTC I'm looking forward to seeing Bioware's Project Dylan most of all, as a big Destiny fan. They're in a really interesting place at the moment so pressure's on. Wesley Yin-Poole 18:55 pm UTC We're being told not to try and get in the Need for Speed cars parked outside. Tom Phillips 18:55 pm UTC Outside this big room is a mini village where people can play various games, including FIFA 18, Need for Speed and Star Wars Battlefront 2. I haven't seen FIFA 18 on Nintendo Switch anywhere yet though, which is a shame. Wesley Yin-Poole 18:55 pm UTC So, what are we expecting from this? Well, FIFA 18, Need for Speed and Battlefront 2 are a given. Beyond that? Dylan, BioWare's next big project, is due a reveal, and... Oh, you could just read the leaked schedule that was posted here earlier. Martin Robinson 18:55 pm UTC "Or a security guard will punch you in the face." Tom Phillips 18:56 pm UTC Dude on stage wants the crowd to bring the energy. Not sure I heard many Brits cheering. Wesley Yin-Poole 18:59 pm UTC One minute to go. LET'S ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO EVERYONE! Martin Robinson 19:00 pm UTC Hooooooo boy we're straight off the bat with some M rated goodness. Let's have some swearing please! Martin Robinson 19:00 pm UTC Well right off the bat this is incredibly loud. RIP my ears. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:01 pm UTC A parade of drums. Did I mention my ears are still funny from the plane. Tom Phillips 19:01 pm UTC Madden drum band to kick things off. They're quite good! Wesley Yin-Poole 19:01 pm UTC There's a drum line! Apparently the movie Drum Line is also good? Martin Robinson 19:01 pm UTC Ah it looks like this year's Madden has a story mode, like FIFA does. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:03 pm UTC Oh man was that Mahershala Ali? Martin Robinson 19:03 pm UTC Andrew Wilson in a tucked shirt - just to get in there before Martin. Tom Phillips 19:03 pm UTC Andrew Wilson is so well turned out. He's very handsome, isn't he? Wesley Yin-Poole 19:03 pm UTC Jeans and jacket. Tom Phillips 19:04 pm UTC All brought to you by Frostbite. Tom Phillips 19:04 pm UTC Classic jeans, shirt no tie and blazer get-up. Andrew Wilson, approachable businessman. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:05 pm UTC 'They're here to tell us what they like, and especially what they don't.'. I think that was a joke? I'm also pretty sure it didn't land. Martin Robinson 19:05 pm UTC He just explained his own joke then licked his lips like a bad lizard. Martin Robinson 19:05 pm UTC Star Wars Battlefront 2 is the headline - and you can watch a lot of leaked gameplay already on YouTube dot com Tom Phillips 19:06 pm UTC 30 minutes of Star Wars Battlefront 2 gameplay coming up. Hasn't that leaked already? Wesley Yin-Poole 19:06 pm UTC I'm not quite sure this isn't a lizard with a business degree. And a well-fitted suit, mind. Martin Robinson 19:07 pm UTC Anyway here's a man in a cave. Martin Robinson 19:07 pm UTC Take a shot every time you hear "Creator Cave" then punch yourself in the face. Tom Phillips 19:07 pm UTC A brutal drinking game would be to do a shot every time someone says "content". Wouldn't last long, mind. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:07 pm UTC Wes, I'm rising to that. Martin Robinson 19:09 pm UTC To be honest I'm sitting here with a big thirst on waiting for someone to say content. Get to it boys, this beer's getting warm. Martin Robinson 19:10 pm UTC Also hey Battlefield 1 is getting its new DLC soon. Martin Robinson 19:10 pm UTC Does it count if I say it? Content. Tom Phillips 19:10 pm UTC Wes, is it okay if I drink when they say 'experiences' too? Otherwise I'm never getting through this beer. Martin Robinson 19:11 pm UTC No Martin. Content, as you know, is king. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:12 pm UTC Well screw you I'm drinking this anyway. Martin Robinson 19:12 pm UTC It's the tall handsome man! Martin Robinson 19:12 pm UTC Patrick Soderlund is on stage wearing a loose jumper and casual trousers. He's very tall and Swedish. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:12 pm UTC And handsome. Don't forget that. Martin Robinson 19:13 pm UTC On it. Martin Robinson 19:13 pm UTC I'm not sure the FUT pro is a "worldwide star", Patrick. Bit of a stretch there mate. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:13 pm UTC Fut. Martin Robinson 19:13 pm UTC Can I drink when they say that? Martin Robinson 19:14 pm UTC I think I need to as otherwise I'm going to dash my head against the coffee table. Martin Robinson 19:14 pm UTC Futfutfutfutfut. Martin Robinson 19:14 pm UTC Futting hell make it stop. Martin Robinson 19:15 pm UTC So, FIFA 18. I played it recently and you can read my impressions on Eurogamer dot net in 45 minutes. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:15 pm UTC Soccer time now. Martin Robinson 19:16 pm UTC PES is better, obviously, but you probably know that already. Martin Robinson 19:18 pm UTC Men in Blazers, by the way, is a popular podcast apparently. Martin Robinson 19:18 pm UTC Me neither. Martin Robinson 19:18 pm UTC Two Brits on stage here with some Brit banter. I don't get the sense from the crowd that this is being understood. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:18 pm UTC It's an American thing, apparently. Martin Robinson 19:19 pm UTC FIFA standup. I may leave. Tom Phillips 19:19 pm UTC Too true. Martin Robinson 19:20 pm UTC Shoutout to Peter Moore who is now at Liverpool FC. Never forget. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:20 pm UTC I can't bear this. Martin Robinson 19:20 pm UTC They're doing a joke about England being shit. On a stage in Los Angeles. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:20 pm UTC Any nipple would be sweet relief right now. Martin Robinson 19:21 pm UTC Spoilers from the autocue, next up is Need for Speed and it'll be played by a YouTuber. Tom Phillips 19:21 pm UTC All this to say there's more The Journey coming in FIFA 18. Martin Robinson 19:21 pm UTC Hot scoop for you there. Tom Phillips 19:22 pm UTC Anyway that was balls here are cars. Martin Robinson 19:22 pm UTC This YouTuber is struggling a bit. Don't want to be mean, but he's obviously nervous. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:23 pm UTC We're here with a YouTube 'creator' called Jesse who's really flummoxed by the autocue blanking out on him. Martin Robinson 19:23 pm UTC Is this dude a big YouTuber? Wesley Yin-Poole 19:25 pm UTC Feel for those guys there - looks like the autocue died on them. Tom Phillips 19:26 pm UTC Whatever car this guy is driving, it seems impervious to harm. The Superman of cars, if you will. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:26 pm UTC Every time I see a new Need for Speed it looks enough like Hot Pursuit for me to be excited and then I play it and get sad all over again. Martin Robinson 19:26 pm UTC What is with all the talking and explosions? What is wrong with nice cars and pretty roads? Martin Robinson 19:26 pm UTC So much has been talked about prior to E3 it's difficult to remember how much of anything shown so far is actually new. I think this is? Tom Phillips 19:26 pm UTC I like it when the cars do a crash though. Martin Robinson 19:28 pm UTC Next up, the game from the makers of Brothers. Tom Phillips 19:28 pm UTC I'm getting that vibe too. It's not a good vibe... Martin Robinson 19:28 pm UTC Is Patrick Soderlund handsome? 'In an evil villain type of way' says my partner. Martin Robinson 19:29 pm UTC NEEEEEEXT. It's the new game from the Brothers devs. Martin Robinson 19:30 pm UTC Well, one of them anyway - the filmmaker Josef Fares, who worked alongside Starbreeze for Brothers. Martin Robinson 19:30 pm UTC It's Prison Break: The Indie Game. Tom Phillips 19:30 pm UTC It looks very... EA? Martin Robinson 19:31 pm UTC A Way Out looks quite nice. Could be interesting. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:31 pm UTC I'm going to be honest - that was not what I expected. Tom Phillips 19:31 pm UTC Here's Josef, who struggles to pronounce his own surname. That's the pressure of being on an E3 stage, I guess. Martin Robinson 19:33 pm UTC This guy's quite good. Seems good for a laugh. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:33 pm UTC Josef is going very off autocue. I respect that. Tom Phillips 19:33 pm UTC A Way Out is 'a co-op game like nothing before'. Martin Robinson 19:33 pm UTC This is EA's annual 'let's get an indie and let them go nuts on-stage' section. Martin Robinson 19:34 pm UTC Only split-screen co-op, so you have to play online or local multiplayer. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:35 pm UTC They've got the audio levels messed up here, in the room at least. Can't hear the video narrator over the music. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:36 pm UTC Kind of looks like Brothers without the charm and a lot of wannabe HBO nonsense in its place? Martin Robinson 19:37 pm UTC 'Does he have unusually long thumbs?' Martin Robinson 19:37 pm UTC SEED - Search for Extraordinary Experiences Division is a new "stealthy" team within EA. Tom Phillips 19:37 pm UTC The hand gestures of executives will always be a source of fascination and bewilderment for me. Is it something they're taught? Martin Robinson 19:38 pm UTC Here comes Project Dylan from BioWare. Tom Phillips 19:38 pm UTC Interesting, Patrick is bigging up Project Scorpio. Seems an odd thing to do during EA's media briefing. More tomorrow! Wesley Yin-Poole 19:39 pm UTC Here's Dylan. Martin Robinson 19:40 pm UTC Or Destiny I don't know. Martin Robinson 19:40 pm UTC Anthem is the new IP. Tom Phillips 19:40 pm UTC Of note - that Anthem footage is pre-alpha and "representative of the final experience". Wesley Yin-Poole 19:40 pm UTC It's called Anthem, and we'll see the rest tomorrow at Microsoft's briefing. Martin Robinson 19:40 pm UTC It's looks like Destiny meets Avatar. Tom Phillips 19:41 pm UTC I thought NBA Live was dead, but what do I know. Martin Robinson 19:42 pm UTC The first image of Anthem with the post-apocalyptic wall reminds me of Destiny, but the rest is a bit Titanfall meets Horizon. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:43 pm UTC I kind of get where he's coming from tbh. Martin Robinson 19:45 pm UTC The basketball bit is when the UK press get the chance to breath and make sure we're all up to date with our stories. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:45 pm UTC Amazing. Martin Robinson 19:45 pm UTC Lizardman is back on-stage, and he just did his lizard lips thing again. Martin Robinson 19:46 pm UTC Kind of want to see a fly buzz around in front of his face and see how long that thing goes. Martin Robinson 19:46 pm UTC Free Origin and EA Access! Excellent! Wesley Yin-Poole 19:47 pm UTC And now, Star Wars. For 30 whole minutes? Martin Robinson 19:48 pm UTC I'm kind of excited for this though - Battlefront turned into something pretty awesome over time. Martin Robinson 19:48 pm UTC Janina Gavankar is being very stern. Very aggressive. Are you okay, Chris Bratt? Wesley Yin-Poole 19:48 pm UTC If you're counting, here's our first non-male presenter. Tom Phillips 19:50 pm UTC Also our first non-robot presenter. Tom Phillips 19:50 pm UTC Battlefront 2, as we all know by now, introduces a big cinematic story mode plus three times more... content... *glug* *glug* *glug* Martin Robinson 19:50 pm UTC Slow nod. Love the slow nod. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:51 pm UTC All I want to know is if I can shout 'JAR JAR, UUUUSSSA DA BOOOOMA' in this one. Martin Robinson 19:51 pm UTC Oh good, EA's had the YouTubers in to play Star Wars first. Yay. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:51 pm UTC CONTENT! DRINK MARTIN! Wesley Yin-Poole 19:52 pm UTC Can we kill Gungans? Tom Phillips 19:52 pm UTC We can thank those YouTubers playing Star Wars for the leak this morning. Tom Phillips 19:53 pm UTC Haha. Not that I'm bitter that they've all played it before us. Martin Robinson 19:53 pm UTC Not at all. Martin Robinson 19:53 pm UTC Duel of the Fates is in. Martin Robinson 19:53 pm UTC And that's me out of however much they're asking for this. Martin Robinson 19:54 pm UTC 'Couldn't you just pay for an upgrade, or do you have to buy a whole new game'. My partner there, talking way too much sense. Martin Robinson 19:55 pm UTC Am I the only one excited about playing prequel stuff? THEY WEREN'T THAT BAD. Martin Robinson 19:55 pm UTC Well, graphically Star Wars Battlefront 2 looks incredible. That's got to be the PC version, yeah? Wesley Yin-Poole 19:55 pm UTC I mean, they were, but Darth Maul was cool right... Martin Robinson 19:55 pm UTC The prequels were that bad Martin, you monster. Wesley Yin-Poole 19:56 pm UTC Oh lord we're getting our first look at the game via a 'shoutcaster' and some 'game changers' what even is this. Martin Robinson 19:57 pm UTC The big news - it sounds like EA's moving away from season passes, with free content coming to Battlefront 2. Including Finn, Captain Phasma and more. Martin Robinson 19:57 pm UTC Free DLC. Well that's good! Wesley Yin-Poole 19:58 pm UTC The first season will be The Last Jedi themed. Martin Robinson 19:58 pm UTC And all maps, vehicles etc will be free to all owners of the game. Martin Robinson 19:58 pm UTC This is all, all good. Martin Robinson 19:59 pm UTC Now, though, some shoutcasting. Martin Robinson 20:00 pm UTC In case you were wondering, the seats in the room are not comfortable, and my bum currently hurts. That is all. Wesley Yin-Poole 20:00 pm UTC What is a game changer though? Martin Robinson 20:00 pm UTC And thanks, Wes, I was wondering. Martin Robinson 20:01 pm UTC Playing first-person is sacrilege in Battlefront! Also, harder. Martin Robinson 20:05 pm UTC

FinalLegion89: Anyone else not a massive fan of shoutcasting?

*raises hand*. I think it's my age, though.

Martin Robinson 20:06 pm UTC

iconld: So, will there be anything after this game?

I think it's 30 minutes of this then close.

Martin Robinson 20:08 pm UTC I'm looking forward to Battlefront 2. I'm not enjoying this reveal, though. Being old sucks, I guess. Martin Robinson 20:08 pm UTC Don't know but if last year was anything to go by maybe some of those game changers are baked? Martin Robinson 20:13 pm UTC So, the different eras will all play together and not be splintered off, which is interesting. Martin Robinson 20:13 pm UTC Rey v Darth Maul v Vader etc. Martin Robinson 20:15 pm UTC Again I'm showing my age, but watching people play a game like this is kind of like watching someone read a book. Martin Robinson 20:15 pm UTC I'm sure they're having a lovely time and everything, but it's not for me. Martin Robinson 20:16 pm UTC The guy next to me (not Wesley) has bad breath. Tom Phillips 20:16 pm UTC That's all I've got right now. Tom Phillips 20:17 pm UTC Next up - a Star Wars mobile game. Tom Phillips 20:17 pm UTC I was hoping EA would show the campaign for Star Wars Battlefront 2, as that's what I'm most interested in. Gamescom, perhaps? Wesley Yin-Poole 20:17 pm UTC Oh, we're not actually seeing Galaxy of Heroes. Ah well. Tom Phillips 20:18 pm UTC EA dude boasts about paying $1000 in the Star Wars mobile game. Not sure that's something to be proud of, mate. Wesley Yin-Poole 20:18 pm UTC That was something. Martin Robinson 20:18 pm UTC Congrats on making Battlefront 2 look boring, I guess. Martin Robinson 20:19 pm UTC The tall man who keeps on doing a weird thumps up is back on stage. Martin Robinson 20:19 pm UTC And he's gone again, which I think means we're done. Martin Robinson 20:19 pm UTC Thanks guys! See you tomorrow for Microsoft. Tom Phillips 20:19 pm UTC Not the best start to E3, but it's EA so... Martin Robinson 20:19 pm UTC EA media briefing impressions: Brothers' dev new game looks interesting, Anthem looks like Destiny and Star Wars Battlefront 2 looks good. Oh, and FIFA 18 is fun to play. Wesley Yin-Poole Load more comments Loading