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Photos: A view from the E3 floor

Visitors get an eyeful of future games and consoles, and a chance to try them out.
By Bill Detwiler, Contributor
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Xbox pavilion

The entrance to Microsoft's giant Xbox pavilion in the Los Angeles Convention Center's South Hall during E3 on May 12.

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Xbox exhibit

Gamers play inside large pipe-like devices in Microsoft's E3 Xbox exhibit on May 11. The massive four-day exposition offers networking opportunities for those in the interactive entertainment industry, and debuts almost every new video game product.

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Odette Diaz

Booth host Odette Diaz entertains visitors to the Webzen area of E3 2006 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Webzen is a South Korean company that develops and publishes video games.

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Paris Hilton

Socialite Paris Hilton appears at Gameloft's E3 exhibit to promote the company's upcoming series of mobile games based on her likeness and targeted for teens.

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Chalk drawing

Near the entrance to the main show floor at E3, street artist Kurt Wenner creates a chalk drawing promoting forthcoming Xbox 360 game "Gears of War," due out later this year.

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Scarface

Visitors to E3 check out an elaborate booth touting Vivendi Universal's game "Scarface: The World Is Yours," due out this fall.

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Blizzard booth

At the Blizzard booth, players try their hand at "World of Warcraft," checking out Burning Crusade, an expansion to the popular online role-playing game.

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Line to see PS3

Gamers waited in a long line to see demos of Sony's PlayStation 3, due out in November.

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PS3

Checking out the hardware design for the PlayStation 3, behind glass, at the Sony booth.

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Desperate Housewives

Disney's Buena Vista Games touts the forthcoming PC game based on its hit "Desperate Housewives" series. The digital walk down Wisteria Lane is due out this fall.

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