Photos: E3 2009

Attendees look at a “power suit” from director James Cameron’s upcoming movie “Avatar” displayed at the Ubisoft booth.  (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

Michelle Boyd plays the Red Faction Guerrilla fight game by Activision.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Power Play introduces weights added onto the Nintendo Wii controller for a workout while gaming. Angela Holcomb demonstrates the device.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Visitors try out God of War III for the Sony PlayStation.  (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

The Batmobile on display for the release of the new Batman game.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Bob Ladrach of Digital Extreme Technologies demonstrates his idea for mobile entertainment with RealityPro AR, a virtual gaming environment that runs on a portable system. He hopes to have it on the market by next year.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Claudia Sutton photographs a Square Enix display at E3. With attendance restrictions loosened, 40,000 people are expected to visit the expo this year, up from 4,000 last year.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Sony PlayStation gaming ports are a major draw at E3.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

A participant is costumed as EverQuest character Firiona Vie.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Aleksander Socev and other visitors try out games.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Danny Merrill sits in a hanging PlayStation gaming booth on E3’s opening day.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Visitors crowd the entrance as E3 opens Tuesday.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Chris Dorrenbacher, left, and others in “Ghostbusters” costumes watch a Sony PlayStation news conference.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Zach Rosenberg tries out the new bowling ball for the Nintendo Wii designed by CTA Gaming.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

A Sony PlayStation news conference is shown on video at the E3 gaming hall.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

E3 is where the major industry players, particularly the three console makers, announce their big news for the year. Pretty much anyone who works for a video-game publisher, developer or your local GameStop will be at the L.A. Convention Center to check out the massive displays and nonstop game demos.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Peter Seuerbrei tries out a wireless skateboard from Activision.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Visitors try out the Nintendo Wii Fit Plus.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Models dressed as video game characters pose for photos at the Sony booth.  (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

Thomas Baker of Irvine is reflected in a wall as he plays a video game at the Sony booth.  (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

Attendees wait for the opening of E3. About 40,000 people are expected to attend this year, up from 4,000 last year.  (Kirk D. McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Senior Vice President of EA Games Label Europe Patrick Soderlund promotes a racing game at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) press conference leading up to opening day of the 2009 E3 Expo.  (David McNew / Getty Images)

The Microsoft XBox 360 conference introduced the new video game “The Beatles: Rock Band.”  (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)

Tennis star Pete Sampras, center, helps promote a Wii tennis game based on a match-up of Sampras and John McEnroe at Wimbledon at the Entertainment Software Association press conference.  (Andrew Gombert / EPA)

Soap actress Allison Sweeney and president of EA Sport Peter Moore promote a fitness game at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) press conference.  (David McNew / Getty Images)

A group of girls demonstrate how to play the Charm Girls Club games at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) press conference.  (David McNew / Getty Images)

Introducing the Star Wars The Old Republic game, characters wearing robes and wielding lightsabers take to the stage at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) press conference.  (Andrew Gombert / EPA)