The ESA just published the first list of participants to E3 2016, and of course the big three Sony, Microosft and Nintendo lead the charge, followed by many of the biggest publishers like Activision, Bethesda, Take-Two, Electronic Arts, Square Enix and many more.
You can read the full list below, keeping in mind that this might just be a first draft, and that more might be added down the line. Others might still be present, but as guests of bigger publishers like Sony or Microsoft.
Participating to E3 also doesn't provide hints on what kind of presence a company will have. For instance we know that Electronic Arts won't have a booth this year, but will have rooms for press meeting. We also still don't know whether Nintendo will hold a press conference this year, with the advent of the NX, instead of sticking to their now established livestreamed format.
- 505 Games
- Activision Publishing, Inc.
- Alienware
- ASTRO Gaming
- ATLUS
- BANDAI NAMCO Games America Inc.
- Behaviour Interactive
- Bethesda
- Bigben Interactive
- BlackJack Studio
- Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
- CD PROJEKT RED
- Crytek GmbH
- Cubicle Ninjas
- Deckbound
- Deep Silver, Inc.
- DGL Toys
- dreamGEAR, LLC
- Electronics Arts
- Epic Games Inc.
- EZ GAMES & EZ CARDS DISTRIBUTION INC
- Focus Home Interactive
- FOKUS BILGISAYAR San Tlc LTD STI
- Gaijin Entertainment
- Gameforge
- GAMELOFT
- GameSpot
- Goodgame Studios
- Grey Box
- GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.
- HORI USA Inc.
- Hyperkin, Inc.
- IGN
- Immerex
- InComm
- Innex, Inc.
- InnoGames
- KOEI TECMO Games
- Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
- Maximum Games
- MAYFLASH LIMITED
- Mecca Electronics
- Microsoft Corporation
- Natsume Inc.
- Nexon America, Inc.
- Nintendo of America Inc.
- NVIDIA Corporation
- Nyko Technologies
- Oculus
- Performance Designed Products
- Phononic
- Plantronics
- Prima Games
- Razer
- RDS Industries Inc.
- RIZING GAMES
- ROCCAT
- SEGA Europe
- Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
- Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited
- Square Enix, Inc.
- SteelSeries
- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
- Telltale Games
- Tencent America LLC
- Tobii
- Twitch
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- UCC DISTRIBUTING INC
- Virtuix Inc.
- Virtuos
- Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- XPEC Entertainment Inc.
- XSEED Games
Something I find quite interesting is the presence of CD projekt RED. The last expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Blood and Wine, will probably be released before the event. Could they be ready to show off Cyberpunk 2077? Time will tell.