5 Gaming Trends to Watch for at E3

Gaming is an ever-changing industry, and E3 is always a good place to gauge its biggest trends. The opulent annual show draws the biggest publishers, hardware makers and accessory producers, giving us a chance to see what's in store for the next year.

This year we'll certainly see plenty of surprises at E3, but we've tried to predict a little bit of the bigger trends likely to be on display at the Los Angeles Convention Center next week.

Virtual Reality

Last year's E3 featured some virtual reality games, including the impressive prototype EVE Valkyrie. But the last few months have seen Facebook purchase Oculus VR and Sony introduce its own VR headset prototype. Suddenly the potential of VR is becoming a bit more actual. At this year's Game Developers Conference at San Francisco, which occurred even before the Facebook buyout, we saw more virtual reality game prototypes than ever. Read more...