Genre Multi-genre Ends 4 October 2015 Country Australia | Begins 2 October 2015 Venue Sydney Showground | |
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Location(s) Sydney, New South Wales | ||
EB Games Expo 2015, commonly known as simply EB Expo 2015, was an international video game and accessory trade show, open to the general public, held at the Sydney Showground in October 2015. The Expo was the fifth running of the EB Games Expo, held annually by EB Games Australia, and featured upcoming and recently released games from video game industry developers and publishers, as well as new technologies in video game accessories.
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Nintendo, along with major publishers Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, in addition to many other minor publishers and indie developers showcased their upcoming titles. Sony were also present with their PlayStation stand, where the PlayStation 4 made its third appearance at the EB Games Expo, alongside Microsoft's Xbox One at the Xbox stand. In addition, the convention featured hour-long presentations, held in the Buring Pavilion, from Xbox, Bandai Namco, Ubisoft, PlayStation and Electronic Arts throughout the three-day length of the expo. Comedians The Umbilical Brothers and John Robertson also performed on stage at the convention.
Exhibition
The 2015 EB Games Expo was held at the Sydney Showground, located in Sydney Olympic Park. The expo occupied The Dome, it's neighboring pavilions and the Southee Complex to the north of The Dome. The event was open on two "daylight" and "twilight" sessions, each 6 and 4 hours in length respectively, on 2 and 3 October, with one 6 hour session on 4 October, following the same format as the previous two years.
The 2015 edition of the EB Games Expo was the first without the presence of Riot Games or League of Legends. In previous years, Riot had staged the annual Oceanic Regional Finals for League at the convention, but had instead chosen to host it instead in August 2015 at Luna Park Sydney, where it was able to host a larger audience than the Southee Complex at the Sydney Showground; the event's previous venue at the 2014 EB Games Expo.
Entertainment
The Expo featured a performance from comedy duo The Umbilical Brothers, and comedian John Robertson, presenting his stand-up act Horror Stories from a Bad Gamer.
Exhibitors
The Expo was the third to showcase games for the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One, and the fifth to showcase games for the Wii U. Highly anticipated titles Electronic Arts' Star Wars: Battlefront and the twelfth entry in the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, were made exclusive to play at Sony's PlayStation stand. Activision showcased the fifth entry in the Skylanders franchise with Skylanders: Superchargers, promoting the game at the event by giving away exclusive "Frightful Fiesta" Skylanders figures to the first few attendees to visit the booth. In addition to Forza Motorsport 6 and Remedy Entertainment's Quantum Break, the highly anticipated Halo 5: Guardians was available to play at the Xbox booth, showcasing the game's 24-player "Warzone" multiplayer mode on the show floor. The Xbox stand also made use of a "One Pass", a card that allowed attendees to tap in after playing certain games in the booth, entering a draw to win prizes. In contrast to previous years where the One Pass was a separate card, it was incorporated into the wristband sold upon the purchase of a ticket to the expo.
Showcase
^[a] The Xbox pavilion was referred to as the "Xbox One" pavilion during EB Games Expo 2015.