E3 2015: five days in LA that left gamers stunned

This years highlights? Breathtaking game reveals, the return of cult classics, a footballing legend, and the new virtual reality

There was, perhaps, not a little provocative symbolism before this year's annual E3 electronic entertainment expo, when Todd Howard, creative mastermind behind Fallout and Elder Scrolls, took to the stage at the Dolby theatre in Los Angeles. It's the host venue to the Oscars, and it was here that Howard declared that the next five days, dedicated solely to video games, would be "the best week for entertainment ever". And for once, in a city that positively feeds on hyperbole, he wasn't wrong.

After two years of somewhat disappointing game launches, this year's E3 delivered some breathtaking game reveals. Bethesda's opening event last Sunday showcased astonishingly good-looking forthcoming titles such as Fallout 4 - to be released on 10 November - and Doom 4. At Sony's showpiece, punctuated by a mightily raucous crowd, the company won over legions of gamers by announcing that it would remake Final Fantasy VII (one of the most iconic games of all time), and that there would be a new game in the Shenmue franchise, a hugely acclaimed cult Sega series that has not been seen since 2001.