The annual convention for the video game industry, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (also known as E3) - took place in Los Angeles tlast year.

Nearly 250 exhibitors and 45,000 attendees were expected at the convention, where publishers big and small try to hype their latest games and gizmos. Because it was in Los Angeles, the event - and the various parties and festivities that surround it - also drew a good amount of star power from the worlds of TV, music, and movies.

Here is a look at the gadgets, games, scenes, and celebrities that turned out for the show.