We regularly ping Dean Takahashi at VentureBeat.com with news about a variety of industry events (thanks Dean!). With E3 2014 being the highlight event last week, we were sent the latest VentureBeat coverage for it.

Here is their most recent E3 news in one easy to digest list:

The DeanBeat: My straight-shooting impressions from another E3

These gorgeous pictures from Konami’s E3 booth show you the history of Metal Gear

E3 2014 Day 1: All of the news and trailers

Ubisoft’s E3 event: All of the news and trailers

EA’s E3 event: All the news and trailers

Nintendo’s E3 event: All the news and trailers including Zelda Wii U and Amiibo

Sony’s E3 event: All the news and trailers

Microsoft’s E3 event: All of the news and trailers

Reggie Fils-Aime talks about E3, industry change, and what Nintendo is doing for a comeback (interview)

For more E3 2014 news, visit VentureBeat.com.

From Polygon: About 48,900 people attended this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles to see the latest computer and video game hardware and software from 200 exhibitors, the Entertainment Software Association announced today.

Next year’s E3 will take place June 16-18 in the Los Angeles Convention Center.

While attendance increased slightly, rising from 48,200 last year, the number of companies exhibiting at the show dropped by more than 10 percent, down from 230 last year.

“The video game industry’s explosive growth and technological innovation were front and center at E3 2014,” ESA president Michael Gallagher said in a prepared statement. “Video games are the most innovative and engaging force driving our culture and entertainment experiences the world over. Congratulations to our incredibly creative members, partners, exhibitors, and the hundreds of millions of gamers who engaged with the show online and through social media.”

You can catch up with all of Polygon’s videos, interviews, hands-ons and previews from E3, right here.

From VG247.com: Every year for the past three, a report surfaces stating the ESA could move E3 to a venue other than the Los Angeles Convention Center. This year, however, the subject has come early this year, thanks to a report from CNBC.

Speaking during a media dinner Sunday evening, Gallagher said E3 was a “world class show” which “deserves a world class venue.”

“The Los Angeles Convention Center is no longer a top-tier property,” he said, citing the age of the facility as one reason. “The time to make this decision is relatively short,” he said. “We’ll consider all cities that can improve the experience.”

Time is short, actually. The contract agreement between the ESA and LACC expires in 2015, so a plan must be put in place for E3 2016. It takes a good year or more to plan such a large event, ya know.

Back in 2012, Gallagher said if construction the Farmers Field football stadium – which would result in part of LACC to be rebuilt – interfered with the show, E3 would be moved elsewhere. The construction was dependent upon an NFL team relocating to LA, which CNBC states is now “unlikely.”

Construction on the grounds was cited back in 2011 as a possible issue as well, but an agreement was reached which would see the show staying put through 2015.

While Gallagher did not name other cities, he said the ESA was speaking with two other venues in the greater LA area; however, the CNBC article quotes ESA insiders who state Chicago almost won a bid in the last round of E3 negotiations.

Other candidates included New Orleans, New York and San Francisco

The show moved to Santa Monica in 2007 and 2008 and ten years prior to that, it was held in Atlanta in 1997 and 1998. The latter didn’t go over well with developers, as most as based in California, resulting in an increase in travel expenses.

“This is a very important period we’re in,” said Gallagher. “We’re open minded. The Los Angeles Convention Center could be a world class venue, but with other venues, we have that right now.”

Normally I don’t like pose questions to our readers, but I’m making an exception this time: sould the ESA decide to move E3 away from Los Angeles, where would you like to see it held?

Read more at VG247.com.

From GameSpot: As predicted, E3 2014 has been all about the games. Microsoft and Sony’s press conferences were dominated by big names like Tomb Raider, Uncharted, and Halo. Nintendo wheeled out Zelda and Mario. And there were indie titles too, like the breathtaking No Man’s Sky, and Abzu. The one thing they all had in common? 2015. Yes, we got that dazzling array of games to play on our shiny new consoles we’d all been pining for, but it’s a long wait until we can actually get our hands on them.

While it’s true that the games announced at E3 often aren’t released until the following year, the introduction of new hardware at last year’s show has meant a longer wait than usual while developers get to grips with the shiny new hardware. Games like Dying Light and The Division that were announced to such fanfare last year are still in development, with an unspecified 2015 release date attached to them. If, like me, you jumped on board the next-gen bandwagon early, this is frustrating trend.

Read more at GameSpot.

From Gamasutra: “E3 is a world class show that deserves a world class venue. The Los Angeles Convention Center is no longer a top-tier property.” – Michael Gallagher, president of the Entertainment Software Association, hints that EA may be moving venue soon.

Currently ongoing in L.A., E3 is one of the largest annual video game trade shows in the world. The city has hosted E3 for 17 of the 19 years it has been running.

Gallagher has previously hinted that he’d like to move to a different venue back in 2012, although he then went on to sign an agreement to bring E3 to the Convention Center until 2015.

But with time quickly approaching on E3 2016, Gallagher and his team are currently making a decision on where E3 should be held once this agreement runs out — and it sounds like a move away from the Convention Center is on the cards.

“The time to make this decision is relatively short,” he said at a media dinner on Sunday, as reported by CNBC. “We’ll consider all cities that can improve the experience.”

Gallagher noted that talks are underway with other venues in the greater L.A. area, while CNBC sources suggested that Chicago, San Francisco, New York and New Orleans are all being considered.

“This is a very important period we’re in,” he added. “We’re open minded. The Los Angeles Convention Center could be a world class venue, but with other venues, we have that right now.”

Read more at Gamasutra.

During Microsoft’s E3 2014 press conference, 343 Industries announced “Halo: The Master Chief Collection,” for Xbox One. The game will be a collection of the first four Halo games. The games will receive a makeover for the Xbox One since their release for previous console.

The release of “Halo: The Master Chief Collection,” will coincide with the premiere of a live action series to be executive produced by Ridley Scott, “Halo: Nightfall.”

The next Halo game is called Halo 5: Guardians, and is slated for a 2015 release.

From USAToday.com: Mobile and casual games are popular, but console game systems see a resurgence with launches of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

LOS ANGELES — Rumors of the death of console video games have been greatly exaggerated.

While many observers had mobile and casual games making it “game over” for home systems, sales leaders Microsoft and Sony head into this week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo with a fair bit of swagger.

Both companies will take the stage here Monday at the video game industry’s biggest event in the USA, seeking to woo fence-sitting gamers with new adventures on either an Xbox One or PlayStation 4.

So far, both of those new consoles, launched within a week of each other in November, are faring well. More than 12 million PS4 and Xbox One consoles combined have been sold — double that of predecessors PS3 and Xbox 360 during the same period.

“It’s surprising a lot of people. Before this generation launched, there were a bunch of skeptics who said that consoles were dead and that we’re not going to see any excitement around them because of mobile and the resurgence of the PC,” says Ted Price, founder and CEO of Insomniac Games. “Clearly that is not the case.”

The big question is whether both devices can maintain momentum —and can Nintendo’s Wii U gain some — amid a flurry of competitors, ranging from free-to-play hits such as League of Legends and Hearthstone to a wide assortment of mobile options.

Read more at USAToday.com.