We’re just a few short weeks away from E3 2018 and it’s promising to be one of the biggest and best shows yet, with a number of first and third-party companies presenting games for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4. As with previous years, the show will take place in both the West and South Hall, with a number of companies showing off what’s coming next. There will also be meeting rooms in the concourse connecting the two halls, though these will mainly be for press and distributor meetings. Some early floor plans managed to pop up over at Resetera and they show that the upcoming event is going to be a lot bigger than originally realized. We’ve already got a glimpse of just how much floor space Sony and Nintendo will be taking up, along with some third party companies like Bethesda and Epic Games. Let’s take a look at how the floor space plays out!

South Hall (Photo: Resetera) Most of the third-party action will be taking place in the South Hall this year. It appears that Bethesda and Square Enix have the most space for their boots, although Activision, Ubisoft and Capcom aren’t too far behind. Bandai Namco also has a pretty sizable space, and Warner Bros. is in the center of it all as well. The South Hall will also be home to the ESL Arena, where fans can check out some heated esports action between looking at games. There also appear to be smaller booths for Twitch, Frontier Developments, Take-Two (2K Games mainly) and Microsoft’s Mixer booth. The rest of MIcrosoft’s E3 content will be at its Fanfest event just a small walk down from the convention center. But the interesting thing here is how big a booth Epic Games has. No doubt the company is showing off something big for its massive hit Fortnite, but what could it be? Rumors are swirling about a soon-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch version. We’ll have to see what happens. prevnext

West Hall (Photo: Resetera) The West Hall looks to be dominated by two companies this year -- Nintendo of America and Sony Interactive Entertainment. That means huge presence for both the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4/4 Pro, respectively. Both companies will have some huge titles to offer; and Nintendo will likely have a tremendously-sized set-up for Super Smash Bros., which will arrive on Nintendo Switch this year. Other companies that will be in the West Hall include GungHo Online Entertainment, who will have some new games; XSEED, which will have some great import favorites like Earth Defense Force 5; Focus Home Interactive; and Atlus/Sega. On top of that, several press outlets will be stationed in the West Hall, including Shacknews, IGN and GameSpot, amongst others. So it’s a much smaller presence for third-party companies, but more focus on what Sony and Nintendo are up to. And we’re totally down with that. prevnext