UPDATE:

E3 tickets are now on sale, as announced on the official E3 Twitter account.

You can buy E3 tickets on the official E3 site

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E3 2017 will officially be open to the public, and tickets for the event will go on sale next week.The announcement comes by way of E3's official Twitter account and was accompanied by an announcement video, seen below. The consumer passes go on sale at E3's website on February 13 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. 15,000 tickets will be available for a price of $249 each, while the first 1,000 tickets will be available for $149.Owners of the passes will get access to the E3 show floor and other events including "gamer events and discussions with leading video game figures at LA Live" through a partnership between the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and Geoff Keighley. More specifics on the events and discussions will be announced at a later date.Although the event is open to the public, E3 2017 "will still have a central media and business component" including a dedicated entrance and VIP Business Lounge.The ESA has taken steps toward making E3 public in the past. Last year, E3 Live 2016 was a free, ticketed satellite event open to the public, which featured playable games, live entertainment, and meet-ups with people in the industry.E3 2017 will take place in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 13 through June 15. For everything you need to know about the event, including a list of games at E3 2017 , be sure to checkout IGN's comprehensive E3 2017 wiki

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