Konami will showcase some of their upcoming games in a pre-E3 show designed with fans in mind.

As the games industry calendar is seemingly built around E3 it is no surprise that companies wish to utilise the buzz that exists in the weeks building up to it. Konami has announced their first annual 'Pre-E3 Show' that will see announcements, screenshots and interviews released online just before E3 kicks off.

Starting June 2nd Konami will also host a number of events around the world intended to get gamers geared up for E3 and find out more about Konami's upcoming titles. A few locations have been confirmed so far and more are expected to be announced soon. At the moment Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, S�o Paulo and Mexico City have all been confirmed.

Konami will use these shows to announce new information and preview games ahead of E3, which runs from June 7th to 9th. The shows will be broadcast online for fans all around the world to experience and should provide everyone with some early information ahead of the big event. More information about the events can be found on www.konami.com/e3.

"The annual E3 show is the world's marquee video game conference and trade show event that draws a critical mass of gaming enthusiasts from all over the globe. This year, we want to build buzz ahead of E3 by hosting our own Pre-E3 show that will tie the viewing party attendees from each city with online viewers through Flickr, Twitter and Facebook."

Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.