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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The flags outside the Electronic Entertainment Expo are flying at half-staff in tribute to the victims of the shooting attack at an Orlando gay club that left 50 dead. However, it will seemingly be business as usual inside the video game industry's annual trade show this week. E3 kicked off Sunday and Monday with flashy presentations featuring footage of upcoming games — many of which depict unrelenting gun violence —from Electronic Arts, Bethesda Softworks and Microsoft. EA, which has a studio in Orlando, did not directly address the shootings Sunday afternoon while hyping such games as the World War I-set military shooter "Battlefield 1" and the robot-filled sci-fi shoot-'em-up "Titanfall 2." Chris Plante and T.C. Sottek of the technology site The Verge wrote after EA's presentation that "witnessing a sales pitch for the fun in gun violence felt strange, to say the least." The developers on stage at Bethesda's presentation Sunday evening sported rainbow ribbons in support of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community as they showed off games like the arena-based shooter "Quake Champions" and the stylish assassin tale "Dishonored 2." Microsoft began their Monday morning presentation with a moment of silence led by Xbox chief Phil Spencer before actress Laura Baily demonstrated a bullet-riddled level from sci-fi shooter "Gears of War 4." Sony, Ubisoft and the PC Gaming Show are similarly not expected to tone down the content of their presentations scheduled for Monday at various venues in downtown Los Angeles. Several publishers and developers tweeted their condolences as news of the shooting attack spread Sunday morning. EA called it "senseless and tragic." Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, said in an interview that the attack was "tremendously shocking and devastating." "I don't know that it will directly affect the mood (at E3), but anyone who is a parent or feels they have a voice is certainly going to be thinking about how we as a country and culture move forward and address it," he said. The trade show has long featured presentations and demonstrations of mature-rated, over-the-top games featuring photorealistic grisliness, bone-crushing violence and other high-definition gross-outs. While a vast number of games set to be exhibited at E3 don't feature any depictions of violence, the shooter genre is among the most popular in games. Such games at E3 include Activision's futuristic military shooter "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare" and 2K Games' gangster period piece "Mafia III." "The Orlando tragedy was a horrific act of terrorism and a crime of hate," the Electronic Software Association, which organizes E3, said in a statement. "Our thoughts are with the families of all those affected." The organization said security and personnel were already in place before Sunday morning's shooting to ensure the safety of E3 attendees. "We're very ever vigilant about security and always have been," said Rich Taylor, senior vice president at ESA. "We take the protection of those who attend this show very seriously. They're our guests while they're here, and we do all we can to make sure they feel comfortable and safe." ___ AP writer James Brooks contributed to this report. ___ Online: 
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After shooting attack in Orlando, an unsure E3