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All the big names in the games business are in Los Angeles this week for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, E3, the world's largest games trade show.

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More than 60,000 are expected to pack into the show to get a taste of the video games coming out in the next year.

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Thudding music, giant video screens and characters in fancy dress are all used try to grab the spotlight, in this case for the Conan the Barbarian game.

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Visitors to the show can play with some of the latest game machines, with Sony providing the means to experience the PSP without distractions.

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The games industry sees mobile gaming as one way of moving beyond the hardcore male gamer and tapping the casual gamer.

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For some, the lights, the noise and the scale of E3, which runs until Friday, can prove too much.