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Costumes, creatures, and more from the E3 2010 show floor

Nothing makes an E3 show stand out like the collection of costumed characters, full-size monster sculptures, and movielike props.

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Nothing makes an E3 show stand out like the collection of costumed characters, full-size monster sculptures, and movielike props that fill the halls, booths, and even the lobbies of the Los Angeles Convention Center.

It's closer at times to a comic book convention than an industry-only trade show, and a pretty good barometer of how the companies involved feel about the overall health of the expo(a frequent topic on conversation over the past few years).

If this last look at E3 2010 has you nostalgic for some of my hands-on hardware testing, trend-spotting, and photo galleries from earlier this week, click past the break for a handy roundup of all my E3 coverage from this year.

Costumes, creatures, and more from the E3 2010 show floor

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