After shooting attack in Orlando, an unsure E3

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.

The weeklong event kicked off Sunday with flashy presentations featuring footage of upcoming games — many of which depict unrelenting gun violence —from publishers Electronic Arts and Bethesda Softworks.

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 multiplayer shooter "Quake Champions" and the stylish assassin tale "Dishonored 2."

"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.