Pre-E3 Show

The Pre-E3 Show was a behind the scenes preview segment for E3 issued by Konami. It was started in 2011, and featured the latest games, at the time of each airing, for the various Konami franchises (including the Metal Gear franchise). It was started in large part because of Konami's popularity in a huge area of fields, including social networking. Each showing started with the Konami Code.

2011
The first annual showing started with an explanation of what the Pre-E3 show as and how it originated and worked, as well as announced the 30th Anniversary of the Frogger series and the 25th Anniversary of the Castlevania series. It also contained a dedication to those who lost their lives in the Tsunami in 2011. Features within the show included coverage on Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D and its tech demo, Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D: The Naked Sample as well as an interview with veteran Kojima Productions member Yoshikazu Matsuhana regarding the development of the game; Coverage on PES 2012 as well as an interview with Shingo Takasuka, otherwise known as "Seabass," the lead producer of the Pro Evolution Soccer series, who wasn't able to make it to the E3 itself due to still being involved in production of the game, on its development and a message from Argentine football (Soccer) player Lionel Messi; A coverage of NeverDead, at that time a new Konami game, as well as an interview with game creator Shinta Nojiri at Oxford, England regarding the development of the game; an interview with Silent Hill series producer Tomm Hulett on the development of Silent Hill: Revelation, a film based on the Silent Hill franchise, as well as its filming spot, Toronto, Canada, an interview with Michael Bassett on the filming of Silent Hill: Revelations, and coverage on Silent Hill: Downpour; and an unveiling of the Transfarring concept for the HD collection, which Kojima unveiled in an "unofficial" meeting with Mark MacDonald due to Kojima being absent from E3, plus a video by video game satirist site Mega64 made under Kojima's direction.