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"E For All" Game Expo Withers, PAX Thrives

After the continued struggles of E3 this year, it looks like another IDG-based games conference will have its own troubles. BigDownload reports that most major game manufacturers are skipping E For All, in part due to their focus on the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) and BlizzCon (which will be televised). E for All will have major presentations by Microsoft and EA, but you'll have to go to PAX to see events and exhibits from other big publishers; for example, the playable Jumpgate Evolution demo, the Guild Wars tournament, or the Omegathon. The Seattle Times ran a story about Penny Arcade's creators and how PAX came into existence. Further competition for E For All is coming from the Tokyo Game Show, which runs in the beginning of October.

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  1. Re:Being a Penny-Arcade fan.... by Silicon+Jedi · · Score: 4, Funny

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  3. Re:Being a Penny-Arcade fan.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Silicon Jedi was assuming everyone knew that. They ARE kind of a big deal.