Category Archives: E for All 2008

LA show E for All is no more, according to an IDG statement published by VE3D.

We want to thank all of our E for All partners for their support, and we encourage E for All exhibitors to participate in the E3 new event, which we believe will meet their needs as well as those of the industry at large. IDG World Expo is very pleased to be partnering with the ESA on E3 and continuing to play a central role in that important industry event. We look forward to furthering our contribution to the success of the video game community.

So long, E for All. Never knew you. Never will we now.

LA show E for All attracted 15,000 visitors last week, IDG’s announced, saying the show was a “true success.”

“E for All 2008 was all about connecting great game companies with gamers and gamers with great games, and we’re happy to report that the event was a true success in this regard,” said Mary Dolaher, IDG World Expo boss.

She added, “In addition to welcoming back great exhibitors, celebrity gamers and partners from last year, we added a number of new programs and special features for 2008 which truly added to the excitement and energy of the show. We want to thank everyone who participated in E for All 2008 and helped make it such a success.”

You may have noticed virtually no news came out of the event. We’re saying nothing.

More on Edge.

According to this press release, the Horde multiplayer mode from Gears of War 2 is going to be playable at this weekend’s E for All in LA.

That means the public are going to be able to play it. Crivvens.

More through the link.

According to this Joystiq report, E for All 2008 is looking extremely sparsely attended, with a grand total of two of the majors – EA and Microsoft – having confirmed their support.

Full thing through the link, including a coloured chart that shows PAX 08 to be looking extremely good this year.

IDG World Expo issued a press release today highlighting that Jonathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel will be the face of this year’s E for All Expo, which runs between October 3-5.

“There is no one else in the video game industry quite like Fatal1ty and we’re thrilled he’s returning to E for All,” said Mary Dolaher, CEO of IDG World Expo.

“He’ll bring much excitement and attention to the show and we’re eager to see him interact with the fans, which is what he does best.”

Full thing after the break.

By Mike Bowden

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Joystiq has some screenshots of Microsoft’s new dashboard – announced yesterday – together with images of Avatars and what its new partnership with Netflix will look like on your TV.

We’re not lying. See for yourself.

By Mike Bowden

According to this Big Download report, EA has now been confirmed as an E For All attendee by the event’s website.

The expo, which will be held on October 3-5 at the LA Convention Center, has also apparently launched the registration for the event.

Microsoft was confirmed at attending the show last month.

GameGirl‘s reporting that Microsoft will be attending this year’s E for All at the LA Convention Center, taking place from October 3-5.

As to what the firm will show, we’ll just have to wait and see.

It really has been that kind of day today.

By Mike Bowden

E for All’s official site has updated to give those of you who are interested a tentative idea as to when you can sign up.

The event will be held on October 18-21 at the LA Convention Center and registration will begin ‘spring 2008’.

The full list of participants can be found here. Fancy it?

By Mike Bowden

E for All is going to have another stab at being remotely useful this year, having confirmed that its second show will be held at the LA Convention Center on October 3-5.

According to that report, we can expect a show similar to last year’s damp squib, which turned out to be some shadow of a games show, rather than some kind of giant, free class A drugs party. Just goes to show that you shouldn’t believe everything you read.