E For All, the consumer-oriented expo born from the smaller E3 Expo events that started in 2007, may have lost its purpose now that E3 has re-expanded itself.

Both expos are run by magazine publisher and event firm IDG, and CEO Mary Dolaher threw her weight behind E3 in a statement to Big Download: Read more »

IDG World has announced that E For All 2008 will be moved to October 3 through 5, over a month behind its previously scheduled dates of August 28-30.

The expo's original late August date set it in direct conflict with the Penny Arcade Expo, one of the largest open-to-the-public gaming events in North America. While no details were issued in IDG's original statement concerning the shift, the organization clarified the move in a follow-up comment to Game|Life. Read more »