This year, what used to the major Entertainment Electronic Expo (E3) is now called E for All Expo, and will be moving from May to mid October. In addition, the expo isn't just for insiders anymore -- it's for everyone (personally, I don't think this changes much -- everyone who wanted to go to E3 was basically getting in anyways).
I think "E For All Expo" is a horrible name -- this is what happens when you throw a contest to name events -- it doesn't even abbreviate well... EFAE? EFAEx? EFAX? I think I'll start calling it E4.
With the show being held in mid-October, rather than May, I think consumers will see a lot more upcoming games being shown for the pre-Christmas rush, and a lot fewer developers at E4, as they rush to put the finishing touches on their games in order to make the pre-Thanksgiving release.
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