To make sense of the whole messy situation, we did the same thing we always do when we're upset: grabbed the crayons and expressed our feelings artistically ... then we turned those feelings into a chart comparing exhibitors for both this year's and last year's E for All, side-by-side with this year's Penny Arcade Expo. Yes, we know the Penny Arcade kids have been pouring salt into E for All's wounds for awhile now and that this is just another pile of color-coded salt that we're placing at their disposal. But really, that's a lot of salt! Chart after the break or read the full article at Big Download.
[Update: IDG sent us a comment: "We're disappointed that you didn't contact us yesterday before putting up your E for All post, and we hope you'll do so in the future. At this point, we'll just say that the show isn't over until Tiger hits his last hole in one, Microsoft has packed up its last Xbox, Target has sold its last Wii Fit, Fatal1ty has blown away his last opponent, and the World Cyber Games National champions are crowned. Further announcements are forthcoming, and we are confident that E for All 208 will be a great event for everyone in the game community."]
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| E for All 2007 | E for All 2008 | PAX 2008 |
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| Exhibitors | ||||||
| Microsoft | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Nintendo | Yes | Undecided | Yes | |||
| Sony | No | No | Yes | |||
| Electronic Arts | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| THQ | Yes | No | Yes | |||
| Konami | Yes | No | No | |||
| 2K Games | Yes | No | Yes | |||
| Midway | No | No | Yes | |||
| Atari | No | No | Yes | |||
| Sega | No | No | Yes | |||
| Warner Bros. | No | No | No | |||
| NCsoft | No | No | Yes | |||
| LucasArts | No | No | No | |||
| Sony Online | No | No | No | |||
| Square-Enix | No | No | No | |||
| Codemasters | No | No | Yes | |||
| Gamecock | No | No | Yes | |||
| Southpeak | No | No | Yes | |||
| Disney Interactive | No | No | No | |||
| Capcom | No | No | No | |||
| Ubisoft | No | No | Yes | |||
| Activision | No | No | Yes (+Blizzard) |
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| Namco Bandai | No | No | Yes | |||
| Eidos | No | Undecided | No | |||
