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The GAMES 13 expo is currently underway in Dubai. It is the largest annual gaming event of the year, and MCV India is in attendance. Exhibitors this year include Sony and Microsoft, with both the PS4 and Xbox One made available to consumers for the first time in the region. …
Read More »GameStop announces inaugural GameStop EXPO 2012
The US is getting a brand new consumer games expo. Retailer GameStop has announced that it will hold the GameStop EXPO 2012 in San Antonio, Texas on August 29th. It’s the first event of its kind that the company has hosted. In fact, it’s copying the model laid down bay …
Read More »MCM Group expects biggest year ever
A new Birmingham Expo will help fire MCM Group to record levels in 2012. Last year, the company’s six shows drew in an all-time high of 170,000 attendees.In addition to the usual London and Midlands MCM Expos, the Group will launch the MCM Expo Birmingham Comic Con in March. As …
Read More »FEATURE: Exponential growth
The fourth Eurogamer Expo drew record crowds and nabbed big game exclusives.We speak to MD Rupert Loman and publishers about the show’s rapid growth. For years companies have struggled to get an annual consumer video games show up and running in the UK. Yes, the European Computer Trade Show was …
Read More »Triumphant Eurogamer Expo returning in 2012
The doors have finally closed on this year’s Eurogamer Expo, and already the company has announced the dates for next year’s event. Eurogamer Expo 2012 will take place at Earls Court once again between September 27th and September 30th. And Eurogamer boss Rupert Loman is already thinking about the expo’s …
Read More »Supanova visits Brisbane again in November
The Australian pop culture expo Supanova is set to have its biggest year yet, and is looking to return to Brisbane for a second show in November. Supanova has been running in Australia since 2002, and draws in fans of pop culture in all its forms, from videogames and tabletop …
Read More »OPINION: The Queen vs E3
Now there’s a headline I never expected to write. The date clash between E3 and our esteemed monarch’s 60th year on the throne is a grand inconvenience.And one most of you hadn’t seen coming until we pointed it out. One person we canvassed told us: ‘But there’s nothing we can …
Read More »Your move, Eurogamer
Retail giant GAME defied its critics and put on its first, and successful, consumer event last week. GAMEfest attracted some 30,000 visitors to Birmingham NEC, with huge stands and long queues for titles such as F1 2011, Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3.It comes following criticism from major publishers over …
Read More »Gaming giants sign up to London MCM Expo
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Saints Row 3 and The Darkness 2 will be amongst the blockbuster games on show at this October’s London MCM Expo. It follows news that Warner Bros’ Batman: Arkham City will be the headline sponsor for the anime, movies, comic, sci-fi and video game consumer show. The …
Read More »Eurogamer Expo gets UK first Vita hands-on
The first chance for the UK public to get hands-on with the new PlayStation Vita will be at the Eurogamer Expo later this month. Units will be available for gamers to try on the show floor ahead of the console’s European launch at some point in 2012. In addition, Sony …
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