Category: Gaming Events & Festivals

THQ Nordic is thrilled to show a fine choice of great games, when the world’s biggest gaming convention will open its doors on August 21th in Cologne, Germany. THQ Nordic will host six playable games on the show floor.

Three new games will be shown behind closed doors only, one of them being a world exclusive announcement which will be revealed during the gamescom Opening Night live stream on Monday, August 19th at 8:00 PM CEST / 2:00 PM EDT.… Read the rest

+++ New in hall 11.2: meet & greet: signing areas +++ food court with culinary delicacies +++ chill out zone with seating +++ events: COS Cup and RC drift games, also in hall 11.2 +++

gamescom (open to all from 21 to 24 August) offers not only spectacular games presentations, but also many events.… Read the rest

Jagex today revealed the theme for RuneFest 2019, the ninth annual fan convention for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape players. The two-day event will be bending time on Friday 4^th & Saturday 5^th October, with its themed expo area taking inspiration from the prehistoric past of Gielinor as seen in RuneScape’s new dinosaur-infested Land Out of Time summer update, as well as the petrified present of Fossil Island as featured in Old School RuneScape.… Read the rest

rAge has secured its spot as one of the most mind-blowing events to take place in Joburg each year. 2018 saw over 34 000 gamers and geeks swarm the TicketPro Dome, and this year visitors will once again cross the threshold to a three-day thrill-fest to get lost in the fantasy-inspired whirlwind of gaming, cosplay, geek culture, tech and gaming merch that is Planet rAge.… Read the rest

The National Videogame Museum (NVM) in Sheffield, UK is proud to launch its new family-friendly summer program, Summer of Buttons. Opening on 24th July, in time for Sheffield school holidays, Summer of Buttons will run until 1st September. Throughout this period, the NVM will be open everyday, welcoming game enthusiasts and families to partake in brand new activities that celebrate the videogame button.… Read the rest

SQUARE ENIX® announced an action-packed lineup of activities planned at San Diego Comic-Con from July 18-21, including the first gameplay reveal for fans attending the Marvel’s Avengers presentation at the Marvel Games Panel. The company’s booth #3829 will also feature a photo op on Cloud’s iconic Hardy Daytona motorcycle from FINAL FANTASY® VII REMAKE, the opportunity to play the hit mobile game, FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS® on a giant touch screen and much more.… Read the rest

This summer, Gamescom in Cologne will be visited by a brand new concept called ‘The VR Games Showcase’. With six award-winning VR game studios teaming up to offer exclusive hands-on sessions with upcoming titles for media and content creators, ‘The VR Games Showcase’ is the biggest studio event collaboration in the VR games industry to date.… Read the rest

Niantic, Inc. and WB Games, in collaboration with the City of Indianapolis, announced the first ever real-world event for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the hit augmented reality (AR) mobile game played by millions of wizards and witches around the world, will be coming to Indianapolis from August 31 – September 1.… Read the rest

CD PROJEKT RED invites gamers, cosplayers, and entertainment industry enthusiasts worldwide to take part in the official Cyberpunk 2077 Cosplay Contest.

The contest tasks participants with creating the most authentic cosplay of an existing Cyberpunk 2077 character. Competitors can use any CD PROJEKT RED-released trailers, gameplay videos, screenshots and art for the game as reference, or turn to the studio’s official Cyberpunk 2077 character guides, which will be made available soon.… Read the rest

Following the acclaimed release of KINGDOM HEARTS III video game and its unforgettable ending, fans can reunite with beloved music and worlds from the KINGDOM HEARTS series with KINGDOM HEARTS –World of Tres-, a brand-new concert that’s currently touring around the world. Produced by a Director Tetsuya Nomura, who created this new video program, the concert music was prepared by those who made the music of KINGDOM HEARTS legendary, Composers Yoko Shimomura, Takeharu Ishimoto and Tsuyoshi Sekito.… Read the rest