Melbourne Queer Games Festival, first festival next week

The festival is a volunteer-run effort that exists to shine a spotlight on the year’s lgbtiq games.
“We’ve been overwhelmed by the quantity and quality of submissions,” says one of the festival organizers, Luke Miller.

“We were hoping for twenty games and we received over fifty. The games range from coming-out and transitioning stories to full-blown scifi action.… Read the rest

Central & Eastern European Game Awards Winners

Last Saturday the Earth Hall at Poznan International Fair witnessed the first edition of CEEGA ceremony. CEEGA stands for Central and Eastern European Game Awards and it honors the best games in categories such as: Visual Art, Audio, Design, Narrative, Technology, Hidden Game, Best Mobile Game, and Best Game. It is granted by 16 organizations from Central and Eastern Europe – the main goal of this initiative is to recognize and promote the best video games from this region yearly.… Read the rest

Resonate 2018, Doors open on the October 19th in Glasgow

Scotland’s largest gaming event, Resonate Total Gaming, returns to SEC, Glasgow this week from 19 – 21 October promising the ultimate gaming experience whether you’re new to gaming or a pro.

Back as a bigger event for its third year, the gaming festival has 10 distinct zones in three halls, including an esports area where gamers can compete for prizes on titles such as Fortnite and the newly released Black-Ops 4.… Read the rest

THQ Nordic at Paris Games Week

Publisher brings Darksiders III, Generation Zero and Fade to Silence to Paris Expo on 26-28 October

THQ Nordic has announced that it will be showcasing three of its hottest titles during Paris Games Week, taking place between 26-28 October 2018, at Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles.

The THQ Nordic booth will be located in Hall 1 C055.… Read the rest

BitSummit 2018, coming to Shanghai, China

BitSummit Roadshow will be coming to Shanghai, China as a part of the WePlay Game Expo taking place on November 3rd and 4th, 2018 at the Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing. WePlay Game Expo is a fan-centric festival that has been described as the “PAX of China” in that it focuses not only on video games, but all aspects of the fan culture, including tabletop games, cosplay, art, toys, and music.… Read the rest

National Videogame Museum, UK’s permanent games museum in Sheffield

The National Videogame Museum (NVM), the UK’s only permanent games museum that celebrates videogames and the people who make them, is opening in Sheffield on November 24, 2018.

The NVM hosts scores of playable consoles and arcade machines, innovative exhibitions of studios, their games and how they are made, as well as cultural festivals, clubs for kids and parents, and a host of events.Read the rest

Resonate Total Gaming, Glasgow on 19-21 October 2018

Scotland’s largest gaming festival, Resonate Total Gaming, is partnering with esports specialists epic.LAN and Curry’s PC World to provide a weekend of competitive gaming across two arenas for visitors at SEC, Glasgow on 19-21 October 2018.

Visitors can compete on esports titles CS:GO and Rocket League to win prizes. Curry’s PC world will have a separately branded arena where players can compete on titles like Fortnite and Black Ops 4.… Read the rest

London Games Festival will return in 2019

The London Games Festival will return in 2019 with an extended run and bigger events from 2 April to 14 April across the city.

London Games Festival, backed by the Mayor of London with funding of £1.2m over three years, seeks to make London the games capital of the world.  … Read the rest

IGN at New York Comic Con

IGN is staging the ultimate head-to-head fighting competition at this year’s New York Comic Con—when pro gaming stars take on MMA greats including Rampage Jackson and Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson at the eagerly awaited fighting game, Soulcalibur VI from Bandai Namco Entertainment—the first-ever live competition for the game.   IGN alumnus Greg Miller and esports commentator Alex “Golden Boy” Mendez will return as the announcers for the latest event in IGN’s award winning esports Showdown.… Read the rest

rAge Expo 2018, at the Ticketpro Dome this weekend

As gamers settle into three dedicated LAN areas to play games non-stop for 52 hours at the biggest and slickest LAN in Africa, visitors to rAge 2018 will be welcomed by the sight of a newly designed and larger show floor, featuring all that is great in gaming. The interactive and immersive gaming experience running from 5 to 7 October at The Ticketpro Dome is a magnet for fun for the whole family.… Read the rest

Square Enix at New York Comic Con 2018

At this year’s New York Comic Con (booth # 1805), SQUARE ENIX® will offer hands-on demos of DRAGON QUEST® XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age™, KINGDOM HEARTS III, THE LAST REMNANT™ Remastered, LIFE IS STRANGE™ 2 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider™. Advance tickets to play the KINGDOM HEARTS III demo will be distributed at the booth at 10:00 a.m.… Read the rest

BitSummit 2018 comes to Tokyo

Hot on the heels of our most successful BitSummit ever, Vol. 6 held this past May, BitSummit is hitting the road and coming to Tokyo! We’re spreading the indie love around with a new Roadshow event to be held September, 19th 2018, the day before Tokyo Game Show. BitSummit has always been about great games, interesting speakers, amazing music, and most importantly, an awesome community.… Read the rest

Game Drive at EGX 2018, sneak peeks at four indie jewels

Game Drive will be representing four Dutch game studios at EGX in Birmingham from September 20-23. Attendees will be able to play action strategy game Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon, World War One shooters Tannenberg and Verdun, enjoy hilarious multiplayer fun with Tricky Towers, and last but not least, something brand new from the We Were Here series…

Find us in the Rezzed area at stand RZ28!Read the rest