Category: Gaming Events & Festivals

SQUARE ENIX® will host a wide variety of gaming experiences for San Diego Comic-Con attendees this year from July 19-23. Fans who visit the SQUARE ENIX booth will be able to get the first-ever hands-on with Tokyo RPG Factory™’s sophomore title LOST SPHEAR and preview FINAL FANTASY® XII THE ZODIAC AGE™ and DISSIDIA® FINAL FANTASY NT.… Read the rest

Tickets for PAX South 2018, taking place Jan. 12-14 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX, will go on sale on Tuesday, July 18 at 3PM EDT.

Available via the PAX South registration page, single-day tickets can be acquired for $40, while three-day badges cost $80.… Read the rest

SEGA® unveiled its San Diego Comic-Con plans, putting Sonic the Hedgehog front and center of all the action. During the 5-day span of Comic-Con, Sonic the Hedgehog can be enjoyed and experienced at a number of events and in a number of ways including a behind-the-scenes panel on Sonic Mania, a “Sounds of Sonic” music extravaganza, Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces game demos on the show floor, an exciting Sonic “Ring Jump” contest, an immersive Sonic Boom viewing experience on a 360 dome, and an exclusive Sonic Mania autograph session.… Read the rest

Merged together, the Playdius and Sidekicks teams will be delighted to introduce you to an eclectic line-up, from visually astonishing PC and Consoles games like Away or Edge of Eternity to thrilling narrative mobile games to be announced.

Gamescom will be the best time for us to announce new partnerships and new games for next year and beyond.… Read the rest

The network platform BIU.Dev is moving to the next level with its Pitch & Match event at gamescom. After the huge success last year, publishers and developers are getting together for the second Pitch & Match event in the gamescom business area – this time on 22 August, gamescom Tuesday. German and international game developers – from junior teams to established studios – will have the chance to present their current projects to the participating publishers in 20-minute presentation slots.… Read the rest

Organizers of MEGASHOW: Games. Music. Art., a new traveling event series produced by the creators of Indie MEGABOOTH, have revealed the lineup for the stage shows – including game demos and competitions during the day, and live music performances in the evening – as well as the general run of show for the entire event.… Read the rest

It’s back!  The Game Culture Convention Cruise and Expo, better known as GaCuCon, is booked and will set sail to the Bahamas from Ft. Lauderdale on June 20th, 2018.  GaCuCon will once again be aboard a Carnival Cruise Lines ship and will commandeer – Jack Sparrow like – one of their finest, The Conquest. … Read the rest

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today revealed the star-studded cast lending their talent to Middle-earth: Shadow of War, the award-winning open-world action RPG game set for release on October 10, 2017. The cast includes actors, Kumail Nanjiani (“The Big Sick,” “Silicon Valley”) and Pollyanna McIntosh (“The Walking Dead,” “Hap and Leonard,” “The Woman”), Performance Capture Director, Troy Baker (Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor), who is reprising his role as Talion, alongside Alastair Duncan (Westworld), who returns as Celebrimbor and Laura Bailey (Injustice 2), who plays the elite assassin, Eltariel.… Read the rest

Salt Lake Comic Con (http://saltlakecomiccon.com/) and Salt Lake Gaming Con (http://www.saltlakegamingcon.com/) kicked off the third annual Salt Lake Gaming Con at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah.

Salt Lake Gaming Con 2017 is designed to provide gamers of all ages and interests a venue to play and experience their favorite and the newest and latest video games, board games, esports, gaming tournaments and competitions.… Read the rest

Fun & Serious, the largest video-game festival in Europe, which will be staging its seventh edition from 8 to 11 December, has announced the first of the Honorary Awards it will be presenting this year. The recipient is John Romero, the multi-award-winning American designer and developer, who, throughout a professional career that stretches over four decades, has not only been responsible for bringing us iconic games such as “Wolfenstein 3D”, “Quake” and “Doom”, but has defined the most recognisable features of the genre known as first-person shooter games with his unique style and creative contributions.… Read the rest

The award ceremony of the 5th edition of BIG Festival, Latin America’s largest independent games event, took place on the night of June 29th, in the Adoniran Barbosa auditorium, in São Paulo Capital city, Brazil. General public, special guests and game developers crowded the audience, anticipating the final results that would announce the winners of the 13 categories in the competition, including Best Game, Best Brazilian Game and People’s Choice.… Read the rest

Anime Expo 2017 attendees who long for more Persona 5 will have a rare opportunity this Saturday – a live panel with the voice cast from the game! Experience the chemistry and camaraderie that helped make this one of the best games of 2017 with behind-the-scenes info, entertaining skits and goodies for those in attendance.… Read the rest

“SAAM Arcade” To Be Held Saturday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Aug. 6

The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s third annual “SAAM Arcade” highlights the groundbreaking work of video game developers, provides educational tools and fosters creativity for the future of video games. A central component of the event is the “Indie Showcase” that will feature 40 independent games created by both student and professional developers.… Read the rest

YouTube gaming heavyweights ‘Syndicate’ and ‘Terroriser’ have been confirmed to join the guest line-up at Insomnia X Resonate, taking place at the SEC, Glasgow on 21 – 23 July 2017.

The YouTube personalities will be in attendance for ‘meet & greets’ at the action-packed gaming festival on Saturday 22 July – marking the first time they have both attended a gaming event in Scotland.… Read the rest