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"After much deliberation, we have decided to continue with our May event in a flexible format"
Read More »NG20 hopes to press ahead with May event but schedules NG20+ in November, too
Boston mayor says PlayStation’s decision to pull out of PAX East reinforces ‘harmful stereotypes’
"These fears reinforce harmful stereotypes that generations of Asians have worked hard to dismantle"
Read More »Minecraft convention cancelled, with $500k unaccounted for
The organisers of a now-cancelled unofficial Minecraft convention are suspected of having made off with over $500k worth of ticket sales. Kotaku reports that the team behind the New York fan convention Mineorama cancelled the event just four days before it was supposed to happen, saying on Twitter that: "It …
Read More »GaymerX2 2014 will be the last
This year’s GaymerX2 convention will be the last, its organisers have said. A recent successful Kickstarter campaign, which raised more than double its target amount, helped to secure the 2014 event but has not been sufficient to enable its long-term future. "We decided that we could no longer continue as …
Read More »Gaymercon smashes Kickstarter target
The organisers of a gay-focused gaming and geek convention have easily hit their funding target on crowd-sourcing site Kickstarter. The project had sought $25k in funding but at the time of writing stands at $31,301 with 24 days still to go. To date it has attracted 634 backers. Community is …
Read More »AVCon to have record year this weekend
The Anime and Videogames Convention (AVCon) is set to have its biggest year yet this weekend at the Adelaide Convention Centre. This year is AVCon’s retro-themed 10th year, and it’s hoping to pull 10’000 people through its doors, growing from 8’000 in 2010. Running over Saturday and Sunday, attendees can …
Read More »COD: XP convention to debut in September
The first iteration of Call of Duty: XP will be held in Los Angeles this September. Activision announced the new event will be similar to Blizzcon, and will focus purely on the Call of Duty franchise and its community. The publisher will use COD: XP to officially unveil the multiplayer …
Read More »GCA 2009 revealed
Leipziger Messe International has revealed that the third Games Convention Asia will be held on November 17th-20th in Singapore. The four-day event will also for the first day reserve entry just for gaming professionals. Developmag.com has the full story. A simple click on this link and you’ll be there.
Read More »Gamescom predicts Leipzig demise
The organiser of next year’s Cologne-based trade show Gamescom has boldly predicted the death of rival show Games Convention – days after revealing it had changed dates to coincide exactly with the Leipzig expo. As revealed online earlier this week Gamescom will now run from August 19th to 23rd – …
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