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Consumer expo EGX has shrugged off competition from GAMEFest as it unveils Amazon as its new retail partner. Organiser Rupert Loman told MCV that Amazon is the most relevant retail partner possible for the EGX audience.” GAME had previously worked as EGX’s retail support, before it decided to host its …
Read More »GAMEFest targets 100,000 visitors
Retailer GAME expects its next Insomnia festival – which will include the GAMEFest expo – to be the UK’s most popular gaming event this year. The firm targets a record number of attendees over the August Bank Holiday weekend, and says it will be investing heavily to ensure it hits …
Read More »MCM rebrands ahead of 2016 expansion
MCM is launching a new MCM Central brand ahead of its ‘accelerated growth plans’ for 2016. MCM London Comic Con is now the third largest Comic Con event in the world, the firm says, with 130,000 visitors for its October show. The company now plans to expand within the UK …
Read More »Peter Molyneux to speak at Guildford G3 games expo in July
A free networking expo will take place next month, aiming to showcase the games talent in and around Guildford. The town counts among its residents No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games, EA, LittleBigPlanet creator Media Molecule, Fable outlet Lionhead, Godus firm 22cans, Supermassive Games and Ubisoft. Set for the evening …
Read More »GameStop announces 2015 US expo
Las Vegas will this year play host to GameStop’s annual consumer expo in the US. Having last year taken place in California, GameStop Expo 2015 will take place at the Sands Expo and Convention Center on September 2nd. Confirmed attendees include Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Activision, EA, Warner and Take-Two. In …
Read More »‘Boris Johnson is demolishing the spiritual home of the UK games industry’
Rupert Loman has told MCV that the planned destruction of Earls Court Exhibition Centre will not hinder the growth of the EGX event. The co-founder and CEO of Gamer Network, the parent of Eurogamer and host of the annual games show, was speaking ahead of the event’s sixth iteration next …
Read More »Third GaymerX expo rebrands as GX3: Everyone Games
The future of the GaymerX expo appears to have been secured, with news of new funding, a third event and a rebrand. The LGBT-focused event is to next year go under the name GX3: Everyone Games as it wants to represent everybody, although it will continue to serve those who …
Read More »Dixons Retail signs up for Gadget Show Live
Electronics giant DixonsRetail is partnering with The Gadget Show Live. The firm is sponsoring the show’s 4,500 seater Super Theatre, which hosts daily hour-long live Gadget Show performances. Hosted by the Channel 5 show’s presenters Jason Bradbury, Rachel Riley, Jon Bentley and Ortis Deley, the Super Theatre is also home …
Read More »‘CES can offer game giants an audience that E3 cannot’
The biggest names in games are returning to CES to show off products to the ‘entire tech ecosystem,’ says the event’s organisers. The Consumer Electronics Show used to be a home for the games industry before the launch of E3 in 1995. But this year saw more video game companies …
Read More »Scotland gets new games expo
A new two-day consumer games exhibition is set to launch in Scotland during October next year. Based in Edinburgh at the International Conference Centre, Games Expo Scotland 2014 will house triple-A and indie games alike.The event will also feature developer sessions, competitions and retro games. Games Expo Scotland will take …
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