Nizulo Say Something: Upcoming Game Conventions

Rich Bloomfield
August 9, 2012 3:18 pm

This is a brand new feature to Nizulo, where we give you the chance to let your voice be heard. Every fortnight, we’ll pick the most interesting/weird/bizarre/hilarious/etc comment or forum post and showcase it on our website as an ongoing series for all our other viewers to read. So what are you waiting for, start flapping those lips, smacking those keys, and ‘SAY SOMETHING!’.

The following is a post on our forum by our very own, knowledgeable gamer, Kaitality.

I know many of you have been getting excited for the upcoming gaming expo, Gamescom 2012. Too many questions hung in the air from E3 2012 and damnit we all deserve answers. So as I came across the website, found the event date, location and time, I felt I was not yet satisfied. Knowing Gamescom will have more teases and questions, I searched for the next expo…then another…. and maybe another. For those curious to know, I have done all the hard work for you. Took me 20 minutes, tops! (….maybe a little more than that… 8-)) Check it out:

Gamescom 2012

Date: August 15-19
Location: Cologne, Germany
Layout of show: Games, Consoles, Upcoming titles
Tagline: “The world’s largest trade fair and event highlight for interactive games and entertainment”
Price of admission: $11-$53

Pax Prime 2012

Date: August 31-Sept 2
Location: Seattle, Washington
Layout of show: Indie games, game development, tabletop games, Penny Arcade
Tagline: Highlighting the up and coming indie games and developers
Price of admission: $30 and up (Sold out! Check Craigslist, Ebay, Amazon etc to find tickets. Sorry folks!)

Tokyo Game Show 2012

Date: September 20-23
Location: Chiba, Japan
Layout of show: Games, Eastern market titles and developers, technology
Tagline: “Spreading smiles through games”
Price of admission: $15-$38

GDC (Game Development Conference) 2013

Date: March 25-29 (2013)
Location: San Francisco, California
Layout of show: Developers and gaming professionals hold public conferences for deeper look of gaming industry
Tagline: “The world’s largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event”
Price of admission: $75-$2,100 (Yea… this ain’t cheap, folks!)

CES (Consumer Electronic Show) 2013

Date: June 8-11 (2013)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Layout of show: Technology, computers, cell phones, new/future of hardware
Tagline: One of the largest technology expos in the world
Price of admission: Not open to the public (What a bummer…)

Blizz Con (2013)

Date: WKW (Who Knows When) 2013
Location: Anaheim, California
Layout of show: Everything Blizzard, Diablo, World of Warcraft, Starcraft
Tagline: The annual celebration of notable Blizzard franchises
Price of admission: $39.99 for live stream of event, $175 to attend (subject to change)

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