Eurogamer Expo dates confirmed for London and Leeds, Sony, Nintendo and MS on board
There will be two Eurogamer Expos this year, it was confirmed this morning, another in London and, for the first time, an event in Leeds.
The Leeds show will take place first, running October 27-28. The Expo hits London on October 30-31.
HMV's sponsoring, and Eurogamer's expecting 14,000 gamers to turn up.
Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft are all involved, EG said this morning, and further publishers are to be announced in the "coming months".
Tickets are on sale at the official site now, priced £6 per day.
Press release after the break.
Press Release
Brighton, England, 7th May 2009: Following on from a hugely successful inaugural event, Eurogamer is pleased to announce that the Eurogamer Expo is set to return later this year.
Partnered with hmv, this year’s event will be taking place in two cities – London and Leeds. The London event will take place on October 30th and 31st at Old Billingsgate – over 80,000 square feet of top grade exhibition space. The Leeds event – in association with Game Republic and Screen Yorkshire – will debut at The Royal Armouries on October 27th and 28th.
This year’s Eurogamer Expo is sponsored by hmv, who are also the show’s official retail partner, meaning that gamers will be able to buy games at the event as well as play them. In total, the two events will cater for up to 14,000 gamers – a huge increase from the first event, which was a sell-out.
The Eurogamer Expo is about putting the best games in the hands of gamers. Many publishers have already signed up to exhibit their biggest titles of this Christmas and beyond, and these will be announced over the coming months.
The website for the 2009 event is live now at http://expo.eurogamer.net, where tickets are already on sale, priced at £6 per day.
Eurogamer managing director Rupert Loman said: "I think we struck a chord with gamers and the games industry last year. The formula was simple and we’re sticking to it – great games to play, a great price for consumers and excellent value for exhibitors. We’re delighted to have the support of hmv this year along with Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo again".
Taking place alongside the Expo is the GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair, the UK’s premier recruitment event for the games industry. More activities taking place at the event will be announced soon.