Play Expo – Manchester - 13-14th October 2012

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Play Expo takes place at Manchester’s EventCity on 13-14th October and is the UK’s newest large-scale Gaming Expo, offering gamers the unique opportunity to experience all aspects of the hobby under one massive roof. The Expo is essentially four events in one:

now.play is a showcase of the latest games and innovations from some of the biggest names in the industry, including Nintendo, EA, Konami and Namco Bandai.

pro.play is a dedicated area for competitive multiplayer gaming. Our partners from the EGL will be running tournaments on the likes of FIFA, Call of Duty and Super Street Fighter IV, with cash prizes to be won.

re.play celebrates the history of gaming with over 300 classic consoles, home computers, arcade and pinball machines. Everything from Pong to the PS3 will be available for visitors to play, with special themed areas, competitions, giveaways and much more.

cos.play is a dedicated area focussing on Cosplay, Anime and Japanese Gaming culture, with masquerades, skits and contests throughout the weekend.


We want Play Expo to be the ultimate celebration of gaming and believe it is the ideal opportunity for online communities to meet 'in real life' in an environment perfectly suited to their hobby! With plenty of hotels, shops and nightlife nearby and excellent transport links, Manchester is the perfect location for the Expo and for community meets.

If any members of this forum are interested in coming to the event, we can offer a special package for your community, including a designated meeting place at the event, a 'team photo', lanyards and passes and discounted tickets for group purchases.

If you’re attending the event, please share the fact by adding the following BBCode to your forum signature:

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You can also connect with Replay Events and Play Expo via the popular social networking sites. We are running weekly giveaways on the Facebook page so please pop along and ‘like’ us!

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If you have any questions about the event please post them here or send us a PM!

[normski7a]

ZZZZZZZZZZ. Not another post like this!

[habu606]

Sounds like it could be a fun weekend in Manchester on the piss.

We've been very busy over the last week and have a whole bundle of confirmations to share...

Northern Lights Pinball bringing 75 pinball tables to Play Expo
Get your flipper fingers warmed up ready - Northern Lights will be bringing pinball to the masses in style. 75 different pinball tables will be on display at the show throughout the weekend and every one will be set to free play.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 European championship qualifier
In the lead up to the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 European final at the Electronic Sport World Cup (ESWC) in Paris, Namco Bandai UK are looking for the best players from the UK and Ireland to represent the UK.

We are delighted to be able to host one of the qualifier events to help find the 16 top players who will then battle it out at the UK final in London at the end of October. The qualifier will take place on Sunday 14th October with the final rounds on the main stage in the afternoon.

Reflections Software founder Martin Edmondson Talk
Martin Edmondson of Reflections Software and Thumbstar Games will be talking about his past and present projects.

Martin co-founded Reflections in 1983 and created several BBC Micro Games including Ravenskull and Codename: Droid. He went onto work on many other well known titles with Reflections including Shadow of the Beast, Ballistix, Destruction Derby, Stuntman and most recently the Driver series, of which he is currently Creative Director. Martin also co-founded Thumbstar Games, a global developer, distributor and publisher of mobile games and apps including Bounders World, the reimagining of classic 1980's game Bounder.

Making of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Talk and Q&A
Sumo Digital Executive Producer Steve Lycett will be talking about the making of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed and will hold a Q&A session afterwards.

Steve will be discussing working on the sequel, what changes and improvements you can expect and may even reveal a secret or two about Sega's upcoming kart racer!

[Mags]

Hi there.

A few of the DH guys are going to this event and I'm taking my son and nephew, so if any of you are popping along give me a shout so we can say hello.

Mags

[speno]

sonic & all stars racing transformed. This will be on the kids Xmas list no doubt.

Wii U comes to Play Expo
Here's the news that Nintendo fans have been eagerly waiting for – the Wii U is coming to Play Expo! Nintendo have confirmed their Wii U tour today and we are delighted to say the console will be available to try at our show this coming October.

With world famous Nintendo franchises like New Super Mario U and Wii U exclusives including Nintendo Land and Ubisoft’s ZombiU, the tour is the perfect place to try out the console for yourself and really experience how the Wii U and GamePad controller can change your in-home gaming experience.

As well as the chance to play pre-release Wii U titles, you will be able to play the as new Nintendo 3DS XL games too, including the upcoming Pokemon and Mario adventures.

There are Wii U challenges for you to complete, fantastic prizes to be won, and Mario and Luigi will even be there to meet and greet you. Make sure you come and check out this amazing new console.


Medal of Honor Warfighter playable at Play Expo
We are pleased to announce that EA will be showcasing another of their highly anticipated 2012 titles at Play Expo.

Attendees will be able to play Medal of Honor: Warfighter 13 days before its UK release and after seeing some of the trailers for the game we think it is looking pretty impressive.

The game will be playable alongside Need for Speed: Most Wanted and the latest version of perennial fan favourite, EA Sports FIFA 13.


EGL Fighting Game Tournaments Announced
The European Gaming League has confirmed that their fighting tournaments will be organised by Armshouse. There will be several cash prize tournaments run throughout the weekend, as follows:

Saturday
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 – Solo
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 - 3v3
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 - North vs South exhibition
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 – Solo

Sunday
Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition 2012 – Solo
Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition 2012 - 2v2
King of Fighters XIII – Solo

For entry fees and further information please visit our website.

Additional free to enter fighting game tournaments will take place in our now.play and re.play areas – more information on these will be announced soon.

[dazzlermc]

Can we have a dedicated events thread for these things? It's like being ambushed by a one shot!!

[normski7a]

Originally Posted by Zacharry

I am also waiting for this wonderful event to happen. The duration of this event is for 1 day and I am happy that I will be the part of this moment.

Your location is stated as New York, you're travelling all the way from there for this???

[dazzlermc]

he's anoobie lol