Where else in the world
of gaming festivals can one sit down to a communal play - based meal with Another World creator Eric Chahi, listen to luminaries from Tale of Tales and Naughty Dog interview one another, play a soon - to - be-classic XBLA game in its creator's front room and gorge on Zelda - themed cake?
Not exact matches
Most recently, after South by Southwest (SXSW) cancelled two panels meant to discuss
gaming culture — panels on opposing sides
of the «GamerGate» situation — and some media companies threatened to pull out
of the Austin, Texas art
festival as a result.
Next year's World RX round at Silverstone is just one part
of the SpeedMachine
festival (25 - 27 May) which also includes live music,
gaming, street food and Drift, F1 and Rally Group B demos.
The same is true
of lesbian music
festivals, concerts,
gaming groups, or social mixers.
An event that started as a few days
of local jam bands in 1987 Austin, Texas has grown to The South By Southwest Conference and
Festivals (affectionately known as SXSW, or just «South By»), one
of the largest and rangiest agglomerations
of entertainment on the planet: over a week
of film screenings, seminars, concerts, comedy, and
gaming and tech demos.
A new feature
of several fantastic film
festivals is VR
gaming, and Fantastic Fest is going all out with the world premiere
of Mule, studio Dark Corner's follow - up to Catatonic.
The Harvest Moon games were some
of the first titles in the
gaming world to combine gameplay and dating mechanics, featuring a complicated marriage system and many events such as
festivals and happenings around town.
Pollack also made sure to note that half
of the speakers at Games for Change are women and that it has one
of the most diverse lists
of speakers among any
gaming event or
festival.
Game Awards Fan Favourite and Popular YouTuber John Bain A.k.a TotalBiscuit has in the final segment
of the latest Co-Optional podcast, put out his thoughts on possibly organising an indie
gaming festival / awards show hopefully within the next few years.
The PAX series
of shows (West, East, South and Australia), produced by ReedPOP in conjunction with Penny Arcade, comprise some
of the world's largest
gaming festivals, with each event entertaining tens
of thousands
of gaming fans.
The SXSW
Gaming Awards present a unique opportunity to be recognized by thousands of gaming fans and industry pros during the SXSW Gaming fes
Gaming Awards present a unique opportunity to be recognized by thousands
of gaming fans and industry pros during the SXSW Gaming fes
gaming fans and industry pros during the SXSW
Gaming fes
Gaming festival.
«When the IGF first opened 10 years ago, few could have seen the impact that the
festival would have on the future
of gaming,» said Mathew Kumar, IGF Mobile Content Director, «Years later, we're seeing the explosion
of the downloadable content and online distribution, and with it, IGF - alums - turned - mainstream titles like Fl0w, N + and Everyday Shooter have become commercial hits.
Come and play Knights and Bikes this Saturday in San Francisco at indie
gaming festival Day
of the Devs, which will feature 60 unreleased games, with live music from SCNTFC, Jim Guthrie, Phil Fish and Baiyon.
Insomnia is just over a week away, the UK's largest
gaming festival's summer LAN and expo starts on the 24th
of August and there are a lot
of notable brands heading there to show off their
gaming gear.
Double Fine Productions and iam8bit are teaming up for the fourth annual Day
of the Devs, a
festival that brings together the
gaming community to celebrate the indie games that inspire and delight fans
of all ages.
Sometimes,
gaming can be isolating when we play at home on our nice TVs or computer monitors, and perhaps we even play with a community
of people online, but there is something to be said about getting a group
of people together, sitting on a couch and
gaming side - by - side (or in the case
of festivals like Bit Bash, en masse).
We're very excited to be sponsoring Fantastic Arcade (Sept. 19 — 22), the
gaming offshoot
of Austin's sci - fi / horror / fantasy film
festival Fantastic Fest, again this year.
Its» goal: bringing a unique game
festival to the heart
of Vienna, establishing networking possibilities within the
gaming community, launching projects as heads
of the IGDA Austria and developing a still unannounced SciFi RPG.
Gaming's biggest independent
festival, IndieCade, settles in at the University
of Southern California
Local Crafters: Support the «little guy» - this
festival is dedicated to highlighting independent («indie») game designers, the moral equivalent
of «mom and pop shops» for the
gaming industry.
The PAX series
of shows — West, East, South and Australia — produced by ReedPOP in conjunction with Penny Arcade, comprise some
of the world's largest
gaming festivals, with each event entertaining tens
of thousands
of guests.
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The UK's biggest
gaming festival Insomnia (i42) at Newbury is approaching fast and it wouldn't be right for an event
of this size to not include a tournament for the UK's biggest selling sports title
of the last year.
Nintendo will host several events during this year's Sundance Film
Festival, including a premiere party for the Wii U Video Challenge as well as the Nintendo Lounge, a
gaming lounge that gives residents
of and
festival attendees the opportunity to experience and enjoy unreleased Nintendo games for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS XL.
Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar offers all the classic Harvest Moon
gaming features that fans enjoy with new exciting extras, such as windmills to let you combine ingredients to make goods to sell at the Bazaar, an improved control system that lets players jump up hills and over streams, new
festivals including the fan favourite horse race
festival and the option
of owning multiple pets to help you on your farm.
The PAX series
of shows (West, East, South, Unplugged and Australia), produced by ReedPOP in conjunction with Penny Arcade, comprise some
of the world's largest
gaming festivals, with each event entertaining tens
of thousands
of guests.
Founded in 1996, QuakeCon has grown to be one
of the most distinguished
festivals in
gaming, with an attendance
of over 10,000 in 2016.
Unlike similar
gaming conventions and festivals, SXSW Gaming is positioned at the nexus of the converging Interactive, Film, and Music Festivals that are found exclusively at
gaming conventions and
festivals, SXSW Gaming is positioned at the nexus of the converging Interactive, Film, and Music Festivals that are found exclusively
festivals, SXSW
Gaming is positioned at the nexus of the converging Interactive, Film, and Music Festivals that are found exclusively at
Gaming is positioned at the nexus
of the converging Interactive, Film, and Music
Festivals that are found exclusively
Festivals that are found exclusively at SXSW.
September dawned and marked the inaugural first day
of PAX West 2017, drawing in developers and fans the world over to converge on downtown Seattle, Washington for a
festival of all things
gaming.
For more Indie Obscura news, be sure to read about Google's own upcoming San Francisco - based indie
gaming festival, Starbound's transition out
of early access, and Humble Bundle's latest indie - focused game bundle.
For more Indie Obscura news, be sure to read about how No Man's Sky will only take up 6 GB
of hard disk space, Microsoft's Gamescom indie game lineup, and the third annual Chicago - based Bit Bash indie
gaming festival.
Insomnia60 — one
of the UK's biggest
gaming festivals — has hit the Birmingham NEC this weekend for their 60th anniversary, and Nintendo have been taking centre stage with a slew
of upcoming titles.
Insomnia 56, the UK's biggest
gaming festival, is just around the corner and ID@Xbox and Microsoft Greenshoots will be showing off some
of the latest games to the programme.
«The past few years have seen radical shifts in the mobile
gaming landscape, to the point where handheld games are not only able to contend with the best on more traditional platforms, but serve as one
of the major paths to indie success,» said
festival chairman Brandon Boyer.
Running across 27 to 29 November - Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - the
festival is a celebration
of gaming, movies and music that takes place on Xbox Live.For... Read more
The people
of Perth were digging the games and
gaming vibe
of the
festival.
BBQ joints, country music, gentle hills, crystal clear swimming holes, hike and bike trails, Texas sports, weekend
festivals, the farmer's market, talk radio, outdoor concerts, Willie Nelson, volunteering, Barton Creek, neighborhood theater, ethnic eateries, Hey Cupcake, Esther's Follies, Lady Bird Lake, historic architecture, lyric opera, spectacular sunsets, the poetry slam, the University
of Texas, high tech, computer
gaming, art in the park, the State Capitol, museums, dinosaur tracks, organic gardening, going green and all
of the people that make Austin special and Keep Austin Weird.