This August a three day long, massive Expo takes place in the Metro Toronto Convention Center.
FanExpo is an annual event with over 600 exhibitors and retailers focusing on Video Games, Comic Books, Anime, Science Fiction, and Horror. It's Canada's biggest event for these focuses. So it's definitely worth checking out their website over at http://www.hobbystar.com/fanexpo. Some of the guests this year are Bruce Campbell, Leonard freakin' Nimoy and Lou Ferrigno! So much awesome in one place.

The Dates and Times are:
Friday August 28th - 4:00pm to 9:00pm
Saturday 29th - 10:00am to 7:00pm
Sunday 30th - 11:00am to 6:00pm

If you guys are coming, let's meet up one of the 3 days for Lunch, either at a sit down somewhere or from that crazy dude who sells the street meat from the sidewalk.

Below is the Official Fan Expo 2009 Press Release

Experience the very best of pop culture at the upcoming Fan Expo Canada.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the country’s largest combined event includes
Comic Books, Anime, Science Fiction, Horror and Gaming. There’s something for
every age and every interest!

Fan Expo Canada brings together a fascinating array of celebrities, exhibitors,
retailers and visitors from all over the country and around the world. It showcases
Canada’s industry professionals and all of the latest licensed entertainment
properties and related products. It has many pop culture focuses: Video Games,
Comic Books, Toys, Anime, Science Fiction, Horror, Gaming, etc.

Key Features Include:

• Celebrity presentations, Q&A’s, autographs and photo opportunities.
• 600 exhibitors and retailers supporting a full complement of pop culture
and entertainment themed merchandise including comic books, toys,
collectibles, games, videos and more!
• Tons of costumed characters from your favorite TV shows & movies
• Industry Professional workshops, complimentary to attendees
• Millions of dollars of collectibles and merchandise for sale

This August a three day long, massive Expo takes place in the Metro Toronto Convention Center.
FanExpo is an annual event with over 600 exhibitors and retailers focusing on Video Games, Comic Books, Anime, Science Fiction, and Horror. It's Canada's biggest event for these focuses. So it's definitely worth checking out their website over at http://www.hobbystar.com/fanexpo. Some of the guests this year are Bruce Campbell, Leonard freakin' Nimoy and Lou Ferrigno! So much awesome in one place.

The Dates and Times are:
Friday August 28th - 4:00pm to 9:00pm
Saturday 29th - 10:00am to 7:00pm
Sunday 30th - 11:00am to 6:00pm

If you guys are coming, let's meet up one of the 3 days for Lunch, either at a sit down somewhere or from that crazy dude who sells the street meat from the sidewalk.

Below is the Official Fan Expo 2009 Press Release

Experience the very best of pop culture at the upcoming Fan Expo Canada.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the country’s largest combined event includes
Comic Books, Anime, Science Fiction, Horror and Gaming. There’s something for
every age and every interest!

Fan Expo Canada brings together a fascinating array of celebrities, exhibitors,
retailers and visitors from all over the country and around the world. It showcases
Canada’s industry professionals and all of the latest licensed entertainment
properties and related products. It has many pop culture focuses: Video Games,
Comic Books, Toys, Anime, Science Fiction, Horror, Gaming, etc.

Key Features Include:

• Celebrity presentations, Q&A’s, autographs and photo opportunities.
• 600 exhibitors and retailers supporting a full complement of pop culture
and entertainment themed merchandise including comic books, toys,
collectibles, games, videos and more!
• Tons of costumed characters from your favorite TV shows & movies
• Industry Professional workshops, complimentary to attendees
• Millions of dollars of collectibles and merchandise for sale

Contest Reminder! Get those entries in, people!

Calling out to all artists, pixel-pushers and photoshoopers, Dtoid Toronto needs a new Banner, so we're holding a contest! You, the community, are tasked with designing the most awesome, the most eye-melting product made of win to grace the Cblog of the Destructoid Toronto User Group.

When the contest closes June 8th the winning selection will win their choice of 1600 Live Points, a 2000 Wii-Points card, a $20 PSN card, or a Steam Game valued at $20.

To win the contest your design must:
A) Clearly State "Dtoid Toronto" in the banner
B) Use some images relevant to Toronto (CN Tower, for example.) And just Canada in General.
And That's It!

E-Mail me your designs to dtoidtoronto@gmail.com

Design The New Cblog Banner For Dtoid Toronto to win a $20 Steam Game, or points Card for the system of your choice! Contest Closes on or Around June 8th.

Good Luck!

Calling out to all artists, Dtoid Toronto needs a new Banner, so we're holding a contest! You, the community, are tasked with designing the most awesome, the most eye-melting product made of win to grace the Cblog of the Destructoid Toronto User Group.

When the contest closes June 8th the winning selection will win their choice of 1600 Live Points, a 2000 Wii-Points card, a $20 PSN card, or a Steam Game valued at $20.

To win the contest your design must:
A) Clearly State "Dtoid Toronto" in the banner
B) Use some images relevant to Toronto (CN Tower, for example.) And just Canada in General.
And That's It!

E-Mail me your designs to dtoidtoronto@gmail.com

Design The New Cblog Banner For Dtoid Toronto to win a $20 Steam Game, or points Card for the system of your choice! Contest Closes on or Around June 8th.

Good Luck!



Sidenote: The dates were wrong previously, fixed now... Sorry

Just a reminder, Lanapalooza is coming up next may.
From May 8 - 10th The Community center in Aurora (30m north of Toronto) is being set up for up to 300 BYOC (bring your own computer) and 100 console gamers.
Registration is open and cash-prize tournaments are being held for CS 1.6, Left For Dead, TF2, COD4 on the PC.
Free entry tournaments in Quake 3, UT 2004, TF2, CS 1.6/Source, Quake 4 & UT 3.

If you sign up now before April 17th entry is $35, by May 5th $40, or at the door $50.

If you've never had experience at a LAN party it's one of the best times, for realz.
So, who's interested in coming to this? I know I am. And don't say you'll be busy, I'm giving you 3 months to reschedule.

DTOID TORONTO OUT!

Everyone in southeastern Canada, LISTEN UP! Dtoid Toronto's here to make everything alright.
You're all very lucky people, because I have some news on the Agenda.


ARTICLE ONE:
Zero Ping Events have been hosting LANapalooza 4 years strong. The event plays host to 300 Seats for BYOC (Bring your own computer) LAN Gaming from May 8th to the 10th.

"But Mr. Chooly, my PC can't run Doom with a reasonable frame rate, let alone gaming?"
Not to worry you're covered by the DORKarmy. Console gaming, 100 seats.

Win (me) some stuff at the tournaments, come and hang out with your fellow Dtoiders, from my experience LANs are always a blast.
The Event is in Aurora, 30 minutes north of Toronto, so if you need to, make a post to organize a carpool with the google group.
A MAP

ARTICLE TWO:
These DORKarmy guys, on the first Sunday of every month, host GAME ON at the The Groove Bar in East York. From their website, this is an all ages Xbox multiplayer event from 11am to 5pm. The event is all ages, but even though that means no alcohol in Gaming Room, the Restaurant upstairs offers full service, drinks included.

My Calander is telling me this Sunday is the 1st of February.
Short notice, sorry, but I'll be in attendance, try to make it out if you can.
ANOTHER MAP

ARTICLE THREE:
Destructoid Toronto has a Google Group I invite everyone to join and stay updated, send an email to dtoidtoronto -at- gmail -dot- com, add your Dtoid handle, first name, age, and appx location and attack ninjas will be dispatched.
I mean, you'll receive an invite to the group.