Not a lot happens in the UK for gamers during much of the year, but if there’s one thing I’ll give this country, it’s that it at least tries. The London Games Festival wasn’t all that special last year, but they did their best and they’re doing their best again this year. As we plough through October, there are quite a few British events going on for UK gamers, so I figured I’d post a selection of the stuff you can attend.
We have Video Games Live, the London Expo, GameCity and even a few world record attempts to pencil into our calenders for this and next month. Whether all of these events will be worth your time remains to be seen, but nevertheless you can hit the jump to see what’s happening over the next few weeks.
The London Games Festival:
Starting on October 24th is the London Games Festival, which will once again feature both official and fringe events. There is plenty going on, and a few of the individual events listed will be flying the flag of the LGF as well. You can hit up the official Web site for full details.
Video Games Live:
As always, Video Games Live will be seen as the festival’s official kick-off, and will be held at The Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London. Always a terrific show, this is highly recommended. You can book your tickets here.
DS World Record Attempt:
On October 25, Brits are invited to attempt to smash the record for most number of DS players at a single venue. Several hundred players will be competing at The Rocket Complex in North London, and there will also be some “Grl Gmr tournament” which sounds retarded. We can ignore that bit.
London MCM Expo:
On the 25-26 October, The London MCM Expo will once again be making its home at the Excel Centre in London Royal Victoria. It’s never anything exciting, but I always find the Expo a fun little event so I will definitely be popping along. Koei will be there as ever, and this time they’ll have Monster Racers and DW: Strikeforce for public consumption. If anything, it’s a nice place to buy videogame swag.
There will also be another world record potentially smashed on the Saturday, as they attempt the world’s largest videogame cosplay gathering at 12:30.
Eurogamer Expo:
The Eurogamer lads are holding their very own expo on October 28-29, a huge consumer show in association with a variety of publishers. Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft and many others are confirmed exhibitors. It will take place at the Old Truman Brewery and should be a good one.
GameCity 3:
Kicking off on October 30 and running through to November 1, GameCity 3 promises to be Britain’s best gaming festival, and will be held in Nottingham. Featuring the likes of David Jaffe and Jonathan Coulton, there’s plenty going on, including a world record attempt for the most number of zombies! Hit up the site for full details.
UK NARP:
A Destructoid affair, the Dtoid community will be having one of its infamous NARPs (No Apparent Reason Parties) at Bunnyrabbit2’s place on October 31. If you want to hang out and get drunk with Destructoid members, this will be where to do it. There may (if I can get up there) also be a live recording of The Podcastle at the party. Stay tuned to Bunnyrabbit2’s CBlog for more details.
That’s just a selection of highlights for UK gamers to look at this month. If you’re planning to hit any of them up, let us know. You never know who you might run into.
Published: Oct 15, 2008 04:46 am