2nd annual consumer videogames event announced

Organisers of the VGXPO consumer event have confirmed the dates, venue and initial details for the second annual show, which is scheduled to run over three days this October.

Designed as a platform to celebrate the positive impact of videogames on US culture since the 1970s, the event will give attendees the opportunity to play and purchase games both new and old, as well as an opportunity to sample forthcoming titles on next-generation consoles and meet the creative teams behind the hits.

Ed Fleming, VGXPO founder, commented: "America's VideoGame Expo promises three days packed full of videogame celebrations. VGXPO is a destination where gamers can come together to celebrate videogames and the culture that games are helping to define."

Taking place at the Valley Forge Convention Centre, Philadelphia, the expo will run from October 27th-29th and is set to include current and next-gen software showcases from publishers large and small, presentations, discussion forums and panel events with industry experts, a non-stop BYOC LAN party with regular tournaments and competition events, VGXPO Robot Wars, a Battle of the Videogame Bands event and a wealth of vendors trading software and accessories both new and old.

Last year's event attracted 17,000 visitors, and organisers hope to build on the previous success, with ambitions of attracting the huge numbers experienced at similar international consumer events such as the German GC Expo, Korea's G-Star convention and the widely respected Tokyo Games Show.

"This year's expo will feature the best that videogames have to offer and lots more. We're thrilled to bring VGXPO back to Philadelphia," Fleming added.

Registration for exhibitors is open now, and further information on the event, its sponsors and the current confirmed line-up of events, as well as consumer attendance details, can be found by visiting the official VGXPO website.