ELSPA launches LGF 2009
Golden Joysticks and Eurogamer Expo to headline October event
This year's London Games Festival has officially been announced by publisher trade body ELSPA, and will take place in the UK's capital from October 24.
Among the key highlights of the event will be the Eurogamer Expo, a public videogames show taking place at Old Billingsgate on October 30-31, and the Golden Joysticks Awards on October 30.
"The 2008 London Games Festival was a major success," said ELSPA director general Michael Rawlinson. "With the rise in popularity of videogames in the UK I’m sure this year's Festival will be a great draw and fun for everyone."
And EA's Keith Ramsdale, last year's Festival chair, added: "The 2008 London Games Festival was the biggest and brightest. With support from all areas of the industry it is now well established as part of the worldwide event calendar and we look forward to its ongoing success.
"We have signed up a number of partnerships for 2009 and the festival is already taking shape well. The government, media and the public took great interest last year and we look forward to welcoming them all back."
More information on the event can be found at the official LGF website.