Hello Steemians! I bring you gaming conventions for the month of February 2018, so if there is some sort of gaming spirit within you, let it go wild! This is part 1 of the two parts series as there are a large number of gaming conventions being organized around the globe this February. This list will provide basic information about these events, for more detail you may follow web links for each convention. Do check my January list if you want. The following table summarises this article:
| Convention | Place | Feb 2018 | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaming Istanbul 2018 | Istanbul Congress Centre, Istanbul, Turkey | 1st-4th | GIST |
| KupoCon 2018 | Royal National Hotel, London, UK | 3rd | KupoCon |
| RTX Sydney 2018 | International Convention Centre, Sydney, New South Wales | 3rd-4th | RTX Sydney |
| VFX Festival 2018 | Rich Mix, Shoreditch, London, UK | 6th-8th | VFX Festival |
| Indie Garden Assembly | La Serrure Numérique, Valenciennes, France | 8th-10th | Indie Garden Assembly |
| C3AFA Hong Kong 2018 | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai Hong Kong | 9th-11th | C3AFA HK |
| Cardiff Anime & Gaming Con | Mercure Holland Hotel, Cardiff, UK | 10th-11th | Cardiff Anime & Gaming Con |
| Play Expo Blackpool 2018 | Norcalympia Exhibition Center, Blackpool, UK | 10th-11th | Play Expo Blackpool |
Gaming Istanbul 2018
Designed to be the gaming bridge of EuroAsia, Gaming Istanbul provides an opportunity to local and international companies and consumers to showcase their ware which can be anything from OTC sale to product and hardware retailing among other things.
The third edition of Gaming Istanbul (GIST for short) will take place at Istanbul Congress Centre, Istanbul, Turkey from 1st - 4th February. There are 3-ticket options for visitors; for weekday’s ticket will cost 16.5 TRY for a single day, on the weekend single day will be 22 TRY, and for the whole event (4 days) the cost is 66 TRY. There are 4 options that come under professional category: 15/95/125/300 EUR, the website states these were available until 1st Jan 2018.
KupoCon 2018
KupoCon is an event that revolves around everything Final Fantasy and organized by the fans of the fantasy worlds. The first event took place in the New York City, NJ which was followed by an event in London. Now it is being organized at Royal National Hotel, London, UK again on February 3rd.
The official site states that the event is sold out, the organizers did offer three different types of discount and the ticket prices were between £11.21 and £105.73 including taxes.
RTX Sydney 2018
RTX Sydney is a 2-day gaming and internet culture event which is hosted by the USA entertainment company called Rooster Teeth. The event is taking place at the International Convention Centre, Sydney NSW on February 3rd – 4th. Single day ticket for the event is $50 and for the weekend it's $75.
VFX Festival 2018
VFX Festival is an event which inspires game developers, animators, and filmmakers by organizing discussions with professionals over the period of three days. The event is taking place at the Rich Mix, Shoreditch, London on February 6th-8th. The early bird tickets have been sold out but there are standard tickets available for each day for £55 and a combo ticket of £99 for both days.
Indie Garden Assembly
Indie Garden Assembly is a 3-day event, taking place at La Serrure Numérique, Valenciennes, France and brings together an exhibition and competition of indie games, with meeting sessions and conferences for professionals of the game industry. The event is organized on February 8th-10th. There are different categories of tickets: €18 for students, €65 for a conference pass, €96 for a business pass, and €115 for a team pass.
C3AFA Hong Kong 2018
Formerly called C3 Japan Sports Expo, the newly renamed C3AFA Hong Kong is an event for consumers to be supplied with Japanese contents such as anime, characters, comic, game, music, novel and more. The event is co-organized by Sotsu Co., Ltd. and the Sozo Pte. Ltd., at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Wan Chai, Hong Kong on February 9th-11th. Pre-sale tickets are available with the 3-day pass is listed as HK $ 75 and for a single day pass it is HK $ 35.
Cardiff Anime & Gaming Con 2018
The Cardiff Anime & Gaming Con is for anime & comic fans, as well as gamers and cosplayers. There will be exhibitors, performers, game tournaments, talks, cosplay contest and much more. It is a no-age-limit event being organized at the Mercure Holland Hotel, Cardiff, UK on February 10th-11th. The organizers recommend buying tickets online with £9 per day or £16 total for both days.
Play Expo Blackpool 2018
Play Expo Blackpool is an event being organized by the game events specialist Replay Events at Norcalympia Exhibition Center, Blackpool, UK on February 10th-11th. The features will include indie, tabletop, rhythm and LAN gaming as well as tournaments, cosplay, and VR/MR booths and much more. There is a large choice of categories for purchasing tickets for the event starting from £16 up to £42.
Concluding Remarks
Did you find this post informative? Are you related to the gaming industry in any way? Do you plan to go to any gaming event this year? Share your thoughts in the comments below. And stay tuned for the part 2 of the Gaming Conventions for February 2018.
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