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GameCamp London!

Posted on 19 April 2008 by Weefz

Will you be in or around London on May 3rd? If so, sign up to GameCamp, an event organised by The Guardian to gather gamers and game developers together for an informal fun day of… well… anything goes.

It will be run along the lines of BarCamp - tickets are free and in return you agree to PARTICIPATE. No hanging around at the back absorbing information. You should come prepared to run your own 30 minute session on any topic you want or, at the very least, actively engage in other people’s sessions.

GameCamp is a one-day event for people interested in games, and for interesting people in gaming. That covers everything from computer and video gaming, ARGs, tabletop games, pervasive games, RPGs and more.

If none of that makes sense to you, then don’t worry – the objective is simple: to talk informally with like-minded people and get excited about stuff involving games and play…

…GameCamp is free to attend, and will be held between 11am and 5.30pm on Saturday May 3rd at 3Rooms in the Spitalfields area of London.

Tickets will be released on Monday, April 21st at EventWax. There is a strict limit of 120 attendees, so sign up early. Sony and Nintendo are supporting the event. I shall be there and as if that’s not enough of a draw ;) there will also be Rock Band!

More info on the Guardian’s Games Blog and the official GameCamp pages.

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London Games Festival - Xbox 360 Lounge

Posted on 30 October 2007 by TheFluffyFist

London Games Festival Logo
Microsoft’s contribution to this years London Games Festival is a great big Xbox 360 lounge in Soho. I’m talking lots of cushions, sofas, 360’s (surprise, surprise) and 300+ games all in one big room. Best of all it’s FREE. Right, I’m in. Anyone else?

Location details:
  • The Vinyl Factory
  • Basement Studio
  • Marshall Street
  • London W1F 7QH

Nearest tube station: Oxford Circus
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London Met blames knives on video games?

Posted on 13 December 2005 by Weefz

Nope.
Ad campaign screenshot - CG boy with hoodie
There’s a bit of a confused article at Kotaku. He’s seen a London Metropolitan Police ad campaign and thinks that they’re saying games are bad and cause violence. Understandable misinterpretation considering the amount of anti-gaming news that’s around lately but wrong, thankfully.

To clear things up for our non-UK readers, the UK government’s current tactic to “reach out to young people” is to make ads that look like stuff teenagers would want to watch, instead of boring public service announcements. Continue Reading

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