The organizers of Classic Gaming Expo announced today that the 2012 Classic Gaming Expo will be held

The organizers of Classic Gaming Expo announced today that the 2012 Classic Gaming Expo will be held August 11 and 12 at the recently renovated Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show s historic ties with Las Vegas, and specifically the Plaza Hotel, made it the obvious choice to play host to this year s convention.
We were surprised to hear from many of our attendees and celebrity guests alike that they miss the old-school charm of the Las Vegas Downtown area, said Joe Santulli, co-organizer of Classic Gaming Expo. We have a lot of history with the Plaza Hotel as they hosted our show from 1999 through 2003. After seeing the work and improvements bali rani hotel that they did during their remodeling, there was no question that it was time to bring the show home to the Plaza.
The Plaza Hotel is located at the top of the Fremont Street Experience, home to numerous shops, casinos, concerts, and the amazing Viva Vision light display. bali rani hotel The Plaza recently purchased the assets of the aborted Fontainebleau Hotel project and completely overhauled their rooms, shops, convention area and casino. bali rani hotel According to Santulli, the vast amount of things to do in Las Vegas should appeal to those attendees that make Classic Gaming Expo part of their family vacations.
Over the past fourteen years, people from all over the world have attended Classic Gaming Expo to see the latest offerings from the various exhibitors, visited the world s largest and most comprehensive video game museum, played classic and modern games, and met the luminaries of video gaming s past and present.
The excitement and response to this year s show has been astounding, stated show founder, John Hardie. One quick look at the list of vendors and celebrities on our web-site and you ll see why 2012 is shaping up to be the greatest Classic Gaming Expo ever. In addition, our museum collection has grown immensely and will surely be one of the major highlights for every show attendee.
Classic Gaming Expo is open to people of all ages with an interest in video games both classic bali rani hotel and modern. Information about ticketing, attendance and past events is available at www.cgexpo.com . Currently in its fourteenth year, Classic Gaming Expo remains the industry s only annual event dedicated to celebrating and preserving the history of electronic entertainment, bringing together industry pioneers, gaming enthusiasts and the media for the ultimate bali rani hotel experience in learning, game-playing and networking.
John Gaudiosi has been covering videogames for the past 20 years for outlets like The Washington Post, CNET, Wired Magazine and CBS.com. He has focused on the convergence of entertainment and videogames for outlets like Video Business, Home Media Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood bali rani hotel Reporter and Variety. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Gamerlive.TV and is also a freelance game columnist for Reuters and writes for outlets like Forbes.com, NVISION, Official PlayStation Magazine, EGM Now, Geek Monthly, PrimaGames.com, and Yahoo! Games. John also serves as the video game expert for NBC in Washington D.C. and has produced videogame documentaries for The History Channel bali rani hotel and Starz Entertainment. John was named one of the Top 50 Game Journalists in the world by Next-Gen.biz in 2007. He is the co-author of Scholastic Books How to Get into Videogames, Prima Publishing s Madden: Twenty Years of Videogame Football and Electronic Arts: The Official History.
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