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PlayCrafting announces in-person expo PLAY NYC Summer 2021
The summer heats up. PlayCrafting, the New York City-based video game developer and education network, has announced PLAY NYC, the NYC video game expo, is returning for a live in-person gaming expo for this Summer of 2021. This announcement is one of several announcements that indicated a slow, but determined return for normalcy in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The PAX East Lineup Is Here!!!
For those of you living in the Boston area and those who simply love to travel to cons, get out your calendars and memo pads because PAX East 2020’s schedule is now live! Gotta say this looks like another interesting lineup. Stars of both the Indie and AAA industries will present their latest projects, upcoming releases, and informative industry panels. As always, this is an amazing experience dur...[Read More]
Sangawa Project 2019 – For Adults Only!
Sometimes the wear and tear of everyday life can beat you down into submission. This beat down is part of the reason why seasonal affective disorder is so prevalent during the winter in North America. Thankfully, winter conventions such as Ohayocon, Anime LA, and the Sangawa Project, help fight off seasonal blues and bring Pop Culture enthusiasts together. This year’s Sangawa Project might n...[Read More]
PAX South 2018 Badges On Sale Tuesday, July 18th
Rejoice fellow gamers! Pax South badges will be going on sale this Tuesday, July 18th! PAX South will be taking place Jan. 12-14 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX, and tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, July 18 at 3 PM EDT. The tickets will be available on the PAX South Website. Single-day tickets can be acquired for $40, while three-day badges cost $80. For the firs...[Read More]
PAX East 2017
Coverage of PAX East 2017 for everything gaming. With the new Nintendo Switch finally out, how will the event play out?
EGLX: First Impressions on Canada’s Newest Con
Enthusiast Gaming Live’ exhibition, lovingly named “EGLX”, had its first run this past weekend (April 29 – May 1) in Toronto, Canada. I attended 2 of the 3 days and took the chance to see everything I could. According to their website, EGLX considers themselves to be Canada’s “first foray into the world of large-scale gaming conventions, representing three disti...[Read More]
PAX East 2016 Images
Welcome to our gallery of pictures from PAX East 2016. Marooners’ Rock is catching all the action firsthand. We got some interviews planned, plenty of meet and greets with developers, and of course gaming for the ages. Stay tuned into Marooners’ Rock for all the latest. It’s (almost) as good as being there.
PAX East 2016
PAX East comes once a year to Boston, MA to bring some of the best minds of the gaming world to the East coast. Several writers from Marooners' Rock will be there providing coverage.
C2E2 Cosplay Highlights
There was just too much coplaying goodness to capture in its entirety, so here are a few of my favorites. My personal best in show goes to the Bumblebee cosplayer featured in the video. Bumblebee Transformer Cosplay at C2E2 from Aron Deppert on Vimeo.
Warpo: Fledgling toy company wants to break the boundaries of space and time
This weekend, Chicago was host to the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, or C2E2 for short. It is mainly a comic convention, but it is also a chance for a ton of other agents of geekery to show off their wares. There are endless booths showing off things like cosplay accessories, t-shirts, television memorabilia and scads of action figures. There are brand new action figures and vintage ones th...[Read More]