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The bigtime, folks! MAGFest’s flagship event. Some might even call it “Super”. Held January 4-7, 2018 in National Harbor, MD. More info at http://super.magfest.org/

HOTEL POLICY: http://magfest.org/announcement/magfest-hotel-booking-policies-new-for-magfest-2018

PERFORMERS:
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Full performers info here: http://super.magfest.org/musician2018
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VISUALISTS:
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Full visualists info here: http://super.magfest.org/visualist2018
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GUESTS:
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Full guests info here: http://super.magfest.org/guests/
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The National Videogame Arcade in Nottingham, England presents the debut of their videogame music and audio festival, All Your Bass. Special guests Masaya Matsuura, Rob Hubbard, and Jessica Curry will be on hand for talks and performances. Read more details in our news post and visit the NVA’s site for tickets and updated event info.

Retro City Festival is an annual celebration dedicated to the history of video gaming. We showcase the largest selection of retro console gaming under one roof in California. Experience Retro City’s classic arcades, pinball, tournaments, museums, vendors, and huge console play area!

Our festival will have a great variety of live video game music outside the expo hall during our weekend event.
Below are the confirmed acts for Retro City Fest 2018.

The Global Game Jam ® (GGJ) is the world’s largest game jam event taking place in physical locations across the globe. Think of it as a hackathon focused on game development. The first Global Game Jam® was held in January, 2009 with 1600 people jamming in 23 countries. By 2017, the event grew to over 700 sites in 95 countries with over 35,000 jammers!

GGJ’s mission is to stimulate innovation, experimentation, and collaboration in games. The annual event normally begins on a Friday afternoon in January and kicks off with video keynotes and advice from leaders in the game development industry. The jam formally begins after an announcement of the year’s theme, kept secret until the last second. All sites worldwide are challenged to make games based upon said theme within 48 hours. The GGJ encourages collaboration and is not a competition. Anyone can apply to host a jam site as long as they have a dedicated jam organizer and a venue with internet access.

The jam, which is fully run by volunteers, is known for fostering friendships while increasing confidence and opportunities within participating communities. Each GGJ event poses an intellectual challenge where people are invited to try new technology and tools while exploring new development roles and skills.

Check out a list of Jam Site here.

VGM CON (Video Game Music) is a video game convention in Minneapolis that celebrates all video games and their art, music, development, and narrative through experiences you can’t find at home.

Gamer’s Rhapsody is the presenting organization that puts hosts VGM CON. This organization is volunteer run by the planning committee.