For game music enthusiasts such as myself, there was no better way to start the year off than by attending MAGFest. The Music and Games Festival, or MAGFest as it has come to be known, is a yearly gaming festival, heavily influenced by game music. This year, it ran from January 1st through 4th in Alexandria, Virginia. With an estimated attendance of over a thousand, the festival has continued grow each year. Yet, rather than the usual corporate atmosphere we encounter with gaming conventions like E3 and the Penny Arcade Expo, MAGFest continues to maintain a very relaxed and enjoyable environment. Like most other independently run conventions, they provide workshops, panels, and gaming rooms. However, the most appealing feature for us was the live concerts featuring a host of video game inspired artists, including performances by the Smash Brothers, cover bands such as Arm Cannon, and the chip-rapper extraordinaire, A_Rival of Wave Theory.
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