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GameStart 2014 promises to be the best gaming con Singapore has seen yet

GameStart, the only gaming convention taking place in Singapore this year, held a media briefing this afternoon at St Games’ Cafe in Bugis+, where it confirmed what would be happening at the show.

On top of Sony’s presence, exclusive t-shirt launch from Xmashed Gear, and a cosplay competition that we previously wrote about, GameStart will have:

  • A slew of more than 30 released and unreleased game demos

  • An introductory games industry panel

  • Cheap buys and great offers on games and consoles

  • Exclusive freebies for visitors who try the game demos

  • Free play of retro games

  • Meet-the-producer events

  • eSports competitions

And of course, an indie showcase, which as of now includes game studios Boomzap Entertainment, Inzen Studio, and Witching Hour Studio, as well as new art collective, Liongeeks and custom figurine makers Kinetiquettes.

(See: Meet Kinetiquettes, the Asian indie studio making high-end collectible Street Fighter figurines)

The producer events are particularly cool, as attendees will get to meet Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono, Bloodborne producer Masaaki Yamagiawa, Freedom Wars producer Junichi Yoshizaawa, and Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment producer Yousuke Futami. Cosplayers Yuegene Fay and Yasemin Arslan, as well as Street Fighter pro player Daigo “The Beast” Umehara will also be special guests at GameStart 2014.

Other confirmed exhibitors apart from Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong include Bandai Namco Games, Singtel, Blizzard Entertainment, Razer, 2K Games Asia, Aftershock PC, and Simply Toys. Razer, in particular, will be presenting the regional finals of the fighting game competition, the Capcom Pro Tour Asia.

Tickets to GameStart 2014 are already on sale online and at selected outlets, and if you’re overseas and wondering how you can get there, organizer Eliphant has also opened up a special contest. Read more about it below, and be sure to attend GameStart 2014! It’s going to be great.

GameStart 2014 will be held in Suntec City Convention Centre on October 25 and 26.


Win a trip to GameStart 2014:
  • Win a trip to Singapore’s GameStart 2014

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