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Nekocon 2010 Con Report

Nekocon 2010 has just ended after a weekend of good times for all of the attendees. Fans of anime, video gaming, and Japanese culture and fashion attended the convention over the weekend of November 5th through 7th, 2010 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center.
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MAGFEST 9: Jon St. John, The Minibosses, The OneUps, The Protomen, Grant Kirkhope and More

Live Video Game Music Cover Bands and 24 Hour Gaming For Four Days WASHINGTON, DC — OCTOBER 5, 2010 – The 9th annual MAGFest (Music And Gaming Festival http://magfest.org/) will be occurring January 13-16, 2011, in Alexandria, Virginia. The tradition of partying for four days straight will happen once again at the Hilton Mark Center, and MAGFest [...]
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Otakon 2010: Game Tournaments, Anime, Music and Breakdancing

It was that time of the year again, when Baltimore is host to the largest Anime/Manga convention on the East Coasts. People of all ages came from all over the country to participate in the many things the convention had to offer from Gaming to cosplaying (dressing up like characters) to collecting of domestic and [...]
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Otakon 2010: Gaming, Fire Alarms, and Naughty Tetris – Oh My!

“Please do not monopolize the games,” barked signs posted around every television in Otakon 2010’s massive gaming room. They dictate that winner stays and loser moves on – but with so much variety in gaming, being the loser might be best. BlazBlue looked positively stunning on HD, widescreen televisions. Fans of the game wore expressions [...]
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Getting Ready for Otakon 2010: Anime, Gaming, Cosplay, and More!

Ask 26,000 people what they are most excited about with Otakon 2010 just around the corner, and you’ll receive 26,000 different answers. As one of the largest Anime, video game, and Asian pop-culture conventions held in the United States, it’s no wonder that fans are squirming in their seats in anticipation for the July 30th. [...]
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BaltimoreGamer Members Travel to New Jersey for AnimeNEXT

Misty with Pikachu Way out in Somerset, NJ this past weekend was the annual Anime and gaming convention AnimeNEXT.  We didn’t have any official coverage leading up to AnimeNEXT because it is pretty far from Baltimore, and thus out of our normal coverage range. We decided to have a recap article because four people from [...]
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JohnCon 2010 Updates & Fan Fiction Contest Details

JohnCon Schedule Updates As we recently noted in our official JohnCon 2010 Schedule, the official Magic: The Gathering tournament has been canceled. A new Magic event, however, will be replacing it. Disorganization XIII has informed us that they will be hosting a “Magic: The Gathering cube” of their own. Both of these updates have been [...]
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JohnCon 2010 Game Convention Official Schedule

JohnCon 2010 takes place on April 16th through 18th. There will be a video game room as well as tabletop gaming, Anime, and plenty of other nerdy activities. There will also be a vendor area and Artist Alley in the Glass Pavilion, with tables available for free. To register for a table, please contact Corrine [...]
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JohnCon 2010: Disorganization XIII Spoiler & Fanfiction Panels Update

Disorganization XIII is a group that performs panels at various conventions, and they will be performing two of their most popular panels at JohnCon 2010. They describe themselves as “a group that performs at conventions and conferences for the good of all geeks everywhere. We are composed of professional writers, critics, reviewers, speculators, game designers, [...]
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JohnCon 2010: FREE Vendor and Artist Tables, Update on Guests

Through our contacts at JohnCon, we are able to bring you some new and updated information about the upcoming JohnCon 2010 anime and gaming convention at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Vendor Tables Vendor and artist tables will be offered free of charge. They will be located around the walls in the Glass Pavilion. Electrical [...]
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