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8-Bit New Year’s Eve: THE NYE PARTY FOR GAMERS (Phoenix, Az)

8-Bit New Year's Eve: THE NYE PARTY FOR GAMERS Phoenix, Az

This New Year’s Eve the neon barcade The Grid: Games and Growlers will be holding a FREE special NYE event,  8-Bit New Year’s Eve: THE NYE PARTY FOR GAMERS , in Phoenix, Az. The night will feature musical guest Mercurius FMplaying video game remixes, chiptunes, synthwave and more.  Mercurius FM is known for original music, remixes,  as well as composing music for video games. There will be … [ Read More... ]

Gaming Events at Saboten Con 2015 (Phoenix, AZ)

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Saboten Con is a yearly anime convention in the Phoenix, Arizona area. This year, they’ve moved from the more rural (and out of the way) Glendale location to the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Phoenix. Guests include voice actors from anime and video games, Japanese bands, and more.

We’ve highlighted some of the video game events that will be happening during Saboten Con 2015…

Mario Party (details)
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Game CoLab Proves Phoenix Got Game (Devs)

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This past weekend, game developers from all over the Phoenix, Az area gathered at the Phoenix Makes Games Jam event at the Tempe ASU campus. During the event, 5 teams fiercely competed to create a dinosaur theme game in only 48 hours.

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The event, which was held by Tempe based game community Game CoLab, was sponsored by several pro-technology companies and organizations including Arizona Commission on the Arts, … [ Read More... ]