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- ROBERT BERNARDO REPORTS
- from Robert Bernardo
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-
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- Contact: Jayson Hill
-
- CGE Director of Media Relations
- (334) 705-0848
- media@cgexpo.com
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- CGE SERVICES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
- SHOW DATES AND NEW LOCATION FOR
- CLASSIC GAMING EXPO 2004
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- Classic Gaming Expo
- Has Outgrown Its Home
-
- VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK - February 12,
- 2004- The organizers of Classic Gaming
- Expo announced today that the 2004
- Classic Gaming Expo will be held
- August 21 and 22 at the San Jose
- Convention Center in San Jose,
- California. Citing ever-growing
- attendance, the organizers were
- compelled to seek larger quarters for
- their seventh annual event; the video
- gaming industry's largest show
- dedicated to the preservation and
- celebration of video game history.
-
- "We're very excited about the
- show's move to the heart of the video
- game industry," said John Hardie,
- co-founder of CGE Services
- Corporation. "Las Vegas has been very
- good to us, but over the past couple
- of years attendance has risen to the
- point that it was getting a little
- crowded there. We also felt that since
- many of our alumni and sponsors were
- located on the West Coast, not to
- mention a larger collector base and
- game press, it would be more
- convenient and comfortable for
- everyone if the show was relocated to
- California."
-
- According to Hardie, this year's
- Classic Gaming Expo will utilize more
- than 30,000 square feet of exhibit
- space in the San Jose Convention
- Center. The main show floor will see
- an increase of over 7,000 square feet
- while the keynote speaker room and
- museum of gaming history will double
- in size.
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- In 2003 over 1400 people attended
- Classic Gaming Expo to see the latest
- offerings from the various exhibitors,
- visit the world's most comprehensive
- video game museum, play classic and
- modern games, and meet the luminaries
- of video gaming's past and present. In
- the history of the show such notable
- personalities as Nolan Bushnell, Ralph
- Baer, Jay Smith, David Crane and
- hundreds of other celebrities have
- attended and spoken to the attendees.
- Show co-organizers John Hardie, Sean
- Kelly and Joe Santulli expect the move
- to San Jose to further increase
- attendance and bring more industry
- pioneers to the show.
-
- "Moving the show to California has
- been considered for the past couple of
- years but finding a suitable location
- and making arrangements to move and
- store our vast archive of material has
- taken a great deal of time and
- effort," said Hardie. "We look forward
- to the continued support of our past
- patrons as well as the new friends
- we'll make in California." Classic
- Gaming Expo is open to anyone with an
- interest in video games - both classic
- and modern. Information on attendance,
- ticketing and past events is available
- at www.cgexpo.com.
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- About CGE Services Corporation
-
- Classic Gaming Expo is a production of
- CGE Services Corporation. Currently in
- its seventh year, Classic Gaming Expo
- remains the industry's only annual
- event dedicated to celebrating and
- preserving the history of electronic
- entertainment, bringing together
- industry pioneers, gaming enthusiasts
- and the media for the ultimate
- experience in learning, game-playing
- and networking. For additional
- information, visit CGE Services
- Corporation's Web site at
- http://www.cgexpo.com.
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