The Economical Gamer RSS feed for the Gaming Events section only. http://www.ecogamer.com Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:26:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ecogamer.com/images/M_images/ecogamerlogo-rss.png http://www.ecogamer.com The Economical Gamer RSS feed for the Gaming Events section only. http://www.ecogamer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=839&Itemid=9 If you aren't doing much this weekend you might want to drop by Luna Park if you are in Sydney. The World Cyber Games are being held there with some gaming inspired fashion parade; a hands-on interactive display called the Home of Racing; the search for Australia's Guitar Hero as well as of course, three days of gaming tournaments between Australia's elite e-sports competitors. Admission is free once you are inside Luna Park. Click here for more information (http://au.worldcybergames.com/t.php/WCG+National+Finals+are+coming%21) Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:33:59 +0100 http://www.ecogamer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=786&Itemid=9 The beginning of E3 2008 is closing in and many online websites will have live coverage. Incase you were having troubles with the time conversion we have done it for you. All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time so all you Western Australians will still need to do some maths. Microsoft - 3:30am Tuesday Electronic Arts - 8:00am Tuesday Nintendo - 2:00am Wednesday Sony - 4:30am Wednesday Ubisoft - 7:30am Wednesday Capcom - 9:30am Wednesday Activision - 12:00pm Wednesday Take-Two - 3:45am Thursday Konami - 7:30am Thursday Some of the possible places you can view these conferences. If you know about any others please let us know. IGN (http://livewire.ign.com/2008/e3/index.html) GameSpot (http://e3.gamespot.com/live.html) E3 Insider (http://www.e3expo.com/) If you plan on staying up and watching the conferences live the please drop by our chat room (component/option,com_mospjirc/Itemid,96/). There's quite a lot of waiting to be done these nights and the company will be welcomed. Finally, if you have a dial-up connection and would like to listen to the conferences with live audio we might be able to set something up for you. Please express your interest closer to the time of each conference (I will not be watching all of them live so I will not be able to do audio feeds for those). Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:33:48 +0100 http://www.ecogamer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=744&Itemid=9 Nintendo's Connection Tour this year begins today. It is an opportunity to play Nintendo's latest games including some unreleased games such as De Blob and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Also featured at each location will be a Super Smash Bros Brawl tournament including prizes. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:21:22 +0100 http://www.ecogamer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=659&Itemid=9 Gen Con™ is many things to many people. Gen Con™ is a trade show, a social gathering, and place to learn about the latest releases. It s a place to learn new games systems, and even to partake in fierce competitions and tournaments. Mostly though, Gen Con™ is about having FUN! Gen Con™ is a gaming convention which started in the USA approximately 40 years ago in Lake Geneva as a meeting between friends to play games. Today there are Gen Con™ events run throughout the world in Indianapolis (USA), California (USA), Paris (France), and the United Kingdom. Gen Con™ conventions attract over 100,000 attendees world wide, and play host to a large array of events including: Anime Art Shows Board Games Celebrity Appearances Collectible Cards Collectible Miniatures Games Computer Console Games Costume Competitions Live Action Role Playing Miniature War Games Seminars Tabletop Role Playing Games Tournaments Workshops The event is on from July 3rd through to July 6th. Tickets at the door are $22 or $16.50 if purchased online. Discounted multi-day passes are also available. Special thanks to segax for the submission. Click here for more information (http://www.genconoz.com) Mon, 19 May 2008 19:23:35 +0100 http://www.ecogamer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=647&Itemid=9 Ballerat GIG: Get Into Games event is this Friday, May 16th. Admission is only $5 and it should be good for career potentials and to check out some games and watch the qualifiers for World Cyber games. The event is to highlight the potential career options within the gaming industry, and to expose and highlight the games industry as a legitimate and viable career option. The event will also highlight potential business opportunities within the Ballarat region to Australian Game Developers. Play the latest and hottest games available. This includes games on Wii, 360, PC and PS3. Ballarat GiG will also be holding the initial qualifiers for the Australian WCG (World Cyber games) Championships. And do not miss the opportunity to enter the Inaugural Ballarat GiG Guitar Hero Idol Contest. Certainly one of the most entertaining events to watch!! Click here for more information (http://www.ballaratgig.com) Mon, 12 May 2008 19:57:20 +0100 http://www.ecogamer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=635&Itemid=9 Each year the ATOM Awards recognise excellence in over thirty categories of Film, Television, Animation, Multimedia and Electronic Games and celebrate the very best of Australian and New Zealand product. Each year, the ATOM Awards are open to the education and industry sectors, students, production companies, independent filmmakers, educational bodies and educational producers. The ATOM awards program not only offers ATOM Award nominees and winners high profile publicity, the recognition associated with being an ATOM participant also assists in opening doors for the promotion of their work…and can lead to new opportunities to excel at their craft. Call for entries close on: Date: Wednesday 10 June, 2008 Time: 12pm AEST 2008 EnhanceTV ATOM Awards gala presentation night: Date: Friday 24 October, 2008 Time: 8.00pm Location: Plaza Ballroom, Regent Theatre, Melbourne Cost: $70.00 per person + GST Bookings: www.ticketek.com.au or 1300 795 012 Click here for more information (http://www.atomawards.org/) Wed, 07 May 2008 21:08:50 +0100 http://www.ecogamer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=614&Itemid=9 Between May 1st and May 4th if you make any trade in deals at EB Games this weekend EB Games will donate 10% of the value to the Starlight Foundation, who assist sick and injured children pick up their spirits. There will also be some events you can drop by and attend: FRIDAY 2ND MAY: Come play Mario Kart Wii, win prizes! Brisbane: Queen St Sydney: Martin Place Adelaide: Rundle Mall Perth: Murray St Mall SATURDAY 3RD MAY: Come play Wii Fit, meet Crash Bandicoot, Win Prizes! Melbourne: EB Games Chadstone Click here for more information (http://www.ebgames.com.au/starlight/) Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:42:02 +0100