You may have seen the flyers going around if you live in Queensland, but if you are on the Gold Coast between the 21st and 22nd of January and want to dive into a two day event of anime, gaming and cosplay- you should check out the Gamer’s Life Convention, held on the beautiful Bond University campus between these dates. Featuring many events including anime screenings (Complements of Madman Entertainment), several game tournments for Starcraft 2, CoD: MW3 and Halo: Reach, each of which are sponsored by the Australian Cyber League and their main sponsor Plantronics with prizes of significant sums and cosplay events to name a few.
For all the official updates, visit the events Facebook page HERE, Twitter page HERE and the events official page HERE. I know several of the people who have been working tirelessly to make this event a success, so I wish them all the best on the day for what will hopefully be an annual event and also hope that if you are in attendance… that you enjoy yourself to the maximum!
Here are a few specifics on prizes and events:
Cosplay Contest Categories
- Best Costume Male
- Best Costume Female
- Best Cosplay Pair
Australian Cyber League Prize Pool
Starcraft 2 – $1750
1st – $1000
2nd – $500
3rd – $250
CoD MW3
1st – $1000
2nd – $600
3rd – $400
Halo Reach
1st – $1000
2nd – $600
3rd – $400
Several other events will be playable at the event including a minecraft server with giveaways for creative and amazing creations. For specifics of other events, please visit HERE.
So Just How Much to Enter?
One Day Pass – $15.00
Weekend Pass – $25.00
What you can expect (Taken off older part of website)
- Panel presentations from key speakers in the anime and gaming industries as well some well known faces from online media
- A massive BYOC lan party
- Plenty of video game tournaments with some amazing prizes
- Anime Screenings
- Cosplay competitions and chess
- A wide selection of vendors in the exhibitor’s hall
- Plenty more to fun things to be confirmed