EB Games have announced that the EB Games Expo held last weekend at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park had a grand total of 30,745 attendees – over double the attendees at the inaugural 2011 Gold Coast event.
Stephen Wilson | EB Games Managing Director
EB Games would like to thank all the Australian publishers that attended the EB Games Expo 2012. The quality of booth design, content and international guests was world class. Without their support and the support of the greater Australian gaming community, the EB Games Expo 2012 could not have been the outstanding success it was.
The most pleasing thing about the whole Expo was to see so many gamers of various ages and interests come out and support the event. The diverse crowd ranged from our Ultimate Gamers to everyday families. There was an electric vibe the entire weekend, which wouldn’t have been possible without you. Thank you to everyone who attended. A special thanks to all those gamers that dressed the part, Assassins’ one and all it was great to see.
To my knowledge, we are the only Australian retailer that puts on a consumer event of this scale. The entire event was organised and run by internal EB Games staff – this was no small task but definitely worth it to see the event enjoyed by over 30,000 people.
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The first annual EBX Awards were a tightly contested race adding further testimony to the quality of content on show at the Expo. The awards are voted by the attendees of the show and with over 30,000 passionate gamers at the event, winning an EBX award proved an impressive feat. Just who won overall?
Most Anticipated: Halo 4
Best Non-Game Booth: Parrot AR Drone 2.0
Best Game Publisher Booth: Warner Bros. Games
Best EB Live Presentations: Ubisoft
Game Of Show (Media Selection): Injustice Gods Among Us
Game Of Show (Public Selection): Assassins Creed 3
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Now the big question…. where will the event be held in 2013? Originally I was personally hoping that they would hop around Australia… as there is only one event per year and it would have been nice to share around the expo to different states of Australia. However, EB Games confirmed that the EB Games Expo will return to the Sydney Showgrounds on the 4th – 6th October 2013. Customers can preorder their tickets now at any EB Games store.
