Tickets for Play Expo 2012 now on sale!
We are pleased to confirm that tickets for Play Expo - the new name for the Replay gaming event - are now on sale.
As confirmed earlier in the year, Play Expo will take place on 13th/14th October 2012 at EventCity, which is next to the Trafford Centre in Manchester.
Play Expo will effectively comprise four unique events, all under one roof:
• re.play - retro consoles/computers with freeplay arcade & pinball too!
• now.play - latest releases for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC and handheld
• pro.play - eSports event featuring pro gaming tournaments
• cos.play - costume role play including masquerades, talks and anime.
For more information about Play Expo or to buy tickets, please visit www.playexpo.net. You can also buy tickets directly from Ticketline via phone (0844 888 0200) or via their website.
Replay becomes Play Expo, Dates + Venue for 2012 confirmed
Yesterday, subscribers to the Replay Gamer newsletter received exclusive news about our 2012 Expo.
Here's an extract from the newsletter:
"BIG NEWS! We can finally announce the dates, location and new name for our main expo in 2012. We are very pleased to reveal that the show formerly known as Replay will now be called Play Expo.
Play Expo will take place on 13/14 October 2012 at Manchester's EventCity, which is right next door to the immensely popular Trafford Centre.
Whilst we are of course sad to move away from Blackpool, we have outgrown our previous venue and simply couldn't find a suitable nearby alternative that was available during our required timeframe.
EventCity was chosen as it has the space, access and facilities that we need, whilst also offering a number of benefits to attendees such as a more central location, good rail and motorway links and up to 3000 free car parking spaces (with plenty more available within the Trafford Centre itself). The new venue also gives us lots more space for more games, consoles, computers, arcade and pinball machines, tournaments, entertainment and plenty of other features.
The Play Expo website will launch in the next few weeks and as always, subscribers to the Replay Gamer newsletter will be the first to know when tickets are available.
We are also giving you the opportunity to provide input into the show by taking some time to answer our questionnaire. Everyone who participates will be entered into our draw for a pair of Play Expo tickets and an exclusive brochure from the recent BAFTA Video Games Awards!"
To read the newsletter in its entirety, click here.
Sign up to the Replay Gamer newsletter!
We've now launched the 
Replay Gamer newsletter, which is intended to keep you up-to-date with the latest news about Replay Expo (plus other shows that Replay Events are involved in) and bring you news and discussion from the world of video games.
The first edition features exclusive news about GEEK 2012 (which takes place Feb 15-19 at Margate Winter Gardens) and it also contains a little heads-up about Games Britannia: REPLAYED which is heading to MAGNA this summer. You can sign up to the newsletter via this link.
Replay Expo 2011 has been and gone ... see you at our 2012 Expo!
Well, that's the Replay Expo over and done with for another year! We'd like to thank every single attendee, exhibitor and crew member; all of whom helped to ensure that our second annual Expo was once again an overwhelming success.
The first set of official event photographs are now available to view on Flickr (thanks to Alan Chang) and you can also watch a selection of video clips on our Youtube channel. More photos and video to follow in the New Year!
Finally. remember to add Replay Events' Facebook Page to your likes to keep up-to-date with other shows that we are involved in, which include GEEK 2012 (February, Margate) and Games Britannia (July, Sheffield).