Join the Escapist + for ad-free viewing.

logo
Menu
logo
  • Latest
  • Video Series
    • Adventure Is Nigh!
    • Documentaries
    • Review in 3 Minutes
    • The Anatomy
    • Extra Punctuation
    • Zero Punctuation
    • Your Feature Presentation
  • Columns
    • Area of Effect
    • Escape the Law
    • In the Frame
    • New Narrative
    • The Stuff of Legends
  • Podcasts
    • Slightly Something Else
    • Breakout
  • Originals
    • Features
    • Interviews
    • Opinions
  • Forums
  • Merch
  • Escapist +
  • Dark Mode
  • Twitch Icon

Conventioneering

Conventioneering

Conventioneering

There and Back Again

Bank loan from Nigeria? Spam. Diamond inheritance from the Ivory Coast? Spam. Game summit invitation from Ghana? Spa … huh, Ghana? Seriously, I ...
By Jason Della Rocca Legacy AuthorNovember 27, 2007
Conventioneering

E3 is Dead, Long Live the Rest

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced in July 2006 that the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) had grown too big. What began as a ...
By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorNovember 27, 2007
Conventioneering

Super Happiness Tokusatsu Cosplay Force

Cosplay: an obscure ritual of pop culture mimicry taken to a wonderful extreme as only the Japanese know how. The word itself is ...
By Spanner Legacy AuthorNovember 27, 2007
Conventioneering

Like a Flame at a Moth Convention

A metallic voice echoes across the warehouse: “The dealer’s room is now open.” That means it’s show time. For the past two hours, ...
By Brad Rice Legacy AuthorNovember 27, 2007
Conventioneering

The Penny Arcade Expo

On the last weekend of August 2007, tens of thousands of gamers descended upon downtown Seattle to attend the annual Penny Arcade Exposition ...
By Alan Au Legacy AuthorNovember 27, 2007
Escapist +
logo
© The Escapist 2021. All Rights Reserved.
  • Escapist +
  • Account
  • + Support
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Pitch
  • Merch Store
  • V1 Archive

logo

✕
  • Latest
  • Video Series
    • Adventure Is Nigh!
    • Documentaries
    • Review in 3 Minutes
    • The Anatomy
    • Extra Punctuation
    • Zero Punctuation
    • Your Feature Presentation
  • Columns
    • Area of Effect
    • Escape the Law
    • In the Frame
    • New Narrative
    • The Stuff of Legends
  • Podcasts
    • Slightly Something Else
    • Breakout
  • Originals
    • Features
    • Interviews
    • Opinions
  • Forums
  • Merch
  • Escapist +