02nd Oct2019

PLAY Expo Blackpool is turning Japanese in 2019!

by Phil Wheat

PLAY Expo Blackpool, the much-loved retro gaming event born in the resort eight years ago, is returning on October 12 and 13 and rewarding the loyal support of its local visitors, by including wow-factor, never-before-seen Japanese arcade cabinets – a show-first to the Norcalympia Exhibition Centre, whilst evoking memories of the seaside arcade game’s heyday […]

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04th Jan2018

Play Expo Blackpool to host launch of ‘Wonderful Dizzy’

by Phil Wheat

Play Expo Blackpool has announced a new game plan for its 2018 event, which will feature the launch of new Dizzy game, Wonderful Dizzy, four YouTube retro super-gamers and other gaming ‘royalty’. The event is moving to February 10th and 11th, from its usual May dates, to provide a great winter-warmer all-weather day or weekend […]

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21st Jul2017

PLAY Expo Blackpool 2017 – Report

by Phil Wheat

Well the weekend has come and gone, and with it this years PLAY Expo Blackpool – the latest gaming event from Replay Events, one of the UK’s premier gaming and event entertainment companies. Of course the PLAY Expo events are all about playing games: be it pinball, arcade games or consoles, be they retro or […]

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26th Jun2017

PLAY Expo Blackpool 2017 – Event line-up detailed

by Phil Wheat

We’ve already had PLAY Expo Leeds and PLAY Expo Glasgow so far this year but, as always, THE big gaming expo of the year is PLAY Expo Blackpool. We missed out on last years event due to other commitments but rest assured we’ll be making the [short] trip to Blackpool for this years event – […]

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