Wizard World Gaming To Debut In Atlanta, January 22-24
Celebration
of Video and Table Top Gaming, Including Pro-Gamer Invitationals,
Casual Tournaments, Free Play, eSports, Celebrity Guest Panels, Voice
Actor Q&A's, Meet & Greets, Retro Gaming, Brands and more, at
Georgia World Congress Center; Kicks Off Season-Long Gaming Convention
Schedule Coinciding With Select Wizard World Comic Cons
ATLANTA, November 18, 2015 – Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) today announced the first
Wizard World Gaming Atlanta
, a celebration of all things gaming, January 22-24 at the Georgia World
Congress Center. Attendees will participate in video and table gaming
tournaments and eSports competitions, meet top celebrities, executives,
developers and brands, participate in live demonstrations and interact
with fans across the Southeast, demonstrating their love of gaming with
Wizard World.
“We wanted to create an exciting, new type of convention for fans who love all kinds of gaming,” said John Macaluso
,
Wizard World CEO. “Gaming is a growing part of all Wizard World shows,
and we feel Atlanta is the perfect place to roll out this kind of
celebration.”
Guests to attend Wizard World Gaming Atlanta will include from Billy Mitchell
(The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters),
Walter Day (founder, Twin Galaxies), voice actors Yuri Lowenthal
(Ben 10,
Fallout 4, Skylanders
) and Tara Platt (
Pillars of Eternity, Skylanders
, Sailor Moon Crystal) and more to be announced shortly.
Now
through December 31, fans can take advantage of an Early Bird Special
discount, offering 25% off three-day and single-day admissions, by using
code EARLYATL at checkout at
http://wizd.me/AtlantaPR.
Wizard
World Gaming Atlanta will also feature a Retro gaming area via Guys
Games and Beer, which will include the mech combat Steel Battalion, VR
Oculus experience, History of Gaming and Retro Game Lounge with a
variety of classics from years past -- from Atari to Xbox and everything
in between.
Wizard
World Gaming Atlanta kicks off a season-long series of gaming-focused
events which will coincide with Wizard World Comic Con shows throughout
2016 in the following cities: Portland
, Ore. (Feb. 19-21); St. Louis (April 1-3);
Minneapolis (May 6-8); Philadelphia
(June 2-5); Sacramento, Calif. (June 17-19);
Orlando, Fla. (August 5-7); Chicago
(August 18-21); and Austin, Texas (September 23-25).
Wizard
World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to
celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels,
cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video gaming, gaming,
original art, collectibles, contests and more. The second event
scheduled on the 2016 calendar, Wizard World Gaming Atlanta show hours
are Friday, January 22, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, January 23, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.;
Sunday, January 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
About Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)
Wizard World, Inc. (http://www.wizardworld.com
) produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America
that celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, television,
cosplay, comics, graphic novels, toys, video gaming, sci-fi, gaming,
original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup of
topical programming takes place at each event, with celebrity Q&A's,
comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie screenings, evening
parties and more. Wizard World has also launched CONtv, a digital media
channel in partnership with leading independent content distributor
Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM), and ComicConBox™, a premium subscription-based
monthly box service. Fans can interact with Wizard World on Facebook,
Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media services.
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