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Carrie Fischer Guest at Star Wars Celebration Europe

[6 May 2013 | by | Comments Off]
Carrie Fischer as Princess Leia

Carrie Fischer, better known as the bad ass Princess Leia to Star Wars fans, will be a Guest at the 2013 Star Wars Celebration Europe this July. Fischer was only 19 when she played Princess Leia Organa, setting the gold standard for strong princesses with attitude. She is scheduled for greeting fans, signing autographs, and will appear on stage for

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Anime California announces Kira Buckland and Cherami Leigh Kuehn

[21 Nov 2013 | by | ]

Orange County, CA – November 21, 2013 – The hottest anime convention to crash-land in the Los Angeles area, Anime California, announced today that Kira Buckland and Cherami Leigh will be attending the 2014 convention. Anime California will be held from August 22-24, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. Over 4,000 anime fans are expected to converge on the

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Blizzcon happening this weekend

[5 Nov 2013 | by | ]

IRVINE, Calif.—November 5, 2013—BlizzCon® 2013, Blizzard Entertainment’s two-day gaming festival, makes a long-awaited return on Friday, November 8, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. The sold-out show celebrates all things geek, featuring sneak peeks at what’s going on behind the scenes at Blizzard Entertainment. This year’s BlizzCon includes discussion panels with Blizzard developers; community cosplayers; and Duncan Jones, director of

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Anime Midwest adds two guests.

[30 Oct 2013 | by | ]
Laura Post VA

Rosemont, Illinois – October 30, 2014 – Anime Midwest 2014 is excited to announce that voice actors Laura Post and Michelle Ann Dunphy will be attending the fourth annual Chicago anime convention. Anime Midwest will be held July 4-6, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare and Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. Over 8,000 cosplayers and anime fans are expected

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Virtual Idol Hatsune Miku returns to perform at Pacific Media Expo 2013

[23 Oct 2013 | by | ]
Miku Hatsune Vocaloid

LOS ANGELES, CA — Pacific Media Expo will be holding an unofficial concert featuring the virtual divas Hatsune Miku, Gumi, and Yuzuki Yukari. Brought by Sythesized Reality Productions, the Hatsune Miku concert will be free for all badge holders but since concert space is limited, attendees are urged to purchase their PMX2013 badges soon. The concert will be from 4:30pm

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Richard Epcar to attend Otakon Vegas

[11 Oct 2013 | by | ]

Las Vegas, NV (October 11, 2013) – Otakon Vegas welcomes one of the hardest working actor/directors in show business, having voiced over 300 characters in Games, Animation and Anime. He is best known as the voice of Batou in Ghost in the Shell, The Joker in several Batman games including Injustice: Gods Among Us and Ansem in Kingdom Hearts. Starting

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Anime California announces Hyatt Regency Orange County as host location

[9 Oct 2013 | by | ]
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Orange County, CA – October 6th 2013 – Anime California, an exciting new anime convention, has announced they will be hosting their 2014 convention at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Orange County, on August 22 – 24, 2014. “The Hyatt Regency Orange County was our first choice, and we are very happy to be able to host Anime California at such

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Press Release: Paracon Guest List includes Voice Actor Richard Epcara and Power Ranger Jason Faunt

[27 May 2013 | by | Comments Off]

Pensacola, Florida is again host to the Paracon, a huge event featuring science fiction, gaming and related events, booths, workshops and the like. This year promises to be one of the best yet. Ericka Boussarhane said, “The event offer something for everyone. We have anime, manga, film, art, comics, sci fi, gaming, celebrities, and more. Who does not want to

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Press Release: Gen Con Sign-ups Now Open for the Playtest Hall

[14 May 2013 | by | Comments Off]
SDCC 2011 Marvel Computer Game

Last year saw the successful debut of the First Exposure Playtest Hall, and based upon its popularity in year one, it will return in 2013 bigger and better than before! Now, in its new location next to the Exhibit Hall, it will be even easier to check out new games, many of which have never been played by the public