EGX (expo)

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EGX
Egx-london-2023-logo.jpeg
StatusActive
Genre Video games
VenueVarious
Location(s)Various
Country United Kingdom
Germany
Inaugurated28–29 October 2008
Most recent25–27 October 2024
Next eventtbc
Organised by ReedPop
Members ReedPop
Sponsors TikTok
Website www.egx.net

EGX (previously named Eurogamer Expo) is trade fair for video games organised by ReedPop (and previously Gamer Network [1] ) [2] , and held annually in the United Kingdom.

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History

Outside the 2009 Eurogamer Expo at Old Billingsgate Market, London Eurogamer Expo 2009.jpg
Outside the 2009 Eurogamer Expo at Old Billingsgate Market, London

The first Eurogamer Expo took place at the Old Truman Brewery as part of the London Games Festival 2008 and was attended by 4,000 people. [3] [4] In 2009, the show took place at The Royal Armouries in Leeds and the Old Billingsgate Market in London at the end of October. [5] The event was held at London's Earls Court for the next five years between 2010 and 2014. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] After the confirmation of the venue's closure, it was announced that EGX would be moving to Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre as part of a multi-year deal. [11]

In 2012, Eurogamer and Rock Paper Shotgun announced Rezzed, a PC and indie games show spun off from Eurogamer Expo. [12] Rezzed was first held at the Brighton Centre on 6–7 July 2012. [13] In September 2012, Eurogamer announced that Eurogamer Expo would also host a Rezzed component. [14]

In October 2013, the Eurogamer Expo was renamed to EGX London, and Rezzed was renamed EGX Rezzed. [10] The EGX London brand was discontinued in 2014, and following the move to Birmingham NEC the show has been called simply EGX.

On 21 February 2018, a third event in Berlin, Germany, was announced. [15]

On 28 November 2018, it was also announced that EGX 2019 would be returning to the ExCel, London. [16]

On 13 March 2020, EGX Rezzed 2020 was originally going to take place from 26 to 28 March 2020, but was postponed to 2–4 July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic [17] [18] before being cancelled altogether. [19] Three months later on 30 June 2020, it was announced that EGX 2020, which was originally going to take place from 17 to 20 September 2020, was also cancelled. On the same day, EGX announced that it was joining forces with PAX to hold a 9-day online event, which will take place from 12 to 20 September 2020, [20] a month later on 27 July 2020, the online event was given a name called PAX Online X EGX Digital. [21]

On 19 February 2021, it was announced that EGX Rezzed and EGX would be returning as live, real-world, in-person events if everything goes to plan with the roll out of COVID-19 vaccinations and they deem it safe to do so within the government guidelines. [22]

On 11 October 2021, it was announced that EGX Rezzed would be renamed as EGX Birmingham and would be returning to the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. The renamed EGX Birmingham aims to expand the “Rezzed Zone”, and will offer not just the typical indie showcases, but also allow AAA studios to showcase some spring releases as well. It was originally planned to take place from 4 to 6 March 2022, [23] but was postponed to 2023 due to "the current climate and the knock-on effects of Omicron".

EGX London 2023 was held at the ExCel London through 12 to 15 October, [24] with the headline partner TikTok. [25] The show hosted two Esports tournaments, one for Tekken 7 and one for Street Fighter 6. [26]

List of events

EventDatesVenueCountry
Eurogamer Expo 200828–29 October 2008 [3] Old Truman Brewery, London United Kingdom
Eurogamer Expo 200927–28 October 2009 [5] Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
30–31 October 2009 [5] Old Billingsgate Market, London
Eurogamer Expo 20101–3 October 2010 [6] Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Eurogamer Expo 201122–25 September 2011 [7]
Rezzed 20126–7 July 2012 [13] Brighton Centre, Brighton
Eurogamer Expo 201227–30 September 2012 [8] Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Rezzed 201322–23 June 2013 [27] National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Eurogamer Expo 201326–29 September 2013 [9] Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
EGX Rezzed 201428–30 March 2014 [10] National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
EGX London 201425–28 September 2014 [10] Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
EGX Rezzed 201512–14 March 2015 [11] Tobacco Dock, London
EGX 201524–27 September 2015 [11] National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
EGX Rezzed 20167–9 April 2016 [28] Tobacco Dock, London
EGX 201622–25 September 2016 [29] National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
EGX Rezzed 201730 March – 1 April 2017 [30] Tobacco Dock, London
EGX 201721–24 September 2017 [31] National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
EGX Rezzed 201813–15 April 2018 [32] Tobacco Dock, London
EGX 201820–23 September 2018 [32] National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
EGX Berlin 201828–30 September 2018 [33] STATION, Berlin Germany
EGX Rezzed 20194–6 April 2019 [16] Tobacco Dock, London United Kingdom
EGX 201917–20 October 2019 [16] ExCeL, London
EGX Berlin 20191–3 November 2019 [16] STATION, Berlin Germany
PAX Online X EGX Digital12–20 September 2020 [20] OnlineOnline
EGX Rezzed 202115–17 July 2021 [22] Tobacco Dock, London United Kingdom
EGX 20217–10 October 2021 [22] ExCeL, London
EGX London 202222–25 September 2022 [23]
EGX London 202312–15 October 2023 [34]
EGX London 202425–27 October 2024 [35]

Reception

EGX won the 2019 Games Event of the Year at the MCV Awards. [36]

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