50,000 gamers to descend on earls court for the uk’s biggest video gaming event

Presentations from world-famous developers, the latest hardware, and the chance to sample games releasing this Christmas

London, 26th September 2012: Valued at £3.266 billion, the UK video games industry is bigger than both music and video, accounting for 40.2% of the entertainment market, and employs 28,000 people*. From tomorrow until 30^th September, the Eurogamer Expo opens its doors at Earls Court Exhibition Centre for the UK’s largest consumer video games show, welcoming over 50,000 gamers, publishers and developers from around the world to experience the best the industry has to offer.

Sponsored by Virgin Media, the Eurogamer Expo is being supported by over 40 of the world’s top publishers, including Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, and offers the UK’s first hands-on opportunity with the forthcoming Nintendo Wii U home console.
Now in its fifth year, the Expo is the brainchild of Rupert Loman, founder of games media website Eurogamer.net. A shining example of the entrepreneurship and passion running through the UK’s games industry, Loman co-founded the company at the age of 16 from his bedroom in Brighton.

“The support for the Expo from UK gamers and the industry has been incredible," said Rupert Loman "We had 4,000 people at our first show five years ago and this year we will receive over 10 times that amount. London’s Eurogamer Expo is now a permanent fixture in the video games calendar, with the biggest names in gaming attending and exhibiting at the event.”