Grassroots Gaming Expo 2012 wrapped up this Sunday. You can check out photos, videos and tournament winners in the links below!
Saturday, October 13th, 2012
Grassroots Gaming Expo 2012 kicked off today! Follow us on Twitter @GrassrootsExpo or like our page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/grassrootsgamingexpo) to get updates on the event!
Monday, October 1st, 2012
One of the event organizers, Elizabeth Bolinger, was on the River To River show with Ben Kieffer today on Iowa Public Radio. She was there discussing the Grassroots Gaming Expo. The topic of the show was Gaming in Iowa, and featured a teacher and students from the new Video Game Journalism class at the University of Iowa, Kimberly Wallace, an Iowa native that now works for the magazine, GameInformer, and Joe Helfenberger, the current President of the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum in Ottumwa, Iowa.
You can listen to the entire show here. Iowa Public Radio
Monday, September 24th, 2012
Full Sea Productions, LLC. will be premiering their new iOS game, Busterball, at Grassroots Gaming Expo 2012, October 12-14 at the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa, Iowa! This will be the first time that the public will get a chance to try out their game, which is scheduled for release this November. This is also the first game that has been made completely in The Video Game Capital of the World, Ottumwa, Iowa. For more information on Busterball and Full Sea Productions, check out the Busterball Facebook Page or Full Sea Productions website.
Thursday, September 13th, 2012
Game Consoles Worldwide will be releasing their new handheld console, the GCW-Zero at the Gassroots Gaming Expo in Ottumwa, Iowa on October 12-14.
The new handheld will be available to demo and to purchase. Click on the photo to check out their website.
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
Congrats to Katy Bride, who won our “Going To Grassroots” photo contest! She is the proud new owner of 2 Free Weekend Passes to the Grassroots Gaming Expo 2012!
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
Hello everyone! Liz and I here at Grassroots Gaming Expo will be running a contest on our Facebook page until August 31st. All you have to do is take a picture that incorporates the phrase, “I’m Going To Grassroots Gaming Expo! Are you?” and then post it on our page. Simple enough, right? At the end of the month, we will pick the one we like the best. The winner will get TWO FREE WEEKEND PASSES to GGE2012 plus some other cool stuff that I will put up here when i get some pictures.
Liz and I already posted a couple examples, so go check those out!
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
Our IndieGoGo fundraiser wrapped up this past weekend, and it was a huge success! It may have not met the goal we set, but we did raise some funds and it definitely helped to get the word out about Grassroots Gaming Expo!
