IGNCon Abu Dhabi
All things considered this might have been the best of the three major games conventions this year. Boasting celebrity guests like Dave Fennoy (‘Lee’ in The Walking Dead game), Adam Harrington (‘Bigby’, A Wolf Among Us), Naomi Kyle (IGN web show host), Nadia (pro cosplayer) and, most popular with the crowds, Jack Gleeson (‘King Joffery’, Game of Thrones). It was a great spread of tables including homegrown game developers, a demo for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate and stellar cosplay. Find out more at GameHedz UAE on Facebook.
MEGCon Dubai
The Middle East Gaming Convention (MEGCon) held here and was a mixed bag. It was set amidst rumours of internal conflict, a split with the new organisers, and had an uphill battle against time.
Given that it’s an entirely new event, it would be unreasonable to expect it’d have a bumper turnout. Nitin Mathew, event organiser, pitched it as a ‘fringe’ conference that focuses on local talent across the gaming industry and the less mainstream elements thereof. One of the event’s few highlights was the cosplay competition, which produced top class cosplay, the winner walking away with a trip to Japan to attend one of the most important cosplay events on the calendar. The other highlight was the presence of pro cosplayers Sumi, Ginny McQueen Wind of Stars. Wind of Stars did an excellent presentation on upping your cosplay game.
One homegrown talent that stood out was freshman uni student who goes by the name, Kim F.A.R. She’s got talent beyond her years, producing outstanding artwork and showing tons of ambition. Kim has plans to launch her very own Manga comic next year – it’s called D. Play and this kid’s talent and enthusiasm in anything to go by, watch out, she’s gonna takeover.
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