Unveiled at the beginning of last week via Twitterthe festival PLAY by PAX is the French version of the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) under the motto " by gamers, for gamers ". But the event will be adapted to suit local culture, with an even greater emphasis on Japanese video games and the retrogaming... And as MO5.COM is a partner, the association will be offering a large number of machines for free access, but it won't be alone! Our friends from Coin-op Legacy, Extra Life Café, HFS Play and First Attack will be on hand to concoct a delicious Arcade Village with more than fifty terminals, and a Village Console exceeding 800 m².
We'll have more details on the games on offer shortly, but you can be sure that there will be a sixteen-player LAN on Mario Kart: Double Dash!and events around Dragon Ball and the thirtieth anniversary of the PC Engine ! There are also a number of events, round tables and conferences will be held over the weekend, including Retrogaming Awards 2018a nostalgic, parodic ceremony, concertsincluding the famous Neko Light Orchestraor the PLAY Caravan Stagea major tournament in the spirit of those organised in the past by Hudson in Japan...
On this subject, we will have the pleasure of returning to the retro tournament R-Cade Cup to which we took part last year, but also a competition Windjammersofficially counting towards the Flying Power League. In general terms, the show will focus on theE-sportAnd not just the classics, as current machines (and board games) will also be present at the event. The event will be held at The Grande Halle de la Villettelocated at Porte de Pantin in Paris. Passes for the whole weekend are available at the ticket office à 29 € until 1 March, after which the price will rise to €39. Find out all the details at the official website !
