This coming November 2-4, the Philadelphia Convention Center will host America's Video Game Expo, another in a line of conferences that is attempting to fill the void left by the "man" taking E3 away from the little guy. There are some pretty big names in the world of gaming scheduled to be there, including the PMS Clan, Lorne Lanning (creator of Oddworld Inhabitants) and everyone's favorite litigator, Mr. Jack Thompson. Although Gamervision is sure to have a fairly strong presence on the floor of this show and will try to cover as much of the show as we can, there is a heck of a lot going on. Take a look at the itinerary for VGXPO and take a minute to tell us what events/booths/forums you think you'd like to hear about. And if you're going to be in or around Philly in the beginning of November, let us know and we can all meet up. Maybe get a coffee or something. Here's the line-up: ________________________________________________________________ Breaking In – The Game Conference GameJobs, the leading employment site serving the interactive entertainment industry, and America's VideoGame Expo are hosting a two-day seminar entitled 'Breaking In', a one-track conference aimed at providing employment tools and educational resources to people that want to find jobs in the videogame industry. At the 'Breaking In' conference you'll be provided with everything you need to know to find a job in the games industry. 'Breaking In' will showcase: * What you need to know about landing a job at a videogame company. * Information about colleges and universities offering education programs for game makers. * Details about the life cycle of a game development project. * And much more. 'Breaking In' will feature guest speakers from throughout the game industry and from recruiting groups such as Microsoft, GameJobs, GameRecruiter, and Mary-Margaret, IGDA, WIGI, Red Storm Entertainment, Large Animal Games, SMU, Full Sail, Digipen, and the Art Institutes. Spencer Halpin's: Moral Kombat – Comes Alive at VGXPO Moral Kombat is a feature-length documentary that studies the controversial subject of violence in videogames through a series of interviews with experts on both sides of the matter – some believing that violent games should be banned, others supporting their protection under the First Amendment. At VGXPO gamers will have an opportunity to preview the film and dive into the controversy with a live panel. Sure to be a major news event, this panel will be moderated by Newsweek's N'Gai Croal, and will feature Jack Thompson, Lorne Lanning and other special guests. Underground Gaming Series One of the premier video gaming circuits is coming to VGXPO! The Underground Gaming Series is the hottest new thing on the professional gaming scene. This 'NexGen' tour brings only the hottest games on the newest systems and brings out only the best gamers! The UGS will be on hand to showcase the circuit and whet the appetite of all gamers in an exhibition to give the gaming world one last taste of the 2007 Season after the Grand Finals in Atlantic City. Game competitions will include: Gears of War, Guitar Hero 2, Tekken 5: DR and Virtua Fighter 5. The VGXPO Education and Job Fair For anyone that ever wanted a job in the videogame industry, the Education and Job Fair at VGXPO is your chance to meet with officials from game companies and universities that offer game related studies. Co-hosted by GameJobs, this special event is only education and job fair of its kind on the east coast in 2007. Great American VideoGame Tournament VGXPO's plays host to the second annual Great American VideoGame Tournament, a three-day gaming event where participants will compete to become 'Gamer of the Year'. The competition features games on console, PC, retro and arcade platforms and will culminate in a final round that will feature the Nintendo World Championship 1990 videogame (NES). The Extreme Gaming Tour The Intel Dell Extreme Gaming Tour travels throughout the country, bringing America four months of pure gaming excitement, and it's coming to VGXPO November 2-4! The Extreme Gaming Tour will feature high performance Dell and Alienware gaming PC's powered by the Intel® Core™ processor family. This 80' X 40' interactive experience will give consumers the opportunity to play the latest video games on computers designed to give you the horsepower needed for a great gaming experience. Visitors will also have a chance to enter and win an Alienware™ Area-51 desktop or a Dell™ XPS™ M1710 laptop computer powered by Intel Core processor technology. Lorne Lanning to Visit VGXPO Lorne Lanning is a creative visionary in the game design community and he will be on hand at VGXPO to meet gamers. Creator of Oddworld Inhabitants, Lorne is currently in partnership with Vanguard Animation and John Williams (Shrek movie producer) on their latest universe creation, Citizen Siege, which is in development to be a fully animated motion picture, with Lorne to direct and his partner, Sherry McKenna, to Executive Produce. The Elite Gaming Lounge, Featuring the PMS Clan Come join the world famous PMS Clan in VGXPO's first-ever Elite Gaming Lounge! Come kick back with the coolest ladies in gaming, win great prizes, and 'get your game on' in the coolest area on the show floor. The VGXPO Arcade VIDEOTOPIA, the world's biggest, and best, gaming arcade comes back to America's VideoGame Expo! VIDEOTOPIA is a traveling museum exhibit that's traveled throughout the world and features some of the best arcade videogames ever made. Plus, all of the games are set on free play! VGXPO COSPlay Have you ever wanted to dress up like Lara Croft, Super Mario, Master Chief, Final Fantasy's Cloud or even Sonic the Hedgehog - here's your chance. VGXPO loves COS-Players! For the third straight year we will be holding the biggest videogame COSPlay competition in America! This year we'll be hosting competitions on BOTH Saturday and Sunday.