Canada’s largest gaming conference simply bought even larger.
Alberta-based organizer Meibel Consulting has introduced that its in style Recreation Con Canada present will return to the Edmonton Expo Centre this June alongside a brand new industry-focused occasion. The primary consumer-centric present will run from June 19-21, and this 12 months, Meibel may also host the business-to-business (B2B) North American Video games Trade Summit (NAGIS) in partnership with online game fintech firm Xsolla from June 18 to 19.
At NAGIS, builders and tech firms will have the ability to meet with financiers and different companions to community and strike offers. It’s a good way for small and large organizations alike to come back collectively, which can in the end assist Canada’s $5.1 billion gaming {industry}.
Notably, NAGIS may also give Western Canada a serious B2B gaming occasion alongside Quebec’s Montreal Worldwide Video games Summit (MIGS) and Ontario’s XP Gaming Summit on within the east. Meibel has additionally already secured a big-name visitor for the inaugural NAGIS: {industry} legend Nolan Bushnell, the co-founder of Atari. It’s additionally price noting that NAGIS is being organized in collaboration with {industry} luminaries like Bushnell’s son, Brent, in addition to the likes of Mark Darrah (BioWare Edmonton alum), Edmonton Display CEO Luke Azevedo and Xsolla chief advertising and progress officer Berkley Egenes.
In the meantime, the primary Recreation Con Canada present is predicted to develop this 12 months, having welcomed over 40,000 attendees in 2025. Full programming particulars for it (and NAGIS) will likely be revealed within the coming months, however anticipate cubicles that includes playable video games, tabletop experiences, celeb friends, cosplay reveals and extra. For context, final 12 months’s present included exhibitors like EB Video games Canada, Asus, Intel, Devolver Digital, and Warhammer, celeb friends like Scream‘s Matthew Lillard, Grand Theft Auto‘s Steven Ogg and Mass Impact‘s Mark Meer (these final two truly each being from Edmonton), and extra.
Day passes for adults are $45, whereas weekend passes price $108. Youngsters (6-12) and youth (13-17) can get decreased charges. Tickets can be found on the Recreation Con Canada web site.
On condition that there aren’t many client gaming occasions in Canada, Recreation Con Canada positively appears price testing, particularly because it’s been rising steadily since its inaugural 2023 present. MobileSyrup will likely be attending this 12 months, so keep tuned for extra.
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