It's time to start marking your calendars and booking vacations.  In less than three months, the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum premier event, The Big Bang 2010, is set to begin.

The Big Bang 2010: Ottumwa's Video Game Festival takes place in Ottumwa, Iowa, from Aug. 5 through Aug. 8, at the Bridgeview Center and surrounding city area venues.  The event is a joint endeavor sponsored by the Citizens of Ottumwa, the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum, and Twin Galaxies.

This four day event includes concerts, video game tournaments, cosplay competition, Bring-Your-Own-Computer events, panel discussions, as well as the Induction Ceremony and more, for the low price of $52.50.  A full list of events, attendees and tournaments will be available later this month.

This years inductees include, but are not limited to: Eric Akeson, Turbo Pac-Man Champion; Billy Mitchell, Legendary Arcade Champion; Steve Ritchie, Legendary Game Designer; Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel, Legendary PC Gaming Champion; and Steve Wiebe, Donkey Kong, Jr. Champion.

Walter Day, Pro Video Game Referee/Scorekeeper, founder of Twin Galaxies and event coordinator, calls this event the "Woodstock of Video Games."  It's an event video game lovers everywhere do not want to miss.

For more information regarding the event-in-general, schedule of events, how to purchase tickets, how to register for tournaments and more, visit the revamped and relaunched IVGHOF website: http://www.ivghof.com.  Updates to the event will constantly be posted to this site.

About The Big Bang
The Big Bang is Ottumwa's Annual Video Game Festival, co-created by the Citizens of Ottumwa and the International Video Game Hall of Fame.  The Big Bang 2010: Ottumwa’s Video Game Festival is a four-day event held concurrently with the Grand Induction Ceremonies for the International Video Game Hall of Fame & Museum (IVGHOF&M).  The festival features contests, concerts, dealer showrooms, panel discussions, guest celebrities, costume contests and much more.  For more information visit: http://www.ivghof.com

About The International Video Game Hall of Fame
Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to honoring excellence in the field of electronic gaming by recognizing the champions, industries and professionals related to this popular activity. We will build and maintain a state-of-the art interactive facility containing historical archive exhibits describing the historic milestones of the video game industry, and preserve significant video gaming relics, memorabilia and artifacts of the times past and present.

About Twin Galaxies

Twin Galaxies is recognized as the world's premiere electronic games referee, having judged contests and high scores submitted by console gamers, arcades and PC gamers worldwide.  Now, in its 28th year, Twin Galaxies still creates the contests, enforces the rules, maintains the records and crowns the champions on home consoles, PC-based games and arcade games.

 

 

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