We are less than a month away from GameStart 2017. One of the best Gaming event in Singapore, GameStart 2017 is happening on the 14th and 15th Oct at Suntec Convention Centre. GameStart has grown from a small gaming convention since its inception to a gaming convention that is not to be missed.

Who should go to GameStart?

If you are a gamer, be it console gaming or PC gaming, you must not miss GameStart. There isn’t many convention dedicated to gaming in Singapore and GameStart is definitely one that you should not miss. This is the closest thing you can get to E3 or the Tokyo Game Show in Singapore.

Even if you are not a hardcore gamer, the event will also feature Retro and Indie game for the more casual gamers. Table top games will also be given a special area. More information on the GameStart Tabletop activities can be found at www.gamestart.asia/tabletop. Or if you like Doujin, the return of the Doujin Market will definitely delight you.

What can you expect at GameStart 2017?

Playstation and GameStart

Sony is back with twice the booth size compared to last year.  This means more PlayStation booth for us to try out the latest games.

Sony Interactive Entertainment Singapore will be one of the major sponsor for the Southeast Asia Major (SEAM), the largest fighting game tournament in Asia. See players fight their way to the top in these top fighting games; Street FIghter V, Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite, Tekken 7 and more.

More details on Sony’s participation here.

Doujin Market

Back by popular demand, Doujin Market at GameStart 2017 now has almost double the number of artists.

You can read more about last year Doujin Market at GameStart Asia here.

Cosplayer

Cosplaying is a mix of art and craft. Guest cosplayers, Astro Kerrie and Yasemin Arslan from Australia will wow you with their stunning game cosplay as if your gaming characters pop out into the real world. You can also come in your cosplay and take part in the Cosplay Runway.

Another amazing shot of my Mercy cosplay from ImageKai.com! Please give it a like and share! #Overwatch #Uprising #Cosplay #OWWC #CombatMedicZiegler #Mercy #VeraChimera

A post shared by Vera Chimera (@verachimera_official) on Aug 10, 2017 at 5:31pm PDT

GameStart Tabletop

The Table Top dedicated zone for all things Table Top. You can buy any Table Top game your fancy or if you are not ready, rent and try out the game before making your Purchase.

Competition will also be held for table top games like Citadel, Exploding Kittens, Love Letter and Sushi Go. More details here.

---

We can’t wait for the event! You can now get your early bird ticket now at their website.

Meanwhile check out the highlights from GameStart 2016

 

The 10th Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention (STGCC) held this year at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre has manage to outdo itself yet again. A new dedicated gaming zone called the Good Game Experience and a Star Wars Experience Zone that lets you walk into Star Wars literally, this has to be the best STGCC yet!

Small Toys and Life-size Toys

Toys. That’s the reason why you go to STGCC. Upon our entry into STGCC 2017, Thor and Hulk greeted us. We knew at that moment that this convention is going to be great. Too many toys to see, too little money to buy them all.

Ok he is not a toy but this cosplayer definitely brings War Machine to life with his larger-than-life armour.

So Iron Man has a Iron Man suit which has another Iron Man suit and … Ok this is getting complicated. This could be a variant of the Hulk Buster. The intricacy of the model is just amazing. I can stare at it for hours just admiring the level of details in this model.

Transformer, robots in disguise. Lots of Transformer toys ranging from the more contemporary ones to the retro version.

Toys that put your Street Fighter in ‘pause’ mode for eternity. Again, 3 hours gone staring at it.

Walk into Star Wars

[Cue Star Wars Opening Music] Fans of Star Wars must have been thrilled at this year STGCC. The dedicated zone to Star Wars included a plethora of things to do and see. You can take picture with life-size fan-built Rey’s Speeder, or sit down inside the Millennium Falcon and imagine you are Han Solo.

I have asked myself multi-times. How can this be fan-built? It looks exactly like the one in the movie. Lucasfilm please hire them.

Kylo Ren’s Tie Silencer was heavily by his storm trooper. Where is Kylo Ren?

He was spotted on board the Millennium Falcon. Visitors can take picture with this set too. Kylo Ren included.

And of course, we have Star Wars Models and toys. Loads and loads of them to satisfy the Star Wars fan in you.

Good Game Experience

This year, the gaming arm of STGCC has an entire dedicated hall that resembles the atmosphere of an E3 convention. On the main stage we have Esports screening while there are many games for you to try out in the other parts of the hall.

There are multiple VR gaming station for your to experience. Provider includes HTC VIVE and PlayStation VR.

The Chillax Zone provide bean bags for your to laze on while playing games. An oasis for your tire body.

Table top games are held at the special Colosseum area of the Good Game Experience Zone.

Akiba Town has a mini stage where we can all gather and release our inner Otaku through anime music.

Bye STGCC 2017, See You Next Year

And so, our STGCC 2017 adventure is over. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the event! If you miss it this year, make sure to go for the next year event.