Classic 2D shoot-em-up game Raiden will have an intense tournament held at this year’s show! Want to prove yourself as one of the best shoot-em-up, or shmup players around?  This year, the Midwest Gaming Classic will be hosting a tournament using one of the most popular “shmups” in the United States – Raiden! If you think that you have what it takes to take on the other players from around you and get a better score then them in this unique take on a tournament, make sure to stop by the official tournament section of the show and take a shot at great shooting…  with Raiden!

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Raiden Tournament to be Held

We hope to see you tomorrow and Saturday at the Fresh Coast Basketball tournament at the Guitar Hero World Tour competition! The Fresh Coast Basketball Classic is a NCAA basketball tournament which is held yearly on Thanksgiving weekend at the US Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This exceptional event is perfect for the whole family and it features two basketball games per day, halftime entertainment, a college fair and much, much more! The FCBC is an affordable family event, with tickets available for as low as $10.00 per day! A ticket gets you in for all the fun of the basketball games, as well as gets you into the college fair and all of the other entertainment available events! Doors open at 12:00, with tip off at 1:00 each day. This year, the Fresh Coast Basketball Tournament, along with 103.7 KISS FM and the Midwest Gaming Classic are going to be on hand to conduct the first ever Fresh Coast Guitar Hero Tournament! The tournament will take place using the brand new Guitar Hero World Tour game on the Xbox 360! Do you think that you have what it takes to become a real Guitar Hero?

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See you at the Fresh Coast Classic

Rooms are available at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel for a special reduced rate of $89.00 per night plus taxes and fees. Rooms are available at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel for a special reduced rate of $89.00 per night plus taxes and fees. How do I make my reservation?

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Hotel Reservations Available

New for 2010, want to play games against each other in ways you never expected? You won’t want to miss this room! Have you ever wanted to take on nine other people in a frantic-paced game of Bomberman?  Or take on two Xbox consoles against one another hooked up via an ethernet cable?  Or maybe just check out a four player NES title?  Then you won’t want to miss this incredible addition to the Classic Gaming and Computing area in 2010 — the Versus Room! Electronic games have always been better when there are more people playing them.  Many pinball machines even sported the slogan that ‘It is more fun to compete!’  But sometimes, it seems that most home game consoles until recently weren’t made to support more than two people at a time.  It wasn’t until the N64 was released in 1996 that the United States had a console that supported four players at once out of the box. What this means is that many gamers missed some of the most impressive multiplayer games, since often the adapters to run these games were expensive or rare or both.  Even the Atari 2600 sported four player simultanious games, and you’ll get a chance to check some of these awesome titles out in the Versus Room in 2010! But that isn’t all — after the N64, console manufacturers really took gaming in a different direction.  Many consoles including the Playstation and Xbox allowed gamers to hook them up using system links of various types to play games versus one another literally using two consoles side by side.  Between the cost of purchasing a second system, system link cable, and two copies of the game you wanted to play, these games were pretty rare to play in this format too…  but you’ll also get a chance to check out some of these awesome titles in the Versus Room for 2010! The Versus Room is just one more addition to the amazing line up of interactive displays for the 2010 Midwest Gaming Classic!  The Midwest Gaming Classic puts a premium on ensuring the gamer actually gets to game while he or she is at the show, and the addition of this hugely competitive room will only further that ability.  You won’t want to miss the Versus Room or anything else at the 2010 Midwest Gaming Classic!

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Take on your friends in the Versus Room

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102.9 WHQG Returns as Media Sponsor

Sunday, March 28th will play host to special events and discounts so the whole family can come to the show ane enjoy electronic gaming together! New for 2010, the Midwest Gaming Classic on Sunday is Family Day!  Bring the whole family out to enjoy the show, and get special Family Day Discounts and participate in special Family Day Events! Sunday, general admission is only $10.00 per person, and kids 12 and under are free as long as they are accompanied by an adult!  On top of that, select vendors will have special deals to help the family come together and game electronically, such as cheaper childrens games, cheaper additional controllers, and more cool stuff!  You can get a list of the specials when you arrive Sunday morning! Family Day will also host special events that the whole family can participate in together!  From doing an arts and crafts project with the Sisters in Gaming in the VGEvo Events room to Tom Legare talking about how to determine if games are right for your children in the main speaking hall, Family Day will have lots of awesome things you won’t want to miss! For a full listing of all of the fun that Family Day will offer at the Midwest Gaming Classic, check out the link for Family Day in the At The Show section of the web site!

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Sunday is Family Day at the Midwest Gaming Classic