Long time vendor Ianoid Games returns to the 2010 MGC! The Midwest Gaming Classic is pleased to announce the return of long time vendor Ianoid Games! Ianoid, or Ian Baronofsky, long time video game collector, presents another booth full of classics. Classic video games, that is. Ian will have a variety of games and items for sale and trade from the stone age to the modern era

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Ianoid Games Returns to the MGC!

Whether you want to play in the Pinball Championships, Modern Classics, Retro Classics or Hybrid Tournaments, you can check out the details online now! All of the rules for all of the 2010 Midwest Gaming Classic tournaments have now been announced!  This includes all of the prizes for the tournaments, as well as rules and all of those fun details to get you ready to compete!  If you want to play in any of the tournaments, you’ll want to check these out. Specific new additions to the Pinball Tournaments are NBA Fastbreak, Orbitor 1 and Two Player Split Flipper tournaments.  Specific new additions to the Modern Classic Tournaments are New Super Mario Bros Wii, Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll and Irides: Master of Blocks. Make sure to check out the touranments page for all the details!

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Final Tournament Details Announced

To find out what will be played at the Midwest Gaming Classic, a new tournaments page is up! The Midwest Gaming Classic is known for a great place to compete, and this year will be no exception!  The show will feature the return of the wildly popular Midwest Pinball Championship and Guitar Hero tournaments, while tweaking some other tournaments and introducing brand new tournaments too! The Midwest Pinball Championship Series of tournaments is for the pinball wizards who want to prove that they are the best of the best!  Do you think that you have skills like Tommy?  If you do, step up to try to earn the title of the best player in the Midwest!  Not ready for the big time yet?  The Midwest Pinball Championship Series also has a B division for new players, as well as Women’s and Junior’s competitions so that everyone is ready to participate! Pinball not your thing?  Then you’ll want to check out the Modern Classic Series, where the Midwest Gaming Classic presents games that are recent releases, but are already classic fun!  The wildly popular Guitar Hero tournament returns with the new Guitar Hero World Tour game, and 102.9 the Hog ready to help the winners rock like real rock stars!   Keep watching, as the MGC will reveal more Modern Classic Series tournaments before the show! Maybe you like your games old school?  If so, the brand new Retro Classic Series is coming to the Midwest Gaming Classic.  Do you think you can prove you are the best in some of the most popular games of all time?  Can you eliminate lines in Tetris better than anyone else?  Do you think you have what it takes to get the high score on a 2600 game?  Or do you feel the need for speed with Sonic?  If you do, the Retro Classic Series is for you! Finally, the ever popular hybrid tournament returns after a year with the timed Pac-Mania tournament.  Play the arcade Ms. Pac-Man, then play the pinball Mr. and Ms.

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Tournaments Announced!

Do you have interest in getting a job in the modern video game industry?  If so, you won’t want to miss this presentation! Have you ever been interested in working in the video games industry?  Not really sure on how to get started?  Make sure you are at the Midwest Gaming Classic this year, as one of the officers of the Wisconsin Chapter of the IGDA will be on hand to discuss exactly how to break into the games industry. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the largest non-profit membership organization serving individuals that create video games

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Learn How to Get a Games Industry Job at the MGC

Think you are good at this modern classic?  The Midwest Gaming Classic is teaming up with 102.9 the Hog to bring you a brand new tournament! Do you think that you are good at New Super Mario Bros. Wii?  Then you won’t want to miss this amazing tournament at the show!  The Midwest Gaming Classic is teaming up with 102.9 the Hog to create this new spectacular tournament, where gamers will have to see exactly how good they are with their skills in New Super Mario Bros

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