Gamers living in North America who are interested in LAN events will be more than happy to hear that QuakeCon 2011 has been dated. The popular LAN event will take place from August 4 – 7 in Dallas Texas. Those actually considering going will want to make note that QuakeCon ’11 is will be hosted as the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

You’ll have to bring your own computer but you will be given access to a whole slew of different games from companies like Bethesda Softworks, makes of The Elders Scrolls series.

Of course there will also be other things like contests, partying, announcements and more. Should be a good time for all in attendance.

READ ON »

It was recently made known that over 1,300 retail GameStop locations across the nation will be holding NCAA Football 10 midnight launch events on July 13th. Tournaments will be held at these locations and give participants the chance to win things such as a T-Shirts and Xbox 360 faceplates.

Futhermore, according to the press release, attendees will be able to participate in the following events:

“Ultimate Football Fan” Contests

Tailgate Party Challenges

“End Zone Dance” Contests

There weren’t many details on said events so you’ll have to leave that to your imagination based on their titles.
To check out if your local GameStop is holding an event, head here.

Epic has recently announced that they will be holding a Gears of War 2 Double XP weekend to celebrate July 4th. The actual event will take place on July 3rd and run through July 6th.

Not only will players recieve double XP for any ranked game they play this weekend but the winning team will be giving an extra 500 XP.

This is sure to appeal to some but I’m not too sure if it’s how I would like to spend my July 4th. I mean common, fireworks, beer, barbeque, what more could you ask for?

Majesco has recently released word that they willbe holding a special Cooking Mama 3 event at this year’s E3.

As you can see from the above invitiation that Joystiq recieved, attendees will be treated to free food, free drinks, and of course Cooking Mama 3 playtime.

There’s really no details on what console this game will be released for or when but we have a hunch you’ll be seeing it on the Nintendo DS.