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With the winter drawing in and the year coming to the end people are heading indoors again, which means they’ll probably be wanting to play some fine video games! One such event is REVIVAL, which is taking place on 28th & 29th November in Wolverhampton. Find out more about this event and how to buy tickets here.

A couple of months before Play Expo in Eventcity, Manchester’s Museum of Science & Industry plays host to PLAY It! Manchester, a celebration of retro gaming in the city and further afield. I will be attending one of the days, but in the meantime find out about this exhibition in this week’s post.

We’ve been running for a number of years, but one thing we’ve never ran is a competition. That is all changing as today we’ve teamed up with Cash Generator to give away an Ipad Case, fashioned on the old Game Boy! To find out how to enter, and how to win, view our latest post.

Now that the dust has settled on Play Blackpool it has been announced that Play Manchester will take place on the weekend of the 10th and 11th October. In it’s 4th year, this is the UK’s biggest Retro Gaming event, which sees old and new games combine. Tickets are on sale now, but for more details, check out the post here.

Retro Garden recently attended Play Blackpool in the Norbreck Castle for two days of classic gaming beside the seaside. The weather was terrible, but the event was great fun, with a lot of interesting stands and demos. What was worth seeing? Well check out the event review, where you can see some pictures, as well as a write up for what you should check out!

In a few short days the Play Blackpool event will take place at the Norbreck Castle. I am going, are you? If you are not, please take a look at this guide to see what you are missing!

The first weekend of May sees the return of Play Blackpool, a large Retro Gaming Event in Blackpool, England. This event saw it’s debut last year, and it’s one of the must-visit events of 2015. Find out more about where to get tickets and where to buy in this post here.

Play Expo is in a few weeks, and one important part of the weekend is the Indie studios associated with the event. Recently Play Expo confirmed the first 14 studios associated with the event. You can check them out here.

Over the next few months on Retro Garden we’ll be counting down Play Expo, which will be held on Manchester on 11th & 12th of October. Here’s the first piece of news – Charles Cecil (of Broken Sword Fame) will be at Play Expo.

I was contacted by Read Only Memory to inform me about their new book – SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works. As a fan of the previous book, I thought I’d write a post about them. Check out the book and the kickstarter page in this link here.