In two weeks:  Trivia Night is BACK!  And we're joining our old friends at The Airlock in Kirkland, WA once again to help host this fun event.

Hope you know your stuff about all things video games and culture-related!  Because this time around, we're turning on "Hard Mode" and making things a bit more challenging than last time.  We're throwing together some very cool prizes and some sweet mech-gaming specials as well!  Didn't win the Trivia Night challenge?  Well stick around for some awesome Pod battles and good times with fellow gamers.

Be sure to visit www.the-airlock.com or www.blog.the-airlock.com for more information about what they're all about!

And most of all, here are the details:

What:  SRGE Trivia Night
When:  Tuesday, May 29th @ 7PM until we're done!
Where:  The Airlock - 12093 124th Ave NE  Kirkland, WA 98034
Why:  Why are you asking why!?  To have fun, win some cool prizes, and to get HYPE for this year's SRGE2012!!

We hope to see you all there!!

And the competition doesn't end there.

In addition to the Toe-Fu Dojo 2012 Ranbat Season Finals, there will be open tournament competition at the show.  And along with the previous three games, Street Fighter II, Street Fighter III: Third Strike and Street Fighter x Tekken will be added to the tournament roster!  Whew, that's a lot of Street Fighter in two days!  Think you can handle it?  Ten come join us at the 2012 SRGE and get your tickets today!

Attention all capable Vertical Tank (VT) pilots:

War has broken out in the region of Ocean City Island.  Your services are required, along with your allegiances to one of any of these four factions:  Hai Shi Dao, Pacific Rim Forces, Rights Brothers Faction, or the Jaralaccs Mercenary Forces.  Your services with be handsomely rewarded.  However, the same can certainly be said of up to 7 other VT pilots who may be sharing the battlefield with you over the course of this deadly 2-day campaign.  It is time to strap in, load up and prepare for battle.  Will you answer our call?

Planning on joining us at SRGE this year?  If not, you will be missing out on what likely will be the best part of this year's show!  We will have up to 8-player Steel Battalion: Line of Contact gameplay available throughout much of the weekend!  Awesome (up to) 4 vs. 4 VT battles will ensue each day, engaging pilots with one of the most impressive accessories classic gaming history:  the 2-stick, 3-pedaled, 40-button behemoth of the Steel Battalion VT Controller!  And we're providing these controllers, along with the TVs, the LAN setup and even start-up training to get you into the war.

So whether you're a VT veteran or someone who missed out on this awesome game from the last decade and wants to try it out, this will certainly be some of the most fun you can have at the 2012 Seattle Retro Gaming Expo!

And don't forget to pre-order your tickets to get in on this and a one-hour bonus into our Vendor Hall!  Click the link at the top of the page and join us SOLIDER!!

And don't forget, all proceeds from this year's raffle will go to Camp Kesem!  They are a college student-run summer camp for kids with parent who has (or has had) cancer.  This is a wonderful charity that helps kids, who have gone through much with their families, to just be kids for a week.

We'll be announcing more items in the future, stay tuned!

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that this year's Seattle Retro Gaming Expo 2012 could not be possible without our very good friends at Another Castle Video Games, as they have stepped forward as this year's Feature Sponsor!

What IS Another Castle Video Games, you ask...??

If you are a local video game collector, then you should know who they are by now.  If not, well you can find Another Castle Video Games is located in Edmonds, WA (about 20 minutes north of Seattle).  They deal in not only the newest and current releases of games, but they particularly specialize in an awesome selection of retro and classic video games!  From NES, to Atari 7800, to those crazy accessories for the Sega Dreamcast and much, much more.  You can even snag up some great little collectibles like candies, toys and figures. 

Tired of the console gaming?  Well they even have a full-sized ARCADE, right in the store!  Play some of your old favorites like the original Donkey Kong.  Or go for the buzzer-beater against your friends in some classic NBA Jam.  Most of all, the staff there are incredible friendly,  knowledgeable, and always excited to talk about games.

But what if you cannot make it all the way up to Edmonds?  (And c'mon, there's not much reason you shouldn't!)

Well Another Castle Video Games will, of course, be one of many of our vendors at the SRGE!  And they'll be bringing as much gaming goodness to the show for you to want to pick up for YOUR collection.

So visit Another Castle Video Games' Website for more information.

Even better?  Visit the Another Castle Video Games Facebook Page!

And of course, don't forget to pre-purchase your SRGE2012 tickets here to visit the Another Castle Video Games booth, or any of our other awesome vendors and guests at this year's show!

We are super happy to announce our first Camp Kesem charity raffle!  Camp Kesem is a college student-run summer camp for kids with a parent who has (or has had) cancer.

Over the next few weeks expect announcements on more raffle items from our MEGA generous vendors and sponsors!  The first item donated for the raffle just so happens to be this loose, but rare copy of Bubble Bobble 2!

Visit http://www.campkesem.org for more information about this wonderful charity group and and what they do!