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brand new arcades partner
We have partnered with Continue Arcades!
Continue Arcades are going to be supplying a small range of specifically chosen arcade cabinets and piball tables. ALL ON FREE PLAY!
You'll can check out Continue Arcades HERE
EVENT TRAILER IS HERE!
Time to get HYPED!
In this video we run down exactly what to expect at the upcoming Bristol Video Games Expo 2026!
There are many surprises still in store, but check out what has been announced to date!
LAN Area expanding
We are launching our brand new 8 player MINECRAFT LAN!
As well as expanding to include a Quake 3 8 Player LAN, we'll be adding the awesome 8 Player Minecraft LAN! Join up with friends and play together! It's entirely FREE to do with a standard ticket purchase too!
Guest speakers
The Oliver twins
Gaming royalty, The Oliver Twins behind the Dizzy games, will be joining us on stage to discuss the creation of Dizzy and into their careers to date!
Duncan Gutteridge
Video Game Artist - Original Sonic Game Artist - Duncan will be joining us for a live illustration and talk, as well as selling his original pieces in the exhibitor space
Frank gasking
Games That Weren't - Frank devotes his career to exploring the world of games that never saw the light of day
John Riggs
Retro/Indie Game Youtuber - John is extremely passionate about all things retro and indie gaming. So much so one of this games won an award at the Debug Indie Game Awards in 2025. He'll be joining us across the whole day, with his own table for signings, meet and greets and you can grab his games/merch too!
Traders/exhibitors
X-Gravity by Blueshift Interactive
Calcium Crusader 64 by Sam Claydon Games
Book of Abominations by Studio Catloaf
The Saplum Cradle - DevRoom Vantasia
Dream Spectra by OZone Interactive
Meta Revelations - Armour of the Abyss
Nine Rounds Rapid - South Westerly Games
Hexrite by Phabula Games (Bristol Based)
Super Spelling Ducks by Skyle Games
Crisis Island by Webster Entertainment
A Home Below by Hermit House
What is Debug? What will be getting exhibited?
Debug is a passionate team united by their love for all things indie gaming. Through their bi-monthly magazine and monthly industry publication, they’re on a mission to bring the world of indie games to every gamer.
We’re excited to be partnering with Debug once again to deliver our biggest indie game exhibition space yet! Get hands-on with brand-new and upcoming titles before anyone else, and meet the developers in person to ask your burning questions.
And that’s not all — even more incredible indie titles will be announced soon!
Tournaments/lan gaming/gaming areas
Retro Gaming area
We are putting together a brand new retro gaming area, to include classic retro gaming systems including, Master System, SNES, NES and many more - All free to pick up and play
Quake 3 - 8 player lan
We are bringing a BRAND NEW 8 player Quake 3 PC LAN to BristolVGE! It'll be entirely free to jump in and out of gameplay and put your skills to the test!
minecraft - 8 player lan
Get your minecraft on! Join up to 8 players all together a craft a brand new world via 8 player LAN!
venue and parking
Address: University of the West of England
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol, BS16 1QY
The venue offers 2 car parks, entirely free of use. There will be directions to the car parks as soon as you come from the main road. There will also be an attendant on duty aiding with parking.
VIDEO GAMES EXPO
bringing the gaming community together, to enjoy the love and passion of gaming.
Retro - Indie- Future
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