LGF '08 continues on it's massive journey through London, getting more successful as it goes on. As ever, I'm reporting for GGTL with the latest from the festival.

31st October - 2nd November hailed the arrival of the Xbox street team as they requisitioned Leicester Square for gaming purposes. New games Lips, You're In The Movies, Scene It? Box Office Smash, 007: Quantum of Solace and the latest in the ever popular Lego series, Lego Batman, were available to play at the event.

1st November saw IGN's Transatlantic Challenge fought out at EA's 'Be The One' event in Trafalgar Square. Both the UK competitor, Chris Bullard, and his American rival, Ryan Glick, fought bravely; Bullard won the first round in the FIFA match, with Bullard soon pulling back with a fantastic performance on Madden. The competition was won by Glick in a fierce game of Tiger Woods '09.

1st November also saw the University of London taken over for the 'Games That Make A Difference' event, a lecture on games which make a difference or contribute to various aspects of society.

2nd November had to mean The Pro Evo Playoff at The Leigon in Old Street. This unofficial, fan-run event pitted competitors wits against each other in Konami's football favourite. The event was also the venue of a live DJ, and so made the night as fun as it was fast-paced.

7th November will play host to 'Who Wants To Be...' at the Unicorn Theatre. The event is a spontaneous, democratic game show where each member of the audience pay a tenner to get in. All the money is then pooled together, and the audience have to raise ideas about how they want to use the money. Previously, an audience of 1000 suggested that they sack the host and put the cash behind the theatre bar, collective ownership of a dog, guerilla gardening and actually burning the cash there and then. This time, double the audience means double the cash, so £2000 for an audience of 2000 to play God with. Sounds interesting.

12th November sees Cybersonica Social: The Sound of Games. Each month investigates a different strand of work associated with Cybersonica with line-ups to suit. The Sound of Games features live music performances as well as showings of short films and audiovisual performances.

You're up to date with everything that's going on at the London Games Festival. I'll keep you updated as the festival continues.

Linford

You can also find info at the official site: http://www.londongamesfestival.com/

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The London Games Festival 2008 got off to a great start in Trafalgar Square on the 24th, and looks set to get even better as the action continues. Here's all the latest from the festival.

October 24th was the date of the much loved Video Games Live show. The show took gamers at London's Royal Festival Hall through an orchestral voyage through some of the very best soundtracks and theme music ever to have graced the face of gaming.

October 25-26th saw the Movie Comic Media Expo take control of the Docklands Excel Centre. The event allowed fans to get to grips with the best from the comic-games genre, with favourites such as Streetfighter IV, Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. The event also played host to an attempt to break the record for the largest number of gaming cosplayers in one place.

October 31-Nov 1st sees EA fly headfirst into their proceedings in Trafalgar Square for their Be The One event. The event will play host to unveilings of anticipated titles such as Mirror's Edge, and also IGN's Transatlantic Challenge, which will pit gamers from the UK and from across the pond against each other. A whole bagful of bands will be taking the stage to rock out the festival during the course of the event.

Sounds like a pretty cool lineup. I'll keep you posted on the latest from the festival as more happens.

Linford

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