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BAFTA Presents: Pages of History - A Look Back at Newsfield

In the 1980s the magazines from one company were the best-selling and most distinctive, thanks to their cover artwork and reviewing style. Newsfield’s titles Crash, Zzap and Amtix captured the enthusiasm of the rapidly changing software market and for many became a guide to which games to buy.

Behind the scenes was ROGER KEAN, the executive and publisher. And creating the fabulous artwork was OLI FREY. On Sunday 6th November at Blackpool's Replay Expo, join freelance writer Andrew Fisher – whose career started with Newsfield – as he looks back at the gore, the rivalry and the hard work that created the affection that endures to the present day.

BAFTA Presents: The Rise & Fall of Imagine Software

Bruce Everiss, a director at Imagine Software, will talk of the triumphs and tragedy of Imagine’s heady days at the Replay Expo in Blackpool.

Replay also welcomes Paul Andersen, producer/director of the 1984 BBC TV documentary Commercial Breaks, which famously chronicled the company’s very public meltdown.

Chris Hoyle and the Golden Age of Blackpool’s Arcades

Photo ©1981, 2011 John Burke.

Blackpool resident Chris Hoyle owns one of the largest collections of mint condition 1970’s and 80’s Arcade Games in the World. At this year’s Replay Expo, Chris will reminisce about his personal experiences growing up in the Arcade culture of Blackpool during the Golden Age of Videogames.

He will also be talking about his private collection of arcade machines and his obsession to re-manufacture the games with original parts to re-create the ‘perfect’ arcade.

Cosplay at Replay - SteelSeries Headsets up for grabs!

Cosplayers will be well catered-for at this years Replay Expo!

Not only will their be a prize masquerade, hosted by SteelSeries, we will also have community talks across the weekend.

BAFTA to host Replay Expo Talks and Q&A sessions

Replay Events are delighted to announce that the special guest Q&A sessions at Replay Expo 2011 will be hosted and led by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

There will be six talks spread across the weekend including ‘The Rise and Fall of Imagine Software’ and ‘The Art of Videogame Art’.

Last year we welcomed legendary programmer Jeff Minter, a panel from Ocean Software and more, so keep checking back for further details of the remaining talks and announcements of who the special guests are for this year.

Team 17 to exhibit, speak and compete at Replay!

We are pleased to announce that Team 17 - the development house behind Amiga Classics such as Alien Breed and Superfrog, as well as the legendary PS1 classic Worms - will be exhibiting at this year's Expo.

The group will be giving a talk and Q&A session on the Saturday whilst on Sunday, a team of the original game designers will participate in a 'beat-the-creator' tournament on Worms. They will also be showcasing some of their new releases, including updated versions of several classic titles.

Naturally, we are delighted to welcome Team 17 to Replay and we'll be brushing up on our Worms skills accordingly. Incoming!!

Talks at Replay Expo 2011

Jeff Minter at Replay Expo 2010 A feature of last year’s Replay Expo was the range of talks from leading gaming industry figures. Replay Expo 2011 is going to be no different and we’ve got some exciting plans for our talks this year.

There truly will be something for everyone – so to find out what we have in store this time, make sure you keep checking back here.