Conventions News:
Big in Japan (Toronto Star)
In much the same way that anime has proved popular with overseas audiences, North American gamers have long gravitated toward Japanese video games.
The Morning Huddle (San Francisco Chronicle)
FIRED REF FIGHTS: The Turkish soccer federation didn't renew referee Halil Ibrahim Dincdag's license. Officials say it's because of poor performances. He says it's because he's gay. He produced a decade worth of match reports that showed he ranked among the...
Carnival start to cyber games (Straits Times)
THE World Cyber Games (WCG) kicked off on Friday amid a carnival-like atmosphere, with everything for game enthusiasts and even professional game creators. This year, WCG has been combined with a local gaming convention called Games Xpo, which has mini gaming tournaments and panel discussions on gaming developments.
Evil Youth Makes Impression at E3 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
More than 41,000 people attended the 2009 E3 Expo. Adam Coe of Evil Controllers recently had the honor of being one of the youngest CEO's ever participating at E3, the premiere video gaming convention. This wasn't the only buzz generated around the "Evil Booth" at the convention though.
Furries stress friendliness at Downtown convention (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Furries are generally an accepting bunch.
The Dude abides in Bangor (Bangor Daily News)
Let?s be truthful folks. It is a rare individual that hasn?t daydreamed, at some point, of just quittin? the rat race and takin? it easy, for all us sinners. Putting on some pajama pants, a ?
Superheroes welcome at this year’s gaming convention in SLO (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Superheroes and super-villains are welcome at this year’s PolyCon. Set for this weekend
Fort Collins woman charged in sex assault on teen from 'furry' meet (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
A Fort Collins mom is being charged with sexually assaulting a boy who police allege in an arrest affidavit she met at social gatherings for people who dress up like animals and call themselves "furries."
YOO & THE CITY: You, too, could be a superhero (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Conventions add sizzle to summer news (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
July is a month that anime and manga news junkies like myself absolutely adore, with three big conventions hitting within a few weeks of one another.