Nottingham Video Games Expo - 2025

Nottingham Video Games Expo - 2025

  • UNDER 16 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN

Nottingham Video Games Expo showcases East Midlands communities and beyond to celebrate all things gaming and more!

By VGE Events

Date and time

Location

Harvey Hadden Sports Village

Wigman Road Nottingham NG8 4PB United Kingdom

Refund Policy

No Refunds

Agenda

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Street Fighter 2 Tournament (PS4) Hosted by The Total Video Gamers - SATURDAY

The Total Video Gamers

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

David 'MameHaze' Haywood - Mame 3 decades of emulation - SATURDAY

The Total Video Gamers

David has worked tirelessly on Mame for nearly 3 decades! Preservation is the key! In this talk we'll understand what triumphs and tribulations have come with working on Mame and his preservation wor...

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Paul Carruthers - Porting Mortal Kombat to the MegaDrive/Astral Software - SAT

Retro Hour Podcast

Paul will be joining the Retro Hour Podcast to discuss his incredible port of Mortal Kombat to the Mega Drive and also his tale of co-founding Astral Software

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Matt Porter - Developer on Croc, Red Dog and so much more! - SATURDAY

The Total Video Gamers

Matt is joining us to discuss his career working on such titles as Croc, Red Dog and so much more! Get your questions ready!

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Adam Sawkins - "Boy, are cars complicated and so was the PS2" - SATURDAY

The Total Video Gamers

Adam Sawkins will be joining us for an in-depth and deep dive discussion into his career and simply what he loves! He's worked for the likes of Codemasters, worked on the Burnout series, Guitar hero ...

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Mario Kart World Tournament - Nintendo Nottingham Finale Saturday

Nintendo Nottingham

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Donut Dodo Tournament (Evercade Version) - SUNDAY

The Total Video Gamers

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Andy Davidson - Creator of Worms - SUNDAY

The Total Video Gamers

After popular demand! Andy will be joining us to discuss all things WORMS!

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Stoo Cambridge and Tony Warriner Hosted by The Total Video Gamers - SUNDAY

The Total Video Gamers

Tony and Stoo will be joining us to discuss their vast careers, including their brand new game URBX Warriors - Stoo Cambridge (Sensible Software) Tony Warriner (Revolution Software)

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Martin Caine - Retroburn Studios and Rebellion North - SUNDAY

The Total Video Gamers

Martin will be joining us to discuss his career at Rebellion North and also creating his own game studio, Retroburn Studios working on his own title Positron

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Mario Kart World Tournament - Nintendo Nottingham Finale Sunday

Nintendo Nottingham

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 day 5 hours
  • UNDER 16 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
  • Free venue parking

The Nottingham Video Games Expo returns! Bigger and Better than ever before!


Sponsored by Sega Mags and Debug

After three sold out events, We're BACK!

This time in a bigger venue to bring you our biggest event to date! With a higher capacity to welcome more attendees due to previous demand.


Action packed gaming, activities, guest speakers plus more!

Saturday 26th July & Sunday 27th July 2025

Event Starts at 11am till 5pm Saturday and 11am till 4:30pm on Sunday

VIP TICKETHOLDERS GET GREAT BENEFITS


  • 1 HOUR EARLY ENTRY
  • FREE PIN BADGE FROM INSERT COIN (FIRST COME FIRST SERVED)
  • DISCOUNTS FROM VARIOUS TRADERS/EXHIBITIORS
  • 10% for purchases over £20 - SM ARTWORKS
  • 15% for all purchases - MBPUK
  • 10% off all magazines - SEGAMAGS
  • 10% off all items (apart from consoles) - DREAMCONSOLES
  • 10% off all items (including consoles) - SUBARASHI GEMU EMPORIUM
  • 10% off all items - TINY FRIENDS UK


STUDENT DISCOUNT

This year we are also offering 30% off tickets for Students - Apply for this before proceeding to purchase tickets - Apply here: https://forms.gle/29wf7BRoRfp44wdw6


Nintendo Nottingham - With Mario Kart World tournaments across the weekend on Switch 2!

Some of the exhibitors\vendors include:

Debug - Debug Indie Gaming Area, to bring all the latest indie titles to play!

Derby Computer Museum - With their biggest exhibition to date! With systems from across the decades!

Light Gun Retro Gaming

Dreamconsoles

The Retro Dojo

Retro Reload

More Choice Games

Red Goat Gaming

WAVE Game Studios

SM-Art Works and more!

Guest talks\panels:

Paul Carruthers - Paul ported the original Mortal Kombat to the Mega Drive and co-founded Astral Software!

Matt Porter - Matt has had an expansive career from working on Croc, Red Dog and many many more!

Andy Davidson - CREATOR OF WORMS - After popular demand! Andy will be joining us for a Sunday talk, with all things Worms!

David "MameHaze" Haywood - 3 decades of working with MAME

Tony Warriner and Stoo Cambridge - From Sensible Software and Revolution Software, we are being joined by the duo showcasing their new game and talking about their careers in the gaming industry!

Adam Sawkins - Burnout/Guitar Hero/Codemasters and more! Discussing the the PS2 and the difficulties with using the system for racing games!

Martin Caine - Martin has worked on the likes of Zombie Army 4, Sniper Elite 4 and more! As well as his own title, Positron by RetroBurn

More guests to be announced soon!


New Lan Areas:

Halo 4-16 player LAN - On Xbox Original Consoles - Powered by Computer Nostalgia Heaven

Quake 3 8 player LAN - x8 PC set up for LAN Quake 3

Worms 2 4 player LAN - x4 PC set up for LAN Worms 2

Rush Rush Rally upto 4 player LAN - On Dreamcast Consoles - Powered by Wave Game Studios

Plus many more - visit the website https://www.nottsvge.com/ for the full lineup

Bringing the local community together to celebrate all things gaming and beyond.

Play games in the Gaming & Developer Areas, visit a market stall style area filled with traders/sellers showcasing items to purchase plus guest speakers live on the stage from the gaming industry

Frequently asked questions

Food and Drinks

There is a fully stocked cafe which will be running throughout the 2 days - Which accepts both cash and card

Outdoor play area

The venue has an outdoor play area for children and families

Tags

Organised by

VGE Events

Video Games Expo Events (VGE Events) host Video Games Expo in Cities which includes Nottingham & Bristol.

These Events host market stall style traders, gaming to pick up and play from Developers and businesses as well as guest speakers for live Q&A

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