Dublin’s GameCon back, now up to 36 hours

NOTE TO VIEWERS FROM GOOGLE NEWS: This is an archive article. For news on GameCon 8 in February, 2006, click here.

GameCon, the multiplayer games event billed as ‘Ireland’s biggest gaming event’, is set to continue in August, starting at 9pm on Friday 5th running until 9am Sunday 7th.

“It’s an all format gaming weekend so you can expect PC, Xbox, PS2, GameCube and handhelds. Throughout the event we will be hosting numerous competitions with some truly excellent prizes,” reads the event’s publicity statement.

The bring-your-own-PC and console event is to once more take place at Citywest Hotel in south-west Co Dublin. However, GameCon 7 has dropped in proposed capacity, down 100 places from the publicised 300 capacity of GameCon 6.

Entry is 30 euro pre-pay, or 40 euro on the day. Games to be played include Battlefield 2, HalfLife 2, Halo 2, FarCry, Call of Duty, Unreal Tournament 2004, Splinter Cell 3, C&C Generals, Dead or Alive Ultima, UEFA Champions League, Pro Evo 4, Soul Calibur 2, Project Gotham 2, Topspin, and NFS Underground 2.

Registration is open at http://gamecon.ie/; our article on GameCon 6 is here.