GAME and GAMEfest have announced that the expo has begun with a began with a bang. GAMEfest opens to 30,000 people to the Birmingham NEC this weekend.

Some big games like Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 and Skyrim will be playable to the UK public for the very first time.

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GAME have announced that Bioware will be showing off Star Wars: The Old Republic at GAMEfest 2011. It will also be playable to the general audience.

GAMEfest will take place from Friday September 16th- Sunday 18th September in Birmingham.

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All Zombies Must Die! will be playable at GAMEfest, doublesix announced today.

doublesix will also be giving away hundreds of exclusive cards for attendees to do battle with one another.

They will also also give attendees a chance to win free copies of the game and other prizes including the ultra rare limited edition All Zombies Must Die! T shirt.

All Zombies Must Die! is due for release across consoles and PC Q4 2011.

GAME have announced that Warner Bros. will be bring their four games to GAMEfest 2011. Check out the complete list below.

• Batman: Arkham City
• Lord of the Rings: War in the North
• Lego: Harry Potter years 5-7
• Happy Feet 2

All four will be available to play at GAMEfest 2011. The event takes place in Birmingham later this month.

GAME have announced that Capcom, Codemasters, Konami and Namco Bandai will be joining GAMEfest 2011.

You can check out their complete line up below:

Capcom:
• Street Fighter X Tekken
• Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
• Dragon’s Dogma
• Asura’s Wrath
• Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

Codemasters
• F1 2011

Konami:

• Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
• Metal Gear Solid
• Silent Hill
• El Shaddah

Namco Bandai
• Dark Souls
• Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
• Ridge Racer: Unbounded
• Ben 10: Galactic Racing
• Inversion

GAME hve announced the line up for Microsoft for their upcoming GAMEfest. Below is the complete list:

• Gears of War 3
•  Forza Motorsport 4
• Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
• Dance Central 2
• Kinect Sports Season 2
• The Gunstringer

Microsoft will be showcasing the new Xbox 360 Limited Edition Gears of War 3 console and Xbox 360 Gears of War 3 Wireless Controller. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 console, Xbox 360 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Wireless Controller and Xbox 360 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Wireless Headset with Bluetooth will also be present.

GAME UK marketing director Anna-Marie Mason said:  “Since we first announced Microsoft as a headline sponsor, the buzz building around GAMEfest has gone through the roof. It’s great to be able to offer game fans this opportunity to see and play titles like Halo and Forza 4 before anyone else. With GAMEfest just over a week away, we know that fans will now be even more excited about getting hands-on with these great titles. ”

GAME have announced that Activision will be displaying their games at GAMEfest 2011.

GAME UK marketing director Anna-Marie Mason said: “We’ve already announced some incredible Activision news and the addition of these fantastic titles yet again shows that GAMEfest is most certainly the place to be for gamers this September.”

The full list of Activision titles that will be at GAMEfest is as follows:

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
2. Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure
3. GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
4. Spider-Man: Edge of Time
5. X-Men Destiny
6. Generator Rex: Agent of Providence
7. PROTOTYPE 2

GAMEfest will run from the 16-18 September 2011 at the Birmingham NEC.

GAME have announced the addition of games publisher Ubisoft to the line-up of this year’s GAMEfest.

Ubisoft will be showcasing hotly awaited releases including Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Just Dance 3, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Your Shape Evolved: Fitness 2. Visitors to GAMEfest will be able to get an early look at these games months before they go on general release across the UK.

GAME UK marketing director Anna-Marie Mason said: “Ubisoft is a fantastic addition to the impressive list of publishers attending GAMEfest. We’re really excited to be giving GAMEfest customers the unique opportunity to be among the first to play a huge selection of soon-to-be-released titles from Ubisoft.”

GAMEfest will run from the 16-18 September 2011 at the Birmingham NEC.

GAME have announced the addition of both Nintendo and Disney for GAMEfest 2011.

Five Nintendo titles including The Legend of ZeldaTM: Skyward Sword, Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D and Kid Icarus: Uprising and Disney’s Disney Universe will all be available for gamers to experience at GAMEfest.

GAME UK marketing director Anna-Marie Mason said: “From worlds inspired by Disney films to helping Nintendo’s world famous hero Link in Skyward Sword, we know gaming fans young and old will be in for a treat at this year’s GAMEfest. Thanks to the involvement of the industry’s top publishers, GAMEfest has something for the whole family to enjoy this September.”

All these titles will be playable at GAMEfest. There will also be an exclusive Professor Layton 4 trailer previewing at the event.

GAMEfest will run from the 16-18 September 2011 at the Birmingham NEC.

GAME today announced that GAMEfest 2011 will offer gamers a hands on experience for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

GAMEfest will be held at the Birmingham NEC on 16-18^th September.

Anna-Marie Mason, marketing director at GAME said: “We are delighted that GAMEfest attendees can be the first consumers in the UK to have the opportunity to get hands-on with Modern Warfare 3  before it releases to the world. We know that our customers love to be first to play and with this year’s sneak peek of the newest instalment of Call of Duty, GAMEfest once again proves  it is absolutely the place to be.”

Tickets are available at www.game.co.uk/gamefest.