Comments on: What happened to the Montreal Arcadia Gaming Festival (2009)?

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:37:31 +0000

Greg, do you have any sources or links for that? I couldn’t find anything after a quick Google search. Thanks!

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:26:35 +0000

I heard it’s supposed to be in Pepsi center 7-8-9 november in a new form.

By: RavingRabbid007

RavingRabbid007 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:20:28 +0000

Gone? Really? What a shame….

I’ve been there in 2006 with the CCJQ (Game Console Club of Quebec), We were showing up a selection of old, but good game consoles, in a back-to-the-’80s ambiance.

The Wii was shown at the festival that year. The place really rocked with animation and great gaming… It put some joy in mid-November dullness.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:11:42 +0000

It looks like it’s gone for good
Hopefully it will come back in a different form, or with different organizers?

By: KidZ

KidZ — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:22:30 +0000

Well , I got a question , Are they gonna do it this year or next year? Or never? PLZ ANSWER FAST!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:04:09 +0000

Thanks for the info Paul!

By: Paul Hunter

Paul Hunter — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:38:28 +0000

By the way, I talked to an insider in August who informed me that the organizers of Festival Arcadia went over budget and as a result couldn’t recoup their investment last year. It looks like the festival may have closed due to financial reasons.

By: Paul Hunter

Paul Hunter — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:35:16 +0000

Chris,

I was thinking the same thing lately. I checked out the Festival Arcadia website two months ago and it expired. Looks like the event is no longer happening.

I have contacts from their PR company so I’ll send them an email to inquire.

I’m also going to write about this on NextGen Player and link to your article.

Cheers,
Paul

NextGen Player