Venue: NEC, Birmingham
Date: 27-27^th March 2010
Time: 11am to 5pm (Early entry from 9am Sat, 10pm Sun)
Price: Adults £10, Children £5, Family Ticket (2 Adults and up to 3 children) £30
Website: www.memorabilia.co.uk

This March the Memorabilia Show at the NEC in Birmingham will include videogames, with several major games publishers making an appearance.

Confirmed comic talent includes Mike Colins, Keith Burns, Hunt Emerson, John McCrea, Lee Bradley, Lew Stringer, Laura Howell, Al Davison, Kath Nicolson and Jason Cardy. Anna Popplewell (Chronicles of Narnia) and William Forsythe (The Devil’s Rejects) are amongst the familiar faces that will be attending.

Here’s the rest from the press release:

Already established as one of the UK’s leading entertainment events, Memorabilia is adding another string to its bow by expanding the videogames’ presence at this month’s show. A trio of major games publishers will be making the trip to the NEC Birmingham for the Spring Memorabilia Show on 27-28 March, adding the chance to play the hottest new videogames to the show’s ever-growing list of attractions.

South Peak Games will be giving UK gamers an early opportunity to get up close and personal with the highly-anticipated 3D Dot Game Heroes. A retro take on iconic 8-bit adventure games seen through the gorgeous lens of modern graphics, 3D Dot Game Heroes is set in a classic RPG kingdom whose evil king has decreed that sprites are outdated and must make the switch to 3D.

EA Games will be showcasing exciting new third-person action adventure game Dante’s Inferno, which sees the player engage in fast-paced combat, platforming and environment-based puzzles as they hack their way through the minions of Hell. Also on display will be innovative shooter sequel Army of Two: The 40th Day, a high octane bullet-fest that refines the co-operative play featured in the original game

Meanwhile, Tecmo KOEI is giving gamers the chance to get hands-on with the recently launched Xbox 360 version of the hugely popular Dynasty Warriors: Strike Force, which features all-new special attacks and allows up to four friends to go online to launch raids as a team or battle for glory amongst themselves.

Meanwhile, special guests attending Memorabilia include Hollywood star William Forsythe, making his first ever UK event appearance; Gunnar Hansen, who plays the unforgettable Leatherface in The Texas Chansaw Massacre;  John Saxon from Nightmare on Elm Street and Enter The Dragon; Richard Brooker, who plays Jason in Friday 13th Part III; sports legends such as Tony Adams, Jimmy White and Teddy Sheringham, plus the cast of much-loved school drama Grange Hill.

Visit www.memorabilia.co.uk for further information.