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Game On Expo 2017 Takes Over the Phoenix Convention Center

By Benjamin Leatherman

Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 10:01 a.m.

Benjamin Leatherman Do y'all know how to play "Get Schwifty"? 1/60

Benjamin Leatherman Virtual reality is sometimes better than regular reality. 2/60

Benjamin Leatherman Attendees of Game On Expo 2017. 3/60

Benjamin Leatherman Cosplaying a character from Nintendo's Animal Crossing. 4/60

Benjamin Leatherman Nerdcore star Mega Ran plays Marvel vs. Capcom against a Game On Expo attendee while rapping. 5/60

Benjamin Leatherman Local band Fygar, whose name was inspired by the Dig-Dug character. 6/60

Benjamin Leatherman Taking aim during Game On Expo 2017. 7/60

Benjamin Leatherman Local comedian Eric Biez shows off his CastleVania-themed shirt right next to the game that inspired it. 8/60

Benjamin Leatherman Blasting Xenomorphs at Game On Expo 2017. 9/60

Benjamin Leatherman Playing Mortal Kombat XL at Game On Expo. 10/60

Benjamin Leatherman You got game, sir. 11/60

Benjamin Leatherman Nerdcore star Mega Ran performs during the first night of Game On Expo. 12/60

Benjamin Leatherman Attendees of Game On Expo 2017. 13/60

Benjamin Leatherman Playing Cruis'n Blast, the newest editions of the Cruis'n series. 14/60

Benjamin Leatherman Hey, it's Sonic the Hedgehog. 15/60

Benjamin Leatherman Yes, they've got Star Wars Battle Pod at Game On Expo. 16/60

Benjamin Leatherman Some of the many arcade games at this year's Game On Expo. 17/60

Benjamin Leatherman YouTube star and uber-gamer Pat "The NES Punk" Contri with his book, Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library. 18/60

Benjamin Leatherman Sergio and the Holograms perform at Game On Expo 2017. 19/60

Benjamin Leatherman Norman Caruso, better known as YouTube star The Gaming Historian. 20/60

Benjamin Leatherman Getting their game on. 21/60

Benjamin Leatherman Local comedian Eric Biez interviews cosplayers onstage at Game On Expo. 22/60

Benjamin Leatherman A Link cosplayer poses for a photo with actress Patricia Summersett, the voice of Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. 23/60

Benjamin Leatherman Actor Mark Meer, the voice of the male version of Commander Sheppard in the Mass Effect series. 24/60

Benjamin Leatherman A local cosplayer dressed as Skull Kid from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask onstage during the costume contest. 25/60

Benjamin Leatherman A local cosplayer dressed as a Hunter from the Destiny series onstage during the costume contest. 26/60

Benjamin Leatherman Attendees of Game On Expo 2017. 27/60

Benjamin Leatherman A member of The Gothsicles performs during Game On Expo 2017. 28/60

Benjamin Leatherman A member of The Gothsicles performs during Game On Expo 2017. 29/60

Benjamin Leatherman The family that games together, stays together. 30/60

Benjamin Leatherman Ghostbusters like to play pinball when they aren't busting ghosts. 31/60

Benjamin Leatherman Getting their game on. 32/60

Benjamin Leatherman Getting their game on. 33/60

Benjamin Leatherman The musician known as LNDRMN performs at Game On Expo 2017. 34/60

Benjamin Leatherman Attendees of Game On Expo 2017. 35/60

Benjamin Leatherman Playing away in the PC area at Game On Expo. 36/60

Benjamin Leatherman Peekaboo, Pikachu. 37/60

Benjamin Leatherman A statue of Master Chief from Halo in the Phoenix Convention Center. 38/60

Benjamin Leatherman Two Game On Expo attendees play Dance Dance Revolution. 39/60

Benjamin Leatherman Playing a virtual reality game at the Alienware booth. 40/60

Benjamin Leatherman Attendees of Game On Expo 2017. 41/60

Benjamin Leatherman A masked musician performs at Game On Expo 2017. 42/60

Benjamin Leatherman Johnny Cage actor Daniel Pesina (left) poses for a photo with Mortal Kombat fans. 43/60

Benjamin Leatherman Plastic pixel art for sale at the Expo. 44/60

Benjamin Leatherman Mortal Kombat actors (from left): John Parrish, Liz Montenegro, Dr. Philip Ahn, and Kerri Hoskins. 45/60

Benjamin Leatherman The voice actor panel at Game On Expo 2017. 46/60

Benjamin Leatherman The scene at Game On Expo 2017 at the Phoenix Convention Center's South Building. 47/60

Benjamin Leatherman An Overwatch car parked outside the Phoenix Convention Center's South Building. 48/60

Benjamin Leatherman Ryan Whitten, co-owner of 8-Bit Aleworks in Avondale. 49/60

Benjamin Leatherman Only $225 for a Sega Master System? 50/60

Benjamin Leatherman Playing old-school titles in the Retro Game Living Room. 51/60

Benjamin Leatherman Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges for sale. 52/60

Benjamin Leatherman Arcade games at Game On Expo 2017. 53/60

Benjamin Leatherman Getting their game on. 54/60

Benjamin Leatherman Yes, Deadpool plays Dance Dance Revolution. 55/60

Benjamin Leatherman Attendees of Game On Expo 2017. 56/60

Benjamin Leatherman The console gaming area at the Expo. 57/60

Benjamin Leatherman PlayStation controllers for rent at the Expo. 58/60

Benjamin Leatherman The console gaming area at the Expo. 59/60

Benjamin Leatherman Continue? 60/60

Game On Expo 2017 Takes Over the Phoenix Convention Center

Gamers and geeks from across the Valley gathered at the Phoenix Convention Center's South Building for this year's Game On Expo, which ran from Friday, August 11, to Sunday, August 13. Photos by Benjamin Leatherman.

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