Gamer Network is delighted to reveal the fantastic feedback received from its EGX Rezzed attendee survey, further solidifying its position as London’s premier games event. More than 15,000 enthusiastic gamers joined over 100 exhibitors at the historic Tobacco Dock in East London from the 7th-9th April to celebrate the best of gaming from around the world.
With over 175 playable, pre-release games and experiences from the indie scene sitting alongside blockbuster AAA titles and cutting edge VR technology, EGX Rezzed was a thrilling preview of the year ahead in games.
As part of the exit survey attendees were asked to vote for their favourite game from the event. Total War: Warhammer, the latest in Creative Assembly’s massively popular Total War series, emerged on top and has been crowned EGX Rezzed 2016 Game of the Show.
With a large presence on the show, attendees were treated to the latest playable code over a month before the game’s release in May. John Clark, SVP Commercial Publishing of SEGA Europe said “EGX Rezzed is an incredibly valuable event for Sega to build lasting community awareness for all of our titles. The show plays such a crucial part in the build up to release day bringing the community closer to the fantastic game created by CA”.
Dark Souls III took the runner-up spot, wowing attendees who were delighted to get hands-on with the infamously difficult RPG before its release in mid-April. PlayStation VR was a huge hit with visitors who had the opportunity to try the groundbreaking system way ahead of its worldwide launch in October.
Overcooked! was the highest placed indie title on the list, the game’s fantastic four player co-op mayhem proving hugely popular with the EGX Rezzed crowd. Quantum Break, Remedy’s latest blockbuster, was the centrepiece of Xbox’s large show floor presence and placed fifth in the Game of the Show list.
The full list of the Top 20 EGX Rezzed Games of the Show:
1. Total War: Warhammer (Sega/Creative Assembly)
2. Dark Souls III (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
3. PlayStation VR (Sony)
4. Overcooked! (Ghost Town Games)
5. Quantum Break (Microsoft)
6. Black & White Bushido (Endemol Shine/Ground Shatter)
7. Orcs Must Die! Unchained (Gameforge)
8. Gang Beasts (Boneloaf)
9. Gang Beasts VR (Boneloaf/Coatsink)
10. Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide (Fatshark)
11. Deceit (Automaton)
12. Snake Pass (Sumo Digital)
13. Stikbold! (Curve Digital/Game Swing)
14. Tokyo 42 (Mode 7 Games/SMAC)
15. RIGS: Mechanized Combat League (Sony)
16. Rocket League (Psyonix)
17. Giant Cop (Other Ocean Interactive)
18. Man O’ War: Corsair (Grumpy Ferret/Evil Twin Artworks)
19. Binaries (Ant Workshop)
20. Esper 2 (Coatsink)
The survey also showed that 94% of attendees would come to a future EGX show. CEO of Gamer Network, Rupert Loman said “It’s fantastic to have another successful EGX Rezzed under our belt. The event goes from strength to strength and continues to grow in both attendee’s numbers and exhibitors, whilst maintaining its rare and unique atmosphere. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive from all the people that make this show so special, developers, publishers, investors and most importantly the gamers.”
Dates for EGX Rezzed 2017 will be announced soon. Tickets for EGX at The NEC, Birmingham from September 22nd – 25th are now available to buy on the website www.egx.net
