Rock River Valley Video Game Convention (R2V2) Registration
The Gaming Outsider is hosting the Rockford area’s first video game convention on Saturday, September 21st at Cataclysm Games and Collectibles (8289 Burden Rd Ste SE, Machesney Park, IL). The Rock River Valley Video Game Convention is a celebration of video games. “R2V2” offers a community event for avid gamers. Families can find games at reasonable prices, experience rare/expensive games and consoles, play virtual reality titles, and meet video game celebrities.
Tickets for R2V2 will be $10.00 for children under 12 years old and $15.00 for adults on the day of the event.
Click on the link below to purchase your tickets before the day of the event.
Adult Tickets: $15.00
Child Tickets: $10.00
Video Games Available for Purchase
R2V2 features 17 vendor tables, which will have video games and consoles from all generations available for sale? Whether you’re a collector or just looking for that classic game from your childhood, you should be able to find it at our event.
R2V2 Special Guests
Voice Actress Cissy Jones
Cissy Jones is an award-winning actress, known most-notably for her work as Delilah in Campo Santo‘s Firewatch. The role earned her a BAFTA award in 2017. Cissy has lent her voice to several other notable video games. You can hear her in Darksiders III as Fury, Life is Strange as Joyce Price, The Walking Dead as Katjaa, and countless other games. She was also gracious enough to be interviewed by one of Scott Clark’s (our podcast host) students about voice acting. Cissy is a friend of the show, and we are honored to have her as our guest.
Voice Actress Courtenay Taylor
Courtenay Taylor is known mostly for her work as the female player in 2015’s Fallout 4, which earned her a BTVA Video Game Voice Acting nomination the following year. She’s also featured in popular games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Rage 2, Destiny 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series. The Gaming Outsider is very excited to meet Courtenay in person.
More Guests To Be Determined
We are currently working on a third guest for R2V2 as well. Stayed tuned for more information as we get closer to the date of the event.
Play Rare Games and Consoles
Chris Behrensmeyer from The Gaming Outsider is an avid collector of video games. He currently has over 5,000 games in his collection, which include several rare and expensive titles that aren’t easy to come across. Chris will have a portion of his collection available to play at R2V2. This is a great chance to play incredibly rare titles like Little Samson (NES) and many more! He’s even putting his Galaga arcade cabinet on display for anyone to play.
Give VR a Try
The Gaming Outsider will have have two virtual reality stations on-hand at R2V2 this year. If you’ve never had a chance to try PlayStation VR or Oculus Quest, now is your chance. Games available will include Beat Saber, Vader Immortal, Astrobot Rescue Mission, and many more!
Purchase Your Advance Tickets Today!
If you’d like to join the fun, don’t miss your chance to buy your tickets for $3.00 off before the day of the event. After you purchase your ticket via PayPal, you’ll receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions to receive your wristband the day of the event. We can’t wait to see you all at R2V2 2019!
Adult Tickets: $15.00
Child Tickets: $10.00
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