Summary

  • The MCM X EGX show, the largest event for the UK's gaming, comic, and pop culture fans, attracts over 100,000 enthusiasts to ExCeL London, the organiser says

  • Artists in the exhibition tells the BBC they're in it not for the money but for the adventure

  • The talents behind the voices of Pokémon's Ash Ketchum and Arcane's Silco are in the show

  • Cosplayers are out in full force, donning their favourite character costumes, including Pikachu and Joker

  • New video games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, comic creations, and other pop culture gems are being showcased

  • Don't miss our live coverage of the Strictly Come Dancing Halloween Special tonight and the League of Legends World Championship Finals next week

Live Reporting

Edited by Tinshui Yeung, with Andrew Rogers, Laura Cress and Thomas Copeland reporting from ExCeL London

  1. A bumper show for fans or a sign of worrying times?

    Andrew Rogers
    BBC Newsbeat reporter

    Gamers seated in front of screens playing video games at the EGX game show

    Attendees trying out new games at the EGX show

    This is the UK’s biggest consumer show for games, but this year it’s different.

    EGX has been absorbed into MCM Comic Con for the first time.

    While that might mean more for fans to see and do, it’s also potentially a worrying sign for the games industry.

    Many big brands pulled out of the show as a post-pandemic global downturn in games hit marketing budgets.

    There’s also less here to play, with a quiet few months for games ahead as job cuts and a strike in the US hit development schedules.

    Some of the big ones, like the highly anticipated new Assassin's Creed, have been delayed to 2025.

    Organisers here will be hoping that by combining the shows, they can keep the EGX alive, while getting a bigger audience for exhibitors sticking with them.

  2. What do EGX and MCM stand for?

    EGX is one of the UK's biggest video game shows. It stands for EuroGamer eXpo, its original name when it launched back in 2008. While it's primarily about video games, you can also find a mix of things like tabletop RPGs and cosplay.

    MCM, on the other hand, also features games and cosplay but has a stronger focus on comics. MCM stands for Movies, Comics and Media. You can see hundreds of creative talents showcasing their best, from fiction and comics to delightful little bits of merch (that's merchandise, for the uninitiated).

    By the way, they’re both organised by the same company, ReedPop.

  3. Just arrived for my very first game and comic con

    Thomas Copeland
    Live reporter

    Catherine, Melissa and Tom in Beetlejuice-inspired costume, posing aboard a train

    Catherine (R), Melissa (L) and Tom (behind the circle skull in case you cannot see him)

    Hello from the ExCeL, where I’ve just arrived for my very first game show and comic con!

    I’m here to take in all the sights and sounds of the most colourful day in the comic book calendar.

    On the train, I met Catherine Mariah, dressed in a handmade Beetlejuice-inspired costume that even lights up.

    Mariah has convinced her younger siblings, Melissa and Tom, to come along this year.

    “There’s panels, games, displays,” Catherine tells me, “and my favourite part is meeting other people who are cosplaying.”

    “By the end of the day you’ll be sad it’s all over - you’ll have the Con Blues!”

    The Mariah family are ready, and so am I, so stay with me for light saber battles, cosplay contests, hit voice actor reunions, the appearance of a Pokémon star and lots, lots more!

  4. What do you think about the show? Get in touch!

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  5. How about a weekend in the world of fantasy

    Tinshui Yeung
    Live editor

    A llama and a goose in the foreground, with people playing video games in the background

    The Farm, one of the exhibition section in EGX 2024

    Welcome to our live coverage of the EGX game show!

    But wait, there's more than that. This year, it's teaming up with MCM Comic Con, another heavyweight in the UK's pop culture scene.

    So today, we're bringing you the crème de la crème of this EGX X MCM extravaganza.

    Expect a showcase of upcoming games, from big names to indie gems, comics, and other fantastic creations by the UK’s finest talents. Plus, there's cosplay, D&D, and other out-of-the-ordinary fun like lightsaber battles. Yes, just like Star Wars, but with zero damage, thankfully.

    Let's heed the Call of Duty in this Metaphor world of ReFantazio, venture into the Dungeons to meet the Dragons, and perhaps dream of Three Little Nightmares.