Free 2-Day Tickets
Bring a machine to share, and as long as it meets our requirements you get your Saturday and Sunday tickets for the show… free!
Home Computing
Future Classics
Try out the classics of the future from various developers of all sizes! From VR to console, Steam to mobile, you might be the first to check out tomorrow’s hot new game! Are you a developer? Register here to show your games at MGC.
Guys, Games and Beer
The fun-loving Guys, Games and Beer podcast is an amazing group of guys (and gals!) that get together to discuss games and beer! They love sharing their favorite games with people, whether it is classics you may know, or extremely unique and one-of-a-kind things you may never seen! Walk into the room and become part […]
iMac Quake LAN
Networked LAN computers were a big thing in the 1990s, and games like Quake were all the rage… but how often did you ever see the game networked on Apple computers? Don’t just see it, play Quake with others in the Underdog Chamber in this unique LAN network!
Same Name, Different Game: The Live Panel
Join Joe Drilling of Same Name, Different Game and Eric Grider of Game vs. Game to take a look at the history of ports! Today, games are typically close to identical across various platforms but in the past strange licensing agreements and wildly different specs for the platforms the games were made on often necessitated […]
Ticket Sales and Pre-Sale Ticket Redemption
Bring your pre-sale tickets to this door to get in, or bring cash or credit to buy your tickets! If you pre-ordered, you can enter the Vendor Hall at 9:30am on Saturday, and the Game Center at 9:30am on Sunday! If you are a VIG, you get early access to the Vendor Hall on Saturday […]
Bright Eyes Cosplay Info Booth Open
Stop by the Bright Eyes Cosplay booth to learn more about Cosplay at the Midwest Gaming Classic and elsewhere! You can also sign up for the Saturday night Cosplay contest, and check in kids for our Cosplay Showcase on Sunday!
Vendor Hall
Over 50,000 square feet of gaming goodness! Whatever you are looking for – from games and systems to shirts, toys, machine parts, costume pieces, and so much more – find it among our 100+ vendors from all over the country! Remember, if you pre-ordered tickets, you get into the vendor hall 30 minutes early on […]
Cosplay
Come to the show dressed as your favorite character from gaming! Come Saturday for a chance to win prizes for the best costumes when we host our Spooky Pinball Cosplay tournament! On Sunday, we invite kids to come in costume and show it off!
Classic Gaming and Computing Museum
The Computing and Gaming Museum is one of the centerpieces of the Midwest Gaming Classic! Check out hundreds of different consoles from Pong to the PS5 and everything in between! Discover the joys of early computers, share the fun of hit games from the past, and check out the present of video games in the […]
