On Thursday, July 24, 2008 during the opening night of Comic-Con, Games Live will be performing its award-winning show with the San Diego Symphony at the Embarcadero Marina Park South.
Tickets still available at: http://www.sandiegosymphony.com/summerpops/event.php?id=7. Video Games Live is best described as utilizing the power and emotion of a symphony and choir mixed with the energy and excitement of a rock concert combined with the cutting edge visuals, technology, interactivity and fun that video games provide.
Pre-show festival to include costume contest, game competitions, gaming and product demos, raffles and top distributor and exclusive manga partner TokyoPop, which will be on hand giving away free manga and PRINCESS AI soundtracks as well as providing prizes during the show including a signed/framed WARCRAFT poster.
The Video Games Live/Sony Pictures -- STARSHIP TROOPERS 3: MARAUDER DVD "Fly Under the Radar" Text-To-Win Sweepstakes will also be launching at the event where people will have the opportunity via cell phones to enter a chance at receiving a costume worn in the movie as well as a trip to Seattle to play a video game on stage during Video Games Live while the orchestra plays along. Enter online at http://starship.ign.com.
This will be the first time the San Diego Symphony will be performing music from popular game franchises such as MARIO, ZELDA, HALO, KINGDOM HEARTS, METAL GEAR SOLID, SONIC, WARCRAFT, CASTLEVANIA, TRON and many more. Piano soloist Martin Leung (a.k.a. "The Video Game Pianist") will be performing select songs including a 10-song FINAL FANTASY arrangement for solo piano.
World famous television, movie and video game voice actor Dee Bradley Baker (HALO, METAL GEAR SOLID, KINGDOM HEARS, GEARS OF WAR, VIEWTIFUL JOE, EVERQUEST II, SPIDER-MAN) will also be on hand performing a new interactive segment in which he reprises his role as the Beserker from GEARS OF WAR and delivers a real time sound recreation as the game is being played on screen.
The official worldwide album release of VIDEO GAMES LIVE -- VOLUME ONE will also be launched during the event and available for purchase on-site.
To celebrate this event, a synchronized fireworks display will add aerial accompaniment. Post-show meet and greet will include game composers, directors, actors and performers.
