Dallas - The Southwest Video Game Expo (SWGE) is being postponed due economic reasons. The show was to be the largest event of
its kind in the Southwest showcasing new games for the holiday season
from all the major publishers, says a representative. This expo was to be held at the Dallas
Convention Center November 20 through 22, 2009. With recent events
forcing publishers to limit their budgets, the management reconsidered
SWGE's ability to put on the kind of show people would be excited to
attend. Li-Fi, the consumer electronic side of SWGE was canceled
previously.
"The management deeply regrets that the expo in Texas will not be
happening in 2009 as we had planned," says Don Jennings, president of
Li-Fi, Inc. "A poor economy mixed with a large number of other expos
for publishers to attend has meant our show didn't perform the way we
had hoped it would. We still hope someday to bring a large event like
this to the Southwest, and are determined that it will be worth the
wait."