Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Daniel Iacovelli, Video Game Summit Promoter, about this year’s event. Old School Gamer Magazine: What makes this year’s Video Game Summit special? Daniel Iacovelli: This year’s show reflects our original when we started back in 2003 as a small show. It’s more like a community gathering than a gaming con like MGC or the like, and a lot past vendors said they liked it small. Also this year we have the former Activision programers which is big. Old School Gamer Magazine: Who are some of your guests this year? Iacovelli: As mentioned above, we have the Activision programmersDan and Garry Kitchen with David Crane Todd Tuckey from TNT Amusements, Warren Davis Q*bert Programmer and Doug Watson Pinball Artist at Gottlelieb. Old School Gamer Magazine: Any special vendors? Iacovelli: No really special vendors, most are those who have been vendors with the show since start. Old School Gamer Magazine: What other things do you have going on this year? Iacovelli: Few new things happening this year:Panels, we did sort of question and answers thing in the pastwasn’t really a panel, this year would be the first time we have set schedule of panels. Prize Wheel, this will be replacing our raffles we did in the past which was good the prize wheel will have VGS selected prize packages of VGS merchandise as well as prizes that was donated by sponsors or vendors. Returning is our game area which has consoles from Atari to Xbox including the TurboGraphx system which will be featured in its Turbofest tournament. The area wouldn’t be anything without Armando and Brandon who has been doing the  game area for VGS since 2010. Other tournaments happening is Paul Zimmerman’s Atarimania which features a HSC on a classic game for 2600 and I’m continuing my HSC, known as the AVC Games Arcade Challenge which uses a port of a classic aracde game made for the 2600 by Champ Games, who also supplies the main prize for HSC. We will also  be getting arcades from Galloping Ghost and Haunted Horseman arcades Old School Gamer Magazine: Bottom line, why should someone come to the con this year? Iacovelli: To see guests who were involved in making games in the past, vendors who deal with retro games. But mostly to have fun with others who enjoy it. Old School Gamer Magazine: Anything else you’d like to add? Iacovelli: When the show first started back in 2003,it was orignally supposed to be a just a get together for other gamers and turned into a con and it continuing growing bigger and bigger and it basically lost the feel which was why it was decided to go back to small show. Even though I am the person who has run the show since its start I couldn’t continue it without the support of the fans and of course my  main staff: Paul Zimmerman, Armando Rodriguez and  Brandon Davis they are the backbone of the show. Old School Gamer Magazine: Where can people go to find out more? Iacovelli: The website is http://VideoGameSummit.net The post Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Daniel Iacovelli Talks 2025 Video Game Summit appeared first on Old School Gamer Magazine.