Just a few days left Lucca Comics & Games 2018, an unmissable event for all fans of video games and comics. The event will take place from Wednesday 31 October a Sunday, November 4 and in these 5 days the entire city of Lucca will be populated by cosplayers, gamers and readers of all kinds ready to experience the largest fair in Italy and one of the largest in the world. Here you will be able to find and try all the latest video games coming out, as well as sit comfortably and thanks to ESL observe live some of the best gamers in the world in their games.
So here is collected for you the complete program and all the appointments of this Lucca Comics & Games 2018.
Lucca Comics & Games 2018: all the news to try
Since the fair opened its doors to video games, the space dedicated to them has expanded more and more, let's see what this year has in store for visitors.
First of all, for those who have not already tried it in absolute preview at the Milan Games Week, also at Lucca Comics will be present two playable demos di Kingdom Hearts 3, the third installment of the Square-Enix saga which is expected to be released on 29st January on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. We invite you in case you are interested in reading our exhaustive preview to find out what you should expect from this new chapter of the saga. There will also be numerous activities inside and outside the location: you can photograph yourself together with a giant keyblade at the entrance of Villa Bottini, a place where you can also try the demo. Moreover, Saturday November 3 the Executive Producer of the series, Shinji Hashimoto, will be present for a special panel at theAuditorium San Francesco. If you are a fan of the saga, make a note of it, places will certainly be limited!
Nintendo Italia will be present at the fair in Piazza Bernardini with an entirely dedicated area. There will be many titles to try in preview, such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, out November 16 e Pokémon, Let’s Go: Pikachu!/Pokémon, Let’s Go: Eevee! which will arrive on Nintendo Switch on December 7th. You can find all the information on the characters of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in the article that we have dedicated to him. In addition to these games, you can try all the other classics released on Nintendo consoles such as Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Party, Mario Kart Deluxe 8, FIFA 19, Dragon Ball FigherZ and Skyrim. If you haven't tried these titles yet, now is the right time to get your hands on them.
Namco Bandai with Bandai Namco Entertainment it will also have a dedicated area within the event and you can find it at the Casermetta San Paolino. In the Namco Bandai area you can preview all the titles of the Japanese house, including Jump Force, the upcoming multi-franchise fighting game that will see the protagonists of all the most famous shonen clash with each other, from Naruto to Bleach and One Piece. If fighting games are for your teeth then check out our top fighting games released for every console. In addition to this game there will also be One Piece World Seeker, Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown, “The Dark Pictures - Man of Medan and 11-11 Memories Retold, as well as the brand new Soulcalibur VI with which you can challenge your friends and try if you have not yet purchased it. There will also be the opportunity to shop for gadgets and video games in the official Namco Bandai store.
The appointment with the classic is also inevitable Hearthstone Inn, a space dedicated to card games Blizzard here at Lucca Comics & Games 2018. You can find the Locanda at the Casermetta di Sasn Regolo and inside you can immerse yourself completely in the atmosphere of the game, thanks also to the contribution of the boys and girls in cosplay inside it. You can then face other visitors on Hearthstone thanks to the workstations made available, as well as try it in preview Lone Wolf AR, role-playing game that for the first time uses augmented reality directly on the screen of your phones. You can also shop at the official Blizzard Gear Store to buy your favorite Blizzard gadgets.
New this year will be the area dedicated to TIMGAMES, español telephony giant for some time now also struggling with the videogame environment. The space will be located at the former Cavallerizza and you can try the new cloud games service by streaming Valentino Rossi The Game, MotoGP 18, Asphalt 9: Legends, Ultra Street Fighter IV and many more. TIMGAMES will also host the final of the Tim Asphalt 9: Legends tournament made with the contribution of Gameloft, presented by mates.
Lucca Comics & Games 2018: all the Esports events
For those who love to play competitively and follow the Esports panorama, there will be many appointments at Lucca Comics & Games 2018, so let's go and discover them all.
Like last year ESL Italy inside the San Romano Auditorium he will bring his own Sports Cathedral inside which you can observe some of the best players in the world within a historic and suggestive environment. This year, an additional space will be added to it in Piazza Santa Maria: AK Informatica will in fact bring theSports Palace al Lucca Comics & Games 2018.
As tournaments there will be Fortnite, Overwatch, League of Legends and Clash of Clans, also assisted by the presence of youtubers such as Los Amigos e pow3r to make the experience even more engaging and fun. You can also meet the former Formula 1 driver, Jean Alesi and the two-time GT world champion, Matteo Bobbi who will present the “Jean Alesi Esport Academy”, an academy aimed at discovering and supporting all the new españoles talents in car racing games.
It will also be possible to participate in the Spanish Vodafone Sports Open, organized by ESL Italia. The tournament will be open to everyone, professional players or not and will allow them to clash on two games in particular: Clash Royale, the most played mobile game in the world, and Quake Champions, the revival of one of the most famous FPS in Bethesda history. There will be Marcel "K1llsen" Paul, winner of the last edition of the Español Esports Open and Nikita "clawz" Marchinsky, winner at QuakeCon 2017 and 2018 as regards Quake, while the winner of the RedBull MEO of Clash of Clans will be able to participate in the world finals in Germany as español champion in 2019.
So, whether you are simply a fan or want to compete, there will be plenty of opportunities to have fun: do not miss a visit to the ESL Cathedral or the Esports Palace!
Lucca Comics & Games 2018: indie and other gaming events
There will also be further gaming appointments this year for those who want to closely follow the development of the español panorama.
You can find in piazzale San Donato this year the The Bit District, a pavilion of over 1000 square meters entirely dedicated to video games as an artistic form, the so-called concept of “art & games”. It will be the third largest pavilion of the fair, proving the prominence that video games have within the fair.
The space dedicated to independent developers within the ancient Mint of Lucca will be important: Three Souls Interactive, the españolesssima software house will show Gral and other news, while Trinity Team will propose an updated version of Bud Spencer & Terence Hill: Slaps and Beans. Also Studio Evil will be present with the video game Super Cane Magic Zer ”, taken from the comic by Sio, and the irreverent“ Call of Salveenee - In search of the Marò ”created by Marco Alfieri. There will be many other games present, we invite you to take a tour just to support the video game segment in Italy and those who have decided to make their passion a job.
Speaking of this, for those who want to pursue a videogame career as a real job, there will also be Imaster Art, vertical academy to the videogame world and the International School of Comics with a series of activities and panels. You will also find Cook & Becker, the famous international art gallery, specializing in digital art with a very strong component in the videogame field. There will be areas for super enthusiasts, where the modding and components in general.
The Bit District will also host il great hardware represented by Asus, Gigabyte, Corsair, Enermax (hosted by Drako.com), Thermaltek (hosted by Tradeco.com), Sapphire, Starcom (hosted by AFKstore.com) and for the most fanatical Digital Dreams instead, it will set up an area dedicated to large simulators, for extreme driving enthusiasts, setting up a series of latest generation cockpits. There will also be gadgets thanks to Game-Egends and the possibility of buying video games in numerous retailers including Gametekk.
Ultimately, there will be panels dedicated to video games. The first Thursday 1 November from 16.30 to 18 focusing on the story of the birth, production and launch of the real-time strategy game Empires Apart, to explain to interested parties how to optimize their budget to create a product worthy of the name, as well as the relationship with the British manufacturer slitherine. The second, more educational, will be entitled “What can you learn from video games? And through video games? " and will take place on Friday 2 November from 16:30 to 18:30. The panel, dedicated above all to parents and teachers, wants to explain the educational potential of video games and how to make the most of them, as well as enhance their use without being immediately painted as a series B hobby or wasted time. There will also be time devoted to addressing the controversial issue of so-called violent and dangerous video games.
