Phoenix Comicon 2016: Gaming!

June 7, 2016
Christen Bejar
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A Destiny Warlock and Titan pose with a Star Wars jawa on the exhibitor floor.
A Destiny Warlock and Titan pose with a Star Wars jawa on the exhibitor floor. [photo by Christen Bejar]
Phoenix Comicon took place over this past weekend, and it was absolutely jam-packed full of fun things to do and see. Nearly every genre imaginable was represented, but one of the most prevalent was video games. 

Several popular video game voice artists were in attendance including Nolan North (Nathan Drake in Uncharted), Troy Baker (Joel in Last of Us), and DC Douglas (Albert Wesker in Resident Evil 5). Cosplayers turned out in droves to represent a spectrum of titles from League of Legends to Fallout and everything in between. Even if folks weren’t in costume, they had fun gaming lounges and freeplay areas to occupy themselves. Check out our gallery of all the ways video games were present at the convention this year.

A large Team Fortress cosplay group. [photo by Christen Bejar]
Captain Falcon [photo by Christen Bejar]
League of Legends Lux, Illaoi and Arcade Riven [photo by Justin Franco]
Sean Astin joins Nolan North, Troy Baker, Jess Harnell, Maurice LaMarche, and DC Douglas in the Twisted Toonz panel. [photo by Christen Bejar]
[L to R] Voice actors Jess Harnell, Maurice LaMarche and DC Douglas crack up during their readings. [photo by Christen Bejar]
Nolan North and Troy Baker ham it up for the crowd. [photo by Christen Bejar]
C’loni Bailey donned her Flemth cosplay from Dragon Age: Inquisition. [photo by Christen Bejar]
Reaper from Overwatch costume at Phoenix Comicon 2016. Prop weapons like this won’t be allowed at Phoenix Comicon 2017. [File photo by Nerdvana contributor Christen Bejar]
Dante from the Dantes Inferno game. [photo by Christen Bejar]
Elizabeth and Songbird from Bioshock Infinite. [photo by Christen Bejar]
D.Va from Overwatch [photo by Justin Franco]
Destiny Hunters like this one were dotted all around the convention. [photo by Justin Franco]
Red from Transistor. [photo by Christen Bejar]
Fire Emblem Awakening cosplay group. [photo by Justin Franco]
A Fallout cosplay gathering. [photo by Christen Bejar]
This Snorlax was not afraid of getting captured….by the camera! [photo by Christen Bejar]
Three Minecraft characters pose with a mini Master Chief and Spiderman. [photo by Christen Bejar]
This duo added some unique flair to their outfits. [photo by Christen Bejar]
Hyper Light Drifter [photo by Justin Franco]
A Quarian engineer from Mass Effect. [photo by Christen Bejar]
League of Legends Arcade Sona and Nidalee cosplayers. [photo by Justin Franco]
Part of the Cobra Arcade on-site lounge. [photo by Christen Bejar]
The Cobra Arcade lounge had a DJ for late-night gaming. [photo by Christen Bejar]
Popstar Ahri from League of Legends. [photo by Justin Franco]
Not at all suspicious, this Team Rocket cosplayer advertised a nice day spa. [photo by Christen Bejar]
A garish looking Boxhead from Evil Within. [photo by Christen Bejar]
The AZHP Gaming tournament area. [photo by Christen Bejar]
Free play arcade cabinets in the AZHP Gaming room. [photo by Christen Bejar]
Mortal Kombat! [photo by Christen Bejar]
Riot Singed, DJ Sona and Debonair Jayce from League of Legends [photo by Justin Franco]
Always gaming: a young attendee plays AZVGs showcase games. [photo by Christen Bejar]
A Bloodborne cosplay group. [Photo by Christen Bejar]
Arthas the Lich King from Warcraft. [photo by Justin Franco]
Veiger from League of Legends. [photo by Christen Bejar]
A Shovel Knight and Shield Knight gender swap duo. [photo by Justin Franco]
A Bloodborne Hunter and Solaire of Astora from Dark Souls. [photo by Christen Bejar]

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Christen Bejar

Christen Bejar is a freelance gaming writer who started the local blog The Pause Button while studying at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. For Nerdvana, Bejar reviews video games and also previews, recaps and photographs many local events from a gamer's perspective.

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