Geekadelphia Interview: Ed Fleming, Exec. Dir. of the VGXPO

Last year in November, before Geekadelphia grew it’s shiny new visage and Dead Space was little more than a distant videogame with a trailer or two, a friend of mine and myself were playing Rock Band on-stage in front of other Philadelphians, weeks before the game even shipped. Where did we get the chance to get our hands on a game that had yet to release? At the Philadelphia leg of America’s Video Game Expo of course!

Running into it’s fifth year, Executive Director Ed Fleming was nice enough to allow myself and Chris Reber to join him in his office at the NBC 10 building this week to ask him a few questions about his convention and what to expect. Above you’ll find the first part of our three piece interview, where we tackle what makes the VGXPO different from other gaming events and why prospective attendees should check it out this year. Be sure to check back tomorrow for part number two!