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CLASSIC GAMING EXPO AND VIDEO GAME COLLECTOR MAGAZINE

JOIN FORCES TO BENEFIT SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Group Of Rare Video Game Items Will Be Auctioned With All

Proceeds Given To Special Olympics of Northern California

VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK – July 27, 2004 –  Classic Gaming Expo (CGE) and Video Game Collector (VGC) magazine today announced that a group of rare video game items will be auctioned off at the annual Classic Gaming Expo show auction held in San Jose, August 21, with all proceeds going to Special Olympics of Northern California (SONC).  In addition, all proceeds from the rental of tables in the swap meet room will also go to SONC.

"We are really proud to be a part of this," said Shawn Paul Jones, publisher of Video Game Collector magazine.  "It is important to us that we can share our enthusiasm in more ways than just being a sponsor of Classic Gaming Expo. Video games let you be a hero or champion, but Special Olympics helps people become champions in real life."

VGC’s contributing editors have banded together to donate several rare video game items for the auction, including: an NES “top loader”; a vintage Atari 2600, mint in box; and video games from the contributors' private collections.  Also, all bidders who win items donated to SONC receive free autographed copies of Video Game Collector #1.

The CGE auction will take place immediately following the close of CGE 2004’s first day on Saturday, August 21.  In the past, the CGE video game swap meets and auctions have seen some of the rarest and most-sought-after-by-collector items change hands.  They have proven to be two of the most popular events at the show.  All attendees are invited to bring their rare video gaming items to the show and sell them at the auction.  Attendees are also welcome to bring video game paraphernalia to donate to the group of items that will be auctioned to benefit Special Olympics.

Classic Gaming Expo 2004 will take place at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, August 21 and 22, 2004.  Additional information on attending the show can be found at CGE’s Web site: www.cgexpo.com.

About CGE Services Corporation

Classic Gaming Expo is a production of CGE Services Corporation.  Currently in its seventh year, Classic Gaming Expo remains the industry's only annual event dedicated to celebrating and preserving the history of electronic entertainment, bringing together industry pioneers, gaming enthusiasts and the media for the ultimate experience in learning, game-playing and networking.  For additional information, visit CGE Services Corporation’s Web site at http://www.cgexpo.com.

About Video Game Collector

Video Game Collector is a full-color quarterly publication devoted to the hobby of collecting video games, and is the first magazine to offer a complete price guide for every major video game system from the Atari 2600 to the Xbox. Video Game Collector focuses on both modern and classic gaming, and its editorial staff possesses unmatched knowledge and experience about the past, present, and future of the video game industry. Video Game Collector is distributed nationally via newsstands, specialty stores and subscriptions, and is available for reorder at more than 5,000 toy and game stores. For more information, please visit www.vgcollector.com.

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