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Eurogamer Expo tickets on sale now!

Five quid for unprecedented fun.

Tickets are now on sale for the Eurogamer Expo, which takes place on 28th and 29th October at the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London.

This fantastic event lets you get hands-on with the biggest games due out this Christmas, including LittleBigPlanet, Fallout 3, Mirror's Edge, Street Fighter IV, and plenty more besides.

Tickets cost a paltry GBP 5 from the Eurogamer Expo site, and all proceeds are being donated to GamesAid, a UK games industry charity. We do our bit.

Tickets also grant access to the GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair, which helps those with a passion for joining the industry meet and chat with the biggest companies around.

Plus, of course, there's the opportunity to meet the particularly handsome Eurogamer team. We would.

Pop your head into the Eurogamers EG Expo group for some event-related chatter, or saunter over to the Eurogamer Expo group on the less well-known community site Facebook.

The Eurogamer Expo is part of the London Games Festival, which runs from 24th October to 2nd November, and includes events such as Video Games Live - the orchestral performance of music from games like World of Warcraft and Halo.

There's also a world record being attempted during the opening weekend for the number of people dressed as videogame characters under one roof, plus numerous fringe events taking place across the city throughout the festival.

Head over to the London Games Festival site to find out more.