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10 Oct

Game in the Groove

As part of Melbourne International Games Week, demo games from local indie developers and Swinburne University students in a cosy bar space in the city.

Enjoy retro gaming stations and a Smash Brothers Ultimate tournament. Plus there will be DJs from the game industry and beyond playing grooving music all night, including future funk, Playstation breakbeats and jungle, UK garage, lo-fi beats, grooving house and more.

This is an 18+ event but kids are welcome with a guardian until 9pm.

Date	Times
Sat 10 Oct	4:00pm - 12:00am

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