It is with great pleasure that I announce to you our next guest of honor at MAGFest 11: Yuzo Koshiro. Yuzo is most well known for his work on the Streets of Rage trilogy, Ys, ActRaiser, Shinobi, and many many more. Not only will he be present as a guest speaker, but he'll be spinning up some of his classic gaming tunes during his very own live DJ set. You can check out his full list of credits at his Wikipedia article and also pay a visit to the website of his very own developer studio ANCIENT

This is his FIRST EVER public appearance and performance in the USA, so don't miss this chance! Pre-register and book your hotel room!

Mega props to Audun Sorlie for helping make this happen. Also, Sunny.

Much like The Olive Garden, when you're at MAGFest, you're family, which is why we're glad to welcome back three bands that have been part of our family for a long time. Powerglove wasn't able to make it MAGFest last year, so it's especially great to have them back this year.

Bands (many more to be announced):
Metroid Metal - As the name implies, they specialize in downtempo dubstep remixes of John Williams soundtracks.
The OneUps - Funkjazzrock probably wasn't a word because this band existed, but it is now.
Powerglove - World renowned video game metal band that has toured with the likes of Dragonforce, Sonata Arctica, and Symphony X. No word on their upcoming Michael Bolton tour dates.

Sunny's a nice kitty, but a bit camera shy, so no pictures of her this time around. Prove to us you want to see more of her by pre-registering and booking your hotel room!

Just a quick update from your friendly and good-looking MAGFest staff. Here are a couple more bands and guests for you to look forward to this year!

Guests(many more to be announced):
John Patrick Lowrie - Team Fortress 2's sniper, and fantastic writer.
Extra Credits - Fun, creative, all-around awesome webseries that entertains and teaches us stuff gamers care about.

Bands (many more to be announced):
BrentalFloss and The Cartridge Family - BrentalFloss is back with a full backing band, featuring several members of Descendants of Erdrick.
Video Game Orchestra - High energy combination of rock and orchestral elements breath new life into your favorite classic video game songs. Check out a video of them playing here.

Nice kitties:
Sunny - She's shocked and amazed at how awesome MAGFest is!

As always, the big two things you need to do are pre-register and book your hotel room!.