Ambient Distortions Productions Studio is a small group of developers lead by Clint Thompson to seek and release previously unavailable games and hardware for everyone to enjoy. Future releases currently underway include titles such as Black Ice White Noise (Rev 18 & 19), unreleased Atari Falcon games, and many other unreleased titles. Ambient Distortions will be displaying many of these games throughout the day at the Austin Gaming Expo.

Based in Austin, Texas, Aspyr Media, Inc. has focused on diversifying the consumers' selection for home-based entertainment since 1996. Aspyr builds entertainment products for computer and video game consoles, as well as DVD, VHS, CD and Broadband-based entertainment. Aspyr continues to dominate the Macintosh games category ending with a 50% market share in fiscal 2002. Aspyr will have several PC and Macintosh computers setup for network LAN play at the Austin Gaming Expo.

The Atari History Museum is a comprehensive website covering the entire range of Atari's history, from its early days of Pong to the days when the Atari Jaguar was state of the art. You'll find a huge wealth of historical information and pictures about Atari game consoles, computers, arcade games, and much more.

The Atari History Museum got its start on the Web in 1997 and has been adding and expanding ever since. Its origins date back to the Bulletin Board Era as Curt Vendel, its curator, originally ran a Bulletin Board in the 80's dedicated to Atari History and Information.

Evolved from The Atari 2600 Nexus in 2001, AtariAge contains a wide variety of information about Atari game systems, featuring thousands of scans of 2600, 5200, 7800, Jaguar and Lynx games, manuals and boxes. In addition, you'll find the latest Atari-related news, updates on new homebrew games in development, an online store featuring classic gaming hardware and software, and an active community discussing Atari systems in online forums.

AtariAge will have a variety of Atari systems setup for play, as well as a healthy selection of games and other merchandise from their online store.

Dave & Busters is giving away $10 Power Cards to the first 500 visitors to the Austin Gaming Expo, and is also donating door prizes and tournament prizes.

Game Emporium is one of Texas largest "New Old Stock" classic videogame dealers. Operated by longtime collector William Smith, Game Emporium will be bringing plenty of new and used games and equipment from down the road in San Antonio.

GameStop is a national chain of retail stores that sells the most popular new software, hardware and game accessories for the PC and next generation game console systems from Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sega and is also the industry's largest reseller of pre-played games. In addition, GameStop sells computer magazines and strategy guides, action figures, collectible trading cards, and other related merchandise to the more than 30 million customers that visit the company's site each year. GameStop will have video game kiosks featuring the latest game consoles on hand, along with today's hottest games.

Game Zone has been serving Austin for six years with two locations. They have a large selection of new and used video games, DVDs, game systems, and accessories. The sales staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. Game Zone carries new and classic games, and they have TVs and systems setup so customers can try games for free before buying them. Game Zone will have a selection of games for purchase, as well as systems setup for play.

Goodwill Computerworks is not your typical Goodwill! Located in Austin, Texas, Goodwill Computerworks is an entire store devoted to computers, software and videogames. Goodwill Computerworks even features an impressive museum of vintage computing gaming hardware and software, on free display for any visitors to the store.

Goodwill Computerworks will have a selection of hardware and software on sale at the show, as well as select items from their museum.

Based in North Texas, Hassell Castle Amusements specializes in selling completely refurbished/restored pinball machines and classic video games. Hassell Castle Amusements will be on hand with a selection of pinball machines setup for free play that will also be for sale.

I'm Game was created by gamers FOR gamers in the San Marcos area. That means you. We try to get our hands on the history of gaming just as much as the new releases. We buy and sell new and gently used games and consoles. We can give you all the information from hardware and graphics to controllers and TV hook-ups. We also organize and hold tournaments and birthday parties. Team up with your friends for a game of Football, or recruit people for online mayhem in our Gamers Den. See an example of a tournament at our both at the Austin Gaming Expo.

Lan's Edge is Austin's premier computer gaming center. Lan's Edge offers state-of-the-art gaming in a fun and friendly atmosphere. With 33 PCs equipped with 21" monitors, four X-Boxes on 50" screens, and over 50 games to choose from, you'll never want to go home!

For the Austin Gaming Expo, Lan's Edge will have several large projection televisions and a network of Xboxes setup for tournament play. Lan's Edge will be running tournaments for Halo and the recently released Brute Force (created by Austin game developer Digital Anvil).

LegendsOfZelda.com is a fan website dedicated to the popular Zelda games produced by Nintendo. LegendsOfZelda.com will have two GameCube systems for play at the Austin Gaming Expo, both featuring Zelda games, and they will be raffling a copy of the recent GameCube release, "The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker". In addition, a demo of the fan made Zelda game, "The Legend of Zelda: Darkness in Hyrule" (learn more at www.zeldaih.tk) will be available for play.

Serving Atari fans since 1985, Austin-based More Than Games specializes in selling hardware for the Atari 8-bit and ST computers. With their focus on the Atari 8-bit line of computers, More Than Games has developed several new products catering to 8-bit fans. In addition, More Than Games sells used games for classic game consoles such as the Atari 2600.

Video Game Bible is a historical reference for every gaming console ever created. Having recently released a book covering all U.S. released console video games from 1985-2002, VGB has plans to release companion books encompassing not only the era from 1972-1984, but also all handheld games ever released in the U.S.

But more than simply listing game names and dates, VGB offers actual reviews and overviews for each game listed, making it fun to read about past games, not tedious. It is the objective of VGB to eventually cover every aspect of gaming to the fullest detail, and to offer both collectors and retro-gamers alike a haven to both learn about, and talk about older video games.