Aug 12 2025
Pass The Controller is for those who LOVE video games! Old, new, good, bad… PTC is here for you! With over a century of gaming experience between them, Marc ‘MCKNUX’ Carter, Eric ‘The Smoke’ Moran, Brian ‘CIVICMINDED’ Lesyk, and Nick ‘The Intern’ Panara bring knowledge, insight, and fun to the forefront. Be sure to check …
Aug 12 2025
Head Nerds In Charge is in the building! Head Nerds In Charge (HNIC) is Philadelphia’s premiere blerd talk show giving a platform to the underserved content creators, curators, and showcases of the geek community. We are excited to have them back! They have a cavalcade of shows (since it’s a whole network), so it’s easy …
Aug 10 2025
Luna Chibifox Luna Chibifox, the chibiest fox around, was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pa. She is a gaming video creator, variety streamer, video game event and tournament organizer for Origin Of Play. A public figure with 3 previous nominations for the*gameHERs Awards (including Journalist/Rising Streamer & Twitch Streamer of the Year), and with 4+ …
Aug 08 2025
J1-Con, the award-winning animation and gaming expo, that started in Philadelphia (2012), and is noted as being the longest running black-owned anime convention in the world, is combining with J1 Studios LLC… Some people don’t know that J1-Con is short for J1 Studios Convention and that the convention is a part of the overall company. …
Aug 11 2019
Fortnite is one of the most popular video games in the world right now, with 250 million players and a competitive scene that is rising to the top of the eSports world. The 2019 Fortnite World Cup packed out the Arthur Ashe Stadium, which usually opens its doors for tennis majors like the US Open. …
Jun 18 2018
J1 Studios is looking for cosplayers to star in their next J1-Con Cartoon Network commercial. Here’s how they’ve been doing it: J1 Studios/J1-Con hosts multiple cosplay contests at varying conventions and give the winners FREE 3-DAY PASSES to J1-Con 2018 where they have the chance to compete for a main spot in the commercial …
May 27 2016
Talk about making the Triforce of Awesome! The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses – a stirring orchestral performance of musical themes from the critically-acclaimed Legend of Zelda video game series accompanied by game footage on a giant screen. The Zelda Symphony is a groundbreaking multimedia production merging the visually striking digital art of …
May 22 2015
The Fighting/Video Game community Jemmillion is back, and this time they got ahold of Chris Alexander, of J1 Studios. He’s an interesting fellow! Read the article here: http://jemmillion.com/2015/05/18/interview-with-chris-alexander-the-head-of-gaming-and-business-development-at-j1-studios/ Follow Jemmillion on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jemmillion and Twitter: https://twitter.com/jemmillion
Sep 25 2014
Philadelphia’s #1 anime convention, J1-Con was a huge success once again! This time we were in the University City area at The First District Plaza on 3801 Market Street. Not only did we have anime screenings, vendors, gaming, great panels, and amazing cosplay, but we were blessed by the presence of A-list voice actor Vic …
Sep 15 2014
As the post-con depression wears off, we want to thank you all for bringing your energy and making yesterday’s J1-Con 2014 such an awesome success! The number of attendees we were expecting was easily broken within the first two hours of the convention, and we were registering hundreds more guests throughout the rest of the …
