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wHAT IS BEAST IN THE EAST?

Beast in the East or BITE is Hampton Roads largest gaming festival. BITE is focused on bringing a unique event to provide a place for people to enjoy their favorite games, meet new communities, discover new interest, jam out to amazing performances, buy one of a kind gaming merch from vendors, and most importantly create long lasting memories along the way!

badges

DOOR PRICE BASIC BADGE $75

Gain full weekend access to Beast in the East 7. Enjoy a weekend packed with tournaments, arcade cabs, entertainment, vendors, and more!

PREREG Bronze BADGE $70

Gain full weekend access to Beast in the East 7. Enjoy a weekend packed with tournaments, arcade cabs, entertainment, vendors, and more!

Get an exclusive event lanyard and pin to decorate your badge.

PREREG silver BADGE $100

Gain full weekend access to Beast in the East 7. Enjoy a weekend packed with tournaments, arcade cabs, entertainment, vendors, and more!

Get an exclusive event lanyard and pin to decorate your badge.

Look good play good. What better way than with the official event shirt. Don’t forget to walk around with your egg backpack to make sure it hatches. Top it all off with a poster try collecting as many friends autographs!

PREREG gold BADGE $160

Gain full weekend access to Beast in the East 7. Enjoy a weekend packed with tournaments, arcade cabs, entertainment, vendors, and more!

Get an exclusive event lanyard and pin to decorate your badge.

Look good play good. What better way than with the official event shirt. Don’t forget to walk around with your egg backpack to make sure it hatches. Top it all off with a poster try collecting as many friends autographs!

Show your BITE pride by reppin’ our 3D printed logo state.

PREREG platinum BADGE $215

Gain full weekend access to Beast in the East 7. Enjoy a weekend packed with tournaments, arcade cabs, entertainment, vendors, and more!

Get an exclusive event lanyard and pin to decorate your badge.

Look good play good. What better way than with the official event shirt. Don’t forget to walk around with your egg backpack to make sure it hatches. Top it all off with a poster try collecting as many friends autographs!

Show your BITE pride by reppin’ our 3D printed logo state.

Become the ultimate trainer with our custom artwork that will display you and your favorite partner!

Tournaments

Will You become the beast in the east?

BITE 7 will host over a dozen tournaments that will feature some of the best players from around the globe! Show off your skills and claim glory in your favorite game!

We also have many fun side tournaments at the event that range from your traditional tournament all the way to mystery games! No matter hardcore or casual you can find a tournament for you.

For more information or register for tournaments, please visit the Start.gg page.

Arcade Games

get lost in a sea of arcade games!

This isn’t your everyday arcade. We partner with arcade providers all over the country to have the widest variety of arcade machines to play at the event.

You can play arcade classics all the way to Japanese exclusives all weekend long for free with a badge.

Have something you want to bring to BITE? Arcade games and equipment is always helpful to make the event even bigger! Fill out our contractor form to let us know the details.

vendors

snag unique gaming merch from gamers

Itching to get new merch of your favorite game or anime? Check out our artist and vendor area. We promise not to tell anyone about how much you spend over the weekend. You earned it!

want to get a booth at bite 7?

We would love to feature YOU at our event. We are now accepting applications for our vendor/artist booths at the event.

entertainment

Panels live bands and more!

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the event and check out our entertainment for the weekend. Pick up a new skill or jam out to some tunes.

want to host a panel or performance?

We are always looking to add more of the community to our event line up. We are now accepting panel/performance applications for BITE 7.

staff

one of us! one of us! one of us!

Want to know what it takes to host an event? We got you covered! Learn the in’s and out’s of the event and make new friends along the way. Fill out the staff application we can’t wait to see you apart of Team BITE.

hotel travel

hotel room block

The official hotel for BITE 7 is the Embassy Suites by Hilton Hampton Roads Convention Center. This hotel is right next to the convention center.

Room rates are $229 a night. The rooms are all spacious suites with the option of single or double bed. The room block fills up really fast every year. Please keep an eye on our social media channels if the block fills up!

travel

There are two airports that you can fly into for BITE 7 Norfolk International Airport (ORF) and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF)

When flying into ORF, please keep in mind there will be a bridge tunnel on your way to the venue that can be congested. Please plan all travel accordingly.