GAMEfest, gaming festival that will run from September 16-18 at the Birmingham NEC, will provide visitors with a rare opportunity to go hands-on with their upcoming titles from a number of publishers.

Capcom will provide a glimpse of its five new games, viz. Street Fighter X Tekken, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, and Dragon's Dogma.

Konami will come to the platform with its latest upcoming titles PES 2011, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, and Silent Hill Downpour.

While Codies will show its F1 2011, Namco Bandai will bring a total of five new titles, including Dark Souls, Ben 10: Galactic Racing, Inversion, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, and Ridge Racer: Unbounded.

GAMEfest will also enjoy the presence of Bethesda, EA, Ubisoft, THQ, Activision, Nintendo, and Sega; while Sony and Microsoft have signed up as headline sponsors of the event.

Ticket to the event costs £5 for anyone under 12, and £10 for anyone aged 12 or over.