Pink Gorilla West is NOW OPEN for business. Stop in during store hours (11am-7pm every day) and see what all the buzz is about! Receive raffle tickets with purchases and by liking us on facebook, then come back to PG West on the weekend of February 4 for our Grand Opening Event!

PG WEST GRAND OPENING EVENT
Saturday Feb. 4th - Sunday Feb 5th.

FREE snacks and drinks both days!!

Raffle to win great prizes!!
* Grand Prize: $100 Pink Gorilla Gift Card
* Retron 3 Console (Plays NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis games!)
* More cool Pink Gorilla Gear and video games!

And bring your 3DS, this will be a great opportunity to street pass!

The rumors are true! Pink Gorilla will soon be opening a third location located in West Seattle! Stay tuned for details about the grand opening date!

It's the thought that counts right? Well, yeah, but sometimes you'd rather have video games. Pink Gorilla's got a way to help turn all those holiday socks and sweaters into gaming awesomeness! Here's how it works:

Between December 26 and January 8
1. Return or exchange your less-desirable gifts to wherever they came from. Now you have money for games! Make sure to keep the receipt!
2. Bring that return receipt in to either Pink Gorilla location and show it to the friendly staff.
3. You're now entitled to 25% off all used games, and 10% off all new games and toys! Oh Joy!

SAVE BIG at Pink Gorilla's annual day after Thanksgiving SALE!
The sale runs for an entire week, but get in early to get the good stuff!

Click the poster above for all the details, and follow the event on facebook so you don't forget!!!

Ubisoft presents the latest in guitar gaming: ROCKSMITH!

Rocksmith is the first and only game where you can plug into any real guitar and rock out! Come try out the game for yourself, enjoy FREE food, and enter the raffle for your chance to win sweet Ubisoft prizes all night long!

Game demo starts at 5pm, then put your hands up for a live musical performances by local indie rock bands The Get and The Torn ACLs starting at 8pm.

Rocksmith

The Get
The Torn ACLs

Oh, yeah, and did we mention all this is FREE!

Come to Pink Gorilla U-District Monday September 19 from 8pm-Midnight to celebrate the launch of the highly anticipated Gears of War 3, and for your chance to WIN some great prizes! We will be running Gears 1, 2, and 3 on free play all night, as well as a variety of retro games!

RAFFLE
1 Grand Prize Winner will receive a $60 Gift Certificate (which you could even use to get your copy of the game!)
1 Runner Up will receive a Pink Gorilla T-Shirt!
We will also be raffling off other Pink Gorilla swag all night long!
Earn raffle tickets by participating in our special SALE event and winning in retro game challenges!

EVENT SALE
Starting at 8pm, all used games are BUY 2 GET 1 FREE, and all guidebooks are 50% off!
Every $10 spent will get you one raffle ticket!

SEE YOU THERE!

The fine print:
*Winners must be present to claim prizes.
*Sale on used games excludes rare games

Friday, September 23rd
Summer's almost gone, but the party's still on at Pink Gorilla U-District with a solid line-up of four DJs, and all the hot beats you can handle. Kick it one last time and hit the bass before you hit the books. RSVP the fb event here.
DJ Backpack Kid / DJ Vault / Haze Twist / Kitsune DJ
Doors at 8pm. Age 16+. $3.

Saturday & Sunday, September 24-25
It's that time of year again! The Portland Retro Gaming Expo will be filling up the halls of the DoubleTree Hotel in good ol' PDX. Ninja representatives from Pink Gorilla HQ will be chilling there next to our pals from D-Pad Retro Gaming. Swing by to check out our swag and give us a shout!

PAX is right around the corner, and as always your friendly neighborhood Pink Gorilla will be there in full swing!

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*** Make sure FOLLOW US on Facebook or Twitter for exclusive SPECIAL DEALS and GIVEAWAYS at our booth all PAX weekend! ***

Convention deal updates could happen at any given time so watch closely and don't miss out!

Facebook: PinkGorillaGames
Twitter: @PinkGorillaLLC

TWO more amazing live chiptune events are coming up at your friendly U-District Pink Gorilla! Check 'em out:

JULY 30: THRILLA @ PINK GORILLA!
Featuring:
* MC Firedrill
* Oven Rake
* Infradead
* Buried For A Day

All-Ages
Doors at 8pm
$3 Entry

View the Facebook event page here

AUGUST 5: KNIFE CITY + FRIENDS
Featuring:
* Knife City (aka Luke from Anamanaguchi as you may know)
* Live Animals
* Electric Children
* Seanbad

All-Ages
Doors at 8pm
$3 Entry

View the Facebook event page here

Don't miss these jam-packed line-ups and don't forget to LIKE Pinky's Dream Stage on Facebook to keep in touch with our live in-store events!

PINKY'S DREAM STAGE at the Pink Gorilla U-District is now in operation! We'll be hosting live music and all sorts of events on a regular basis so make sure to follow the Dream Stage on Facebook to keep informed!

COMING UP THIS MONTH:

FRIDAY JUNE 24
The Glowing Stars / Crashfaster / KGHB / Cris2600
Live chiptune. All-ages. 8pm. $3.

SATURDAY JUNE 25
Supercommuter & Klopfenpop
Live nerdcore. All-ages. 8pm. $3

It's going to be a fantastic musical weekend! See you there!

Thanks to everyone who attended SRGE last weekend and helped make it a great success!

Pink Gorilla UD was BUMPIN' all weekend long with live musical acts, mod workshops, the charity auction, and a hot sale! We even had video game themed baked goods, and a late-night after-party where we danced the night away to the beat of sweet live chiptune on the all new Dream Stage!

MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT ON THE PG FACEBOOK

and...

ADD PINKY'S DREAM STAGE ON FB TO KEEP UP ON LIVE IN-STORE EVENTS!

And if you forgot to pick one up, we still have some limited edition Pink Gorilla SRGE/Seattle T-shirts left! Stop in to PG UD and get yours before they're gone! Remember they count for a discount on games when you wear it in to either location!

What's SRGE? It's only the coolest retro gaming expo in the northwest! Duh!

The Seattle Retro Gaming Expo is making its debut this year at the Hotel Deca in the University District, just a few blocks away from Pink Gorilla!

During the expo Pink Gorilla will be hosting various in-store events, showcasing live music, AND having an awesome SALE! If you have an SRGE pass, you get exclusive entry to our sale event starting at 10am! Be the first to get the good stuff!

New Pink Gorilla SRGE T-SHIRTS will also be available (pictured above) and come with a FREE Poster!

PRE-REGISTER for SRGE at Pink Gorilla today!
Registration is only $15 for a weekend pass, and gains you early entry to the expo. Plus, you'll be automatically be entered for a chance to WIN a 3DS at Pink Gorilla's Octobitathalon: a retro gaming competition of epic proportions!

Head on over to Pink Gorilla U-District Saturday May 7th for the Magic the Gathering New Phyrexia Pre-Release event!

$30 per player, registration opens at 12pm and closes at 1pm. Play starts at 2pm with prizes to be won!

For full details, check out the official event page on Facebook:
PINK GORILLA NEW PHYREXIA PRE-RELEASE

See you there Magic fans!

It's that time of year again!--Time to put on those cat ears, fluff up those tails, peace-bond those weapons, and head on over to Sakura-Con at the WA State Convention Center for a major dose of Japanese pop-culture insanity! As always, Pink Gorilla will be there with a booth of epic proportions! The pic above is just a taste--get the full scoop during the con, April 22-24. See you there!!!

BTW, can we expect to see some Pinky G cosplay!? :)

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Pink Gorilla would like to express a warm thank you to everyone who came out for our Spring Sale a few weeks ago. We are happy to announce that because of your purchases that weekend, and during the entire month of March, Pink Gorilla was able to reserve a donation of $1000 toward the disaster relief efforts in Japan.

We sincerely thank you all for your contributions. Enjoy your games proudly knowing you've helped a good cause.

Donation link: Japanese Red Cross