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Live in or around the San Francisco Bay Area? Don't have plans Wednesday, January 25? Well, we want to meet you at our first official reader meet-up at Jillian's in The Metreon!

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Where: Jillian's at The Metreon (101 4th Street, San Francisco, CA)
Look for the GamesRadar signs inside Jillian's. We have a room reserved just for us.
Who: GamesRadar editors will be in attendance and it's open to all ages
Why: To meet you, obviously! We've got some other plans for the event as well like:

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