Two years ago, the Video Games Live concert series readied a 25-city North American tour, only to cancel all but two shows mere days before the first performance. At the time, organizers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall pledged to press onward on a smaller scale, putting on and promoting events one city at a time. Even so, the group is taking another shot at the big time, as Video Games Live today announced 25 new shows set to take place through July of 2008.

　　The show will feature the music of a number of gaming franchises, including Mario, Zelda, Halo, Warcraft, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, and BioShock. In addition to the music, the tour features interactive video screens, lighting effects, and audience participation segments.

　　While the only announced shows so far will be in the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom, organizers said they're planning about 20 more shows in Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America.

　　The list of confirmed cities and dates follows:

　　Buffalo, NY--October 14, 2007

　　Los Angeles, CA--October 19, 2007

　　London, Englang--October 22, 2007

　　Columbia, MO--October 28, 2007

　　Calgary, Alberta, Canada--November 9-10, 2007

　　Orlando, Florida--January TBA, 2008

　　St. Louis, MO--January 26, 2008

　　Ft. Wayne, IN--February 15, 2008

　　Milwaukee, WI--March 1, 2008

　　Phoenix, AZ--March 7, 2008

　　Ogden, UT--March 27, 2008

　　Salt Lake City, UT--March 28-29, 2008

　　Austin, TX--July 11-12, 2008

　　Atlanta, GA--TBD

　　Boise, ID--TBD

　　Las Vegas, NV--TBD

　　Nashville, TN--TBD

　　San Francisco, CA--TBD

　　San Jose, CA--TBD

　　Seattle, WA--TBD

　　Toronto, ON--TBD

　　Vancouver, BC--TBD

　　For information on those shows, visit the group's official Web site.