deanb Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 So I guess this would be the big one if possible. Basically just wondering if folks are maybe planning to pop along to any tradeshows and if maybe meetups would be a good idea? It's maybe stupid I'm suggesting this since for certain I won't be able to do 2 of them. (also I may of missed some out) So this years events are: US PAX East -11-13th March (this may be a bit late now) Boston, Mass PAX Prime - No idea, Seattle, Washington. Blizzcon - Oct 21-22, Anaheim, California Europe Eurogamer Expo - 22-25 Sept, Earls Court, London Gamescom - 17-21 August, Cologne, Germany GAMEfest - 14-18th September, NEC, Birmingham Japan Tokyo Game Show - No idea, Tokyo If I'm missing any, pipe up. Those are the ones I know off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainHurtBoy...2 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 PAX Prime I'm going to for certain. So, yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 PAX east a is a maybe for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Not sure I'll be able to attend any of those, but if I can it'll be anything that's on the second half of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuam4n Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Probably nothing this year, although I was going to go to PAX; that got ruined. Next year I will for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 maaan, the fact that TGS '11 or '12 could be like a 30% of reality for me just gets me all pants excited. Was hoping to already be in Japan, but *crosses fingers* hopefully we'll hear something this year. This year is all jacked up, but I'm thinking of starting planning this year for a Comic-Con 2012 trip with some friends in the (more likely) event that wife doesn't get this job and we're still in the States next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/11/pax-organizers-surveying-about-european-expansion/ I'd be up for it. Also amending OP with Blizzcon times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheForgetfulBrain Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Doesn't blizzcon sell out ridiculously fast? PAX Prime, perhaps - I've always wanted to go, and one of my best friends lives an hour and a half from Seattle. It would be awesome to meet and hang out with some of you folks at a came con! I've never gone to one and always wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Gabe just tweeted the PAX East schedule: http://east.paxsite.com/schedule.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 If you're looking for a general idea, I think Eurogamer expo will be around end of September/start of October. That's when James went last year and when it was held the year before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 http://www.eurogamer.net/expo/ Tickets are now up. They're on cheap till 1st June. £8 per day. Certainly affordable. I'm unsure if I'd be able to go, but I wouldn't mind going. I'd have to plan in for a weekend though, no idea what I'll be doing in September. Might even be in London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I'm pretty positive I'm gonna go to the Eurogamer Expo. Though my first week of 3rd year will either be the week of the 19th or the week of the 23rd, so it's a bit tight Uni wise, but christ I want to go. May bring my blogging partner too. And meeting any of you guys would be swell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Gah. That's the weekend I'm away for a friend's wedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Gah. That's the weekend I'm away for a friend's wedding. Not really much of a friend if they go organizing weddings during game expos. How inconsiderate can you get? Anyway, I reckon there is about a dozen of us from the fair British Isles. (Few more if folks are up for crossing the Irish sea) If there was some kind of meet up it'd rock and definitely be worth going. edit: actually lets work this one out: Myself, Hottie, Thursday, WhatTheFrag, Octane, SFLegend, Dave Strife, Kenshi, Gerbil. Then across the sea, Jayc4life, Excel, MasterDex. Okay maybe that Dozen was including the Irish. And I swear I must be missing people. (especially ones who haven't let their nationality be known) edit2: Moose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I would like to go, but I'm already planning a trip to the UK in July thanks to this: http://uk.sonispherefestivals.com/ So I'm not sure returning there some months later is possible as far as money goes. Still, considering there are a lot of dudes from here going to that Expo I'll try to be there too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 No that was jsut me rattling off potential dudes. Upto now no one is down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Well, that's fine, Hottie. We'll all just crash the wedding instead =D (Srsly Dean that crowd would be good though, even w/o Hotness) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Well mentioned it to my two housemates. Ben was out at the time but I mentioned it to Tom and...well spent the next hour looking at trains n hotels n stuff. He's well up for it. Ben took a bit of convincing, primarily cos he doesn't have the cash for it all now, but didn't seem to realise he probably will in the future, and even the tickets we can loan him the cash for that. (he already owes me £80 anyway, £24/36 isn't much more on top of that) So now he's up for it too. It works out £8 for regular ticket (per day) or £12 for early access (gets you in at 10am instead of 11am) We looked about n found a Travelodge for £35pn near Regents park. So we're all priced up, and I think maybe buying the tickets tonight. So we're at this stage 80% going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Nice, that travelodge sounds like a good idea. Though the guy i'll be going with has expensive tastes- and he tends to get his mum (a londongoer businesswoman) to book hotels for him and stuff. Crazy cat. I'll get back to y'all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 BTW if any PXOD guys are up for coming down and want to make more of an event out of it: http://www.eurogamer.net/expo/press/enthusiast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Well mentioned it to my two housemates. Ben was out at the time but I mentioned it to Tom and...well spent the next hour looking at trains n hotels n stuff. He's well up for it. Ben took a bit of convincing, primarily cos he doesn't have the cash for it all now, but didn't seem to realise he probably will in the future, and even the tickets we can loan him the cash for that. (he already owes me £80 anyway, £24/36 isn't much more on top of that) So now he's up for it too. It works out £8 for regular ticket (per day) or £12 for early access (gets you in at 10am instead of 11am) We looked about n found a Travelodge for £35pn near Regents park. So we're all priced up, and I think maybe buying the tickets tonight. So we're at this stage 80% going. Speaking of that, one of the things I have to check before buying the tickets and stuff is that, do you personally recommend that Travelodge thing? Or anyone else, do you recommend any hotels close to the Expo and stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 There is pretty much not a single trade show I wouldn't love to attend. Funnily enough there is also pretty much not a single trade show I could afford to attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayc4life Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I'd consider going this coming year again, but I dunno if I'd be staying with my aunt again. It's cool getting the free accommodation and all, but I don't know if the hassle of being hassled is worth it Would rather do the Travelodge thing or some hotel or something anyway and just run with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Well Dave has applied for a press pass. So that's a few of us down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I might drop by if I'm in London. I'm unsure at the moment as I'm scheduled to visit Dubai and see my parents (they'd migrated there a while back) sometime in September-November. And maybe visit India as well. Of course if I'm doing some camera work for someone then I might attend the press day. Been there twice like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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