E3 2006 - Serious Moblogging

And like that, it was gone

Well, E3 2006 is now officially over, and despite the fact that my feet, legs, shoulders, back, eyes, and ears are all sore, and that I may simply fall asleep at any moment, I really wish there was another day. As usual there were things I didn’t get to see that I really wanted to, but I’m happy to say that I either played or saw behind-closed-doors demonstrations of some amazing things.

In terms of consoles, Wednesday was more PS3, Thursday was more Xbox 360, and today we got a look at the Nintendo Wii, as well as playing with the Wii for a bit (seriously, why did they name it that?). The line was insanely long, and once inside their booth it was very poorly organized, as they were allowing people to play the game demos for way too long.

We picked up a whole bunch of swag yesterday and today, with the top items including a retail copy of Red Orchestra, a huge inflatable raft, and a huge banner from the Webzen booth.

Tonight will be spent partly as the last two nights: posting our thoughts on what we saw, as well as pictures for you all to enjoy. I tried to grab a few more booth babe photos today, as I noticed yesterday was extremely light, but at this point most booth babes were running as fast as they could towards the exits, wanting it to be over, so some were hard to find. Maybe next year they’ll go lax on the rules again and booth babes will make their triumphant return…

Well, it’s been fun, but with the floor closed, the media center wrapping things up, and our flight leaving tomorrow morning, it’s nearly over.

As the sign says, See you next year, E3!

Add comment May 12th, 2006

Day Two Concludes

Well, day two of the expo is now officially over, and for some reason it went a whole lot faster than yesterday. I doubt it was the lack of the extra hour in the morning for the press conference, but perhaps it was the extra games actually played instead of watching demos put on by a presenter who is playing.

We had the chance to play nearly every Xbox 360 game offered on the show floor, as well as a few new PS3 games and a bunch of PC games as well. There may have been some PSP in there, but I’m so out of it right now I don’t even know what I’m saying anymore. A few hours in Kentia hall also revealed the usual crazy array of accessories, controllers, and the other wacky items that Kentia hall is known for, and there was a wonderful gaming chair with a built in massager that was exactly what my body needed after the past two days.
Ten minutes until they boot us out of the media center, let’s see how many pictures I can get uploaded…if any.

Add comment May 11th, 2006

Day One Previews (Part 1)

I think that with every completed game preview from the first day, I remembered another game that we forgot to write about. I wonder if we’ll be able to get it all done tomorrow morning before the floor opens….doubtful.

Anyway, tons of day one previews are now posted, in addition to tons of pictures. Don’t forget to find Waldo!

Add comment May 11th, 2006