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Bang bang!



Bang bang!, originally uploaded by theuser.

gem was angry at that sheet of paper!
So, our trip so far!
The way out was decent. We a couple new CDs and a CD we hadn’t heard in a while. We also played MadLibs and made fun observations personifying various construction vehicles and power lines!
There were some mix ups on the first night, so after meeting up with Alex and the group, we split up. I tried to get together with my family, but long story short, that failed, and we ended up eating at the Village Seafood Buffet. Expensive, but oh god so good. We also watched some TV and saw the flamingos!
We met up at a bar and drank with everyone, which was a lot of fun! Some people had trouble learning to take jello shots 🙂 Then we took an overpriced limo back to one of our rooms to drink champagne and play with their dog, Tegin!
This morning we went to the shooting range. I had shot a little at a YMCA camp when I was much younger, but this was basically my first time shooting. We had three different handguns and a rifle. I enjoyed all of it! The amount I shake with the rifle was crazy. Using the scope was harder than I expected too. All in all, I was much better than I thought I’d be.
Then I went on a quest to find an ATM. It took so damn long. I then rushed to the pool to find the group but had to go back to the room for a forgotten ID. I never did find them.

Winners



Winners, originally uploaded by theuser.

Barnes & Noblia (the B is silent), which is the full and official name, tied with Updog for most golds! We also had more silvers than them, so I think that makes us the winners. Of course, some teams only had 3 people, but I consider it part of our strategy that we showed up with a full team.
I had a ton of fun today. Also I guess I suck at video games. Oh well.

BlizzCon 2010

I never got around to writing about BlizzCon, so I’ll try to write a short version of the event here.

 
Thursday I went with gem, Shaun, and his friend to pick up our tickets. It didn’t take as long as I expected it to take. We waited less than two hours – longer than ComicCon’s processing but much shorter than Anime Expo.
On Friday I met with Antonio and we headed to BlizzCon together. We spent most of the day hanging out together. Unfortunately my phone died, so keeping in contact with people was difficult. We managed to get gem in that day too, which was cool. For the most we watched panels. Learning about the Diablo III was great, and the WoW lore panel was very interesting. I loved hearing more about Thrall! I saw the costume competition but missed the dance competition because I went with Shaun and his friends to Medieval Times. We took a limo over there, which was interesting, and the dinner and show was excellent. We had chicken, tomato soup, bread, ribs, and a apple-pie-croissant-thing for dessert. Tasty! The show was really exciting. Thoroughly enjoyable evening!
On Saturday we spent more time just wandering around. We also got to watch some of the arena tournament. I got really into it and will definitely watch more in the future. We spent a few hours watching and then headed back to the main part of the hall for the Tenacious D concert. I really enjoyed it! The Metal came on stage to dance during the song and even battled the Lich King when he came out! Luckily they became friends! Afterwards I checked the D3 lines, but they were really long. We decided to end the evening by taking a picture with the orc/wolf statue. There were two guys there who apparently were going around posing as each statue and taking pictures. They asked me to take a picture of them I did, and then they asked if we were going to check out any of the game. I said that I wanted to see D3 but that the lines were too long. He proceeded to point to his employee badge and said we could go play together. It was pretty cool! We did some 3-on-2 Diablo III PVP with them! Antonio, gem, and I really sucked! But still, it was a lot of fun. I’m really looking forward to D3 and now the PVP as well!
Over the next week, we also went back to watch more of the stream. We finished up watching some of the WoW tournament. aAa won, but I was hoping Complexity Red would win. Too bad! And I also got my sweet Deathy pet and Deathling Figure Print! In summary, BlizzCon 2010 – really cool!

E3 Game-Boyz Posts

I’ll post links to all of my Game-Boyz E3 coverage in this post. It’ll be in reverse chronological order. I’ll specify what category the post was, the data and time, and a brief summary. Check back here to find links to anything I write.
7/15/ 16:53 – Bulkypix’s New iPhone Games | Preview | Game Boyz

7/6 13:02 Preview – Vanquish, Third-Person Shooter for PS3 and 360 / Xbox 360 / Previews – Awesome new third-person shooter by Sega, Platinum Game, and Shinji Mikami
6/27 18:39 Preview – Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 / Nintendo Wii / Previews – Awesome!
6/27 11:42 Blog – Sonic Colors / / – Modern formula finally perfected
6/27 Preview – Pac-Man Battle Royale / Hardware / Previews – Awesome arcade cabinet
6/26 23:30 Preview – Disney’s Epic Mickey for Wii / Nintendo Wii / Previews – One of the best games at E3
6/23 14:46 Preview – Capcom shows Street Fighter IV, 1942 First Strike, and Ghosts ‘N Goblins: Gold Knights II for iPhone / iPhone/iPod / Previews – All cool games
6/22 Preview – Battlestar Galactica Online Preview / PC Games / Previews – Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica Online.
6/21 Preview – DC Universe Online / PS3 / Previews – Sony’s new action-MMO set in the DC Universe.
6/20 Preview – Magic the Gathering – Tactics by SOE / PS3 / Previews – Online tactics game set in the Magic the Gathering universe!
6/20 02:58 Preview – Blacklight: Tango Down / Xbox 360 / Previews – Downloadable FPS for PSN, XBLA, and PC. A very good title!
6/19 17:52 Preview – Loong – The Power of the Dragon / PC Games / Previews – New fantasy, free-to-play MMORPG
6/19 02:32 Preview – Black Prophecy, Space Combat MMO / PC Games / Previews – gamigo’s free-to-play space combat MMO, Black Prophecy
6/17 01:43 Preview – Hudson’s Lost in Shadow / Nintendo Wii / Previews – Lost in Shadow is one of the best games I saw here.
6/17 01:28 Preview – Oops! Prank Party / Nintendo Wii / Previews – New party game / minigame collection for Wii.
6/17 00:54 Preview – Bomberman Live: Battlefest / Xbox 360 / Previews – A quick look at Hudson’s new Bomberman game.
6/17 00:34 Preview – Hudson’s Bonk: Brink of Extinction / Nintendo Wii / Previews – New version of the classic platformer, Bonk!
6/16 11:08 Editorial – D3’s new games at E3 / Nintendo Wii / Video Game News – D3 showed off Ben 10 Ultimate Alien, Puzzle Quest 2, Kidz Bop Dance Party, and Despicable Me The Game.
6/15 10:21 Blog – Excitement / / – Just a list of cool things that I’ve already missed at E3 but am excited about.
6/15 00:16 Blog – The end of day zero / / – The end of day zero
6/14 15:10 Blog – Checked-in! / / – Quick post after checking into the hotel.
6/13 23:54 Blog – E3, World of Warcraft / / – Made a rather long (at least compared to my previous ones) blog post at Game-Boyz discussing my excitement for E3 and World of Warcraft.