In Real Life

Car Crashing, Cosplay Launching, Soccer… Waka Waka

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Gamescom is the world’s biggest video game show, that’s probably because the show is open to the public, attracts gamers from around the world and provides plenty of things to do that aren’t about video games.


July 30, 2010
In Real Life

The Companions And Cosplayers Of ChinaJoy 2010

ChinaJoy, the region’s version of the E3 gaming expo, has kicked off. The PC game-heavy show is known for its big booths, booth companions and cosplayers.


June 24, 2010

Let’s Rate The Booth Babes!

I have always wanted to be a Booth Babe and I honestly can’t give you a real reason why, except for that I like to dress up and pose in ways that can’t possibly help my scoliosis.


June 21, 2010
In Real Life

Who Wants To See Booth Babes Dancing To Lady Gaga?

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Excuse me, “Who wants to see costumed reps testing Dance Central for Kinect?” On the last day of E3, one of Rift’s attendants joined two from The Agency – and two dudes – for a dance off.


June 6, 2010
In Real Life

Results Are In On PAX’s Booth Babe Ban Poll

I don’t know this means the ban on scantily-clad booth babes at the Penny Arcade Expos necessarily gets any stricter, but the policy – put to a poll of Penny Arcade’s community last week – is definitely getting more descriptive.


June 1, 2010
News

THQ Looking For Strong, Asian Women

E3′s famous “booth babes” don’t just appear out of thin air. They’re hired somewhere. Usually in ads like this, for publisher THQ, which has some stringent demands for the upcoming trade show next month in Los Angeles.


May 28, 2010
News

PAX Surveys Alternatives To Its Booth Babe Ban

Booth babes are a staple of many games expositions, but not Penny Arcade’s. Still, Some scanty-pants booth reps have made it into recent shows and caught PAX organisers’ attentions. Before they put their foot down, they want some community feedback.


March 16, 2010
In Real Life

Mass Effect? More Like Ass Effect

When Mass Effect cosplay meets Russian booth babes, subtlety goes right out the window. As seen on Break.


August 23, 2009
In Real Life

Booth Babes, Cosplayers And Mascots: You’re Not Doing It Right

Gamescom has a lot going for it but, with a few admirable exceptions, cosplay and booth babes shouldn’t be included in that list.


July 27, 2009
News

Booth Babe Hauls Off On Dante’s Fiasco

“The brass BALLS on EA to put a bounty on OTHER booth girls,” writes one woman, a costumed rep fed up with the predictable reactions to EA’s “Sin to Win” promo at San Diego Comic-Con.