If your typical San Francisco convention-goer is cruising for anything when he’s in town, he’s probably up in the Tenderloin scouting tranny hookers. Not Fork Parker. The CEO spokesmascot for Devolver Digital (publishers of Serious Sam) will be trawling SoMa outside the Moscone Center in that there bus, listening to new pitches for the next great indie game.
A 50-year-old man surrendered to police in Maine this morning, following a nine-hour standoff during which he threatened to blow up a bus using a fake detonator crafted out of a spiral notebook, a video game controller and duct tape.
For those of you planning to travel to the Games Convention in Leipzig this year will be happy to know that the organizers are making it easier for you to get there. Many additions ahve been made including six new charter flights from various locations in Europe including Amsterdam, Helsinki, London, Munich, Paris and Vienna. If the plane isn’t your thing you can also take the Deutsche Bahn which will have a special ticket that can be purchased by conventioneers from any DB rail station. And if that isn’t enough for you, direct coach service will be available from over 30 locations in Germany itself.
Leipzig announces travel improvements [GamesIndustry.biz]