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Infinite Bits: Miami’s First Video Game Convention
2:20AM Mike Fahey | Next weekend in Miami you can enjoy live music, tournaments, world record competitions, special guests, a costume contest and a video game museum at Infinite Bits, South Florida’s “first major video game convention”. More »
Penny Arcade Expo Sched Hits
3:00AM Brian Crecente | The official schedule for Penny Arcade Expo hit the PAX forums over the weekend. The fairly chunky schedule includes a nice cross-section of the gaming industry and the folks who cover it. Some of the highlights I noticed, from my quick perusal, includes: Ken Levine’s keynote EndWar, Prince of Persia, Far Cry 2, Fallout 3, Dawn of War, This is Vegas, Dragon Age and Spore presentations The Growing Role of Women in the Industry Game Criticism and Old Game Journalism The Art of the Dungeon Master History of Harmonix Family Feud PAX Edition The Wil Wheaton Panel GamerDad’s Gaming With Children Of course you’ve also got live music, movie screenings, the tourneys and a chance to see Tycho and Gabe create a strip live. Sounds like a fun time. Who’s planning on going? The PAX 2008 Schedule [PAX] More »
Top Travel Spots for Gamers
4:30AM Maggie Greene | With an aging gaming population comes more gamers with money, which means … money to spend on travel. Bonnie Ruberg takes a look at where gamers would go given $US 1,500 for expenses for a ‘game-related’ vacation. PAX? E For All? Tokyo Game Show? … Disneyland? I can’t remember the last proper vacation I had, but I can say definitively I wouldn’t be planning it around a convention or expo. In fact, a weekend off with time to do nothing but hang out would be a treat right now: More »
