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Things Unmentioned At The Nintendo Press Conference

8:20PM Mike Fahey | These are the things we thought Nintendo would mention yesterday at their E3 2009 press conference, but didn’t: More »
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Ubisoft Plans Star-Studded E3 Press Conference Extravaganza

2:40AM Mike Fahey | Ubisoft has big plans for their E3 2009 press conference, with new game announcements, thrilling special guests, and plenty of game demos, all hosted by that Talk Soup guy. More »

Konami’s GC 2008 Presser – Here’s What Happened

9:40AM Mike Fahey | There are major differences between a press conference at Games Convention and one at say, E3. I learned this earlier this morning when I attended my first Leipzig press conference for Konami. At E3, you line up for a press conference. At GC, you mob the doors. At E3, they stop letting people in once the big guy way in the back is pressed against the wall so hard he’s breathing air from the other side. At GC they seriously consider stacking people. It was because of these differences that I found myself at the back of a very crowded room, raising my camera over my head and using copious amouts of zoom to capture the goings on at the Konami press conference. Did it all pay off in the end, or did I sweat all over German people for no good reason? You decide! More »

Games Convention 08 Is Press Conference Central

2:40AM Mike Fahey | The 2008 Games Convention in Leipzig Germany is almost upon us, with McWhertor and I already gathering supplies for our long trek across the ocean. This marks my first journey outside of the continental United States, and while I am a bit nervous, judging by the press conference schedule at the convention I’ll have no time to accidentally cause any international incidents. There’ll be press conferences from Electronic Arts, Disney, Midway, Konami, Ubisoft, Deep Silver, Activision, Atari, JoWood, dtp Entertainment, and Sony Computer Entertainment Germany…and that’s just day 1. Granted day 2 is filled with press conferences from the likes of Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig, which I know you are all dying to hear about, but it’s still a pretty jam-packed show while I practice my German. Werden wir Litauen überfallen? I am so ready. Press dates [Games Convention Website] More »