Games Soc @ Arts Week

gizmo

Well as most of you probably already know this week is Arts Week and Games Soc are getting heavily involved!

On Monday night we, in association with Film Soc, are holding our Movies, Games and Videos night in the NuBar from 7pm. Film Soc will be screening the cult game "classic" - Mortal Kombat, along with the Bond movie that relaunched the entire series, along with Pierce Brosnan's career, Goldeneye. Meanwhile, on various other screens around the Bar, we'll be running the Mortal Kombat and Goldeneye console games, for a real all round experience! On top of all this we'll also have copies of the films to give away for both the avid console gamers and movie viewers alike. Oh and don't forget to visit our popcorn maker for fresh free popcorn, tasty!

Tuesday sees us host the pre-launch promo College Tour for Buzz: The Sports Quiz on campus. We'll be in the main Hub area from 12-6pm during the day and then in the NuBar from 7-10pm. Join us during the day to win copies of the game and get some cool merchandise or pop in that evening for a chance to win a Playstation 2 and copies of the game. There'll also be goodie bags for everyone who gets involved so come along and join in with the Buzz!

Then on Wednesday, we'll be running our very first Console DAY! As part of our activities we'll have console stations setup all over The Hub and upstairs in the Venue featuring the likes of Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution, Mario Kart and Halo 2. The day will also mark the arrival of our XBox 360 which will have the likes of Pro Evolution 6 and Dead Or Alive 4 so pop in anytime between 12 and 6 for some fun!

We'll also be hosting ANOTHER pre-launch promo event that day, this time for Need For Speed: Carbon on the Xbox 360. This will be running in the NuBar throughout the day and there'll be merchandise, tournaments and prizes up for grabs so pop in and try out the newest entry in this award winning series!

Finally on Thursday we'll be running our weekly Lab Gaming session. As many of you know we're been having some network problems recently in C206 so in order to get around those we've decided to move labs. The event will now take place in C204 down the hall. The event will also feature some of new games including the fantastic Call Of Duty so call in between 6 and 10 for some fun!

*phew* It's gona be a busy week, now all I have to worry about is getting this degree of mine...;)

cooker3

The sports version of buzz, I am so there!

Scráib

Call of Duty Thursday? Oh...ohhh that sounds good! Its been too long since I've played a LAN shoot-em up!

D'ya have to bring your own CD?

gizmo

Nope, all the games are installed on the lab machines and ready to go at 6. All you have to do is pop in, take a seat and start playing. Oh, bring headphones though.

Scráib

Can't wait for that. Hopefully I'll get my latest essay finished before 6 that day!!

Anarking

What are all the games you got?



I remember you saying you couldnt get bf2 working on the machines or something.

cooker3

2nd in Buzz
I feel sickened!

steviec

cooker3 wrote:

2nd in Buzz
I feel sickened!

Pathetic!

Would have been 3rd if I was there

cooker3

steviec wrote:

Pathetic!

Would have been 3rd if I was there

Well I did win a free copy of buzz for runner runner so we can test that out whenever you want.

steviec

cooker3 wrote:

Well I did win a free copy of buzz for runner runner so we can test that out whenever you want.

Fine you can call over to my flat tomorrow. Flights are cheaper than a taxi through Dublin anyway.

cooker3

steviec wrote:

Fine you can call over to my flat tomorrow. Flights are cheaper than a taxi through Dublin anyway.

certainly true if your coming from city west

gizmo

Playstation 2 and a copy of Buzz for the winner? Hah, wait till you see the prize for today.

rugbug86

is it a date with gizmo to judge jules?

cooker3

gizmo wrote:

Playstation 2 and a copy of Buzz for the winner?

It should have been mine!!!

gizmo

rugbug86 wrote:

is it a date with gizmo to judge jules?

Nah, thats just the runners up prize.

Don1

It's a free pass to Copper's*



















*Only redeemable on Mondays before 11:00




Amazing prize tbh.

rugbug86

its not worth the risk of losing if i entered tbh

gizmo

Actually it was some custom Need For Speed: Carbon / 55 DSL merch. Lovely black box filled with sunglasses, racing gloves, armband, a copy of NFS: Carbon and a cool credit card/gift voucher thing. Prize went for the best lap time of the day and was won by Eoghan from the bar. Pics shall be up on the Games Soc site soon.

rugbug86

trust eoghan to win!

GavMan

cooker3 wrote:

It should have been mine!!!

What was you're score in the finals. I got 11600 in the day but couldn't stick around.

cooker3

Well we only played a select few games so wasn't full game, winner got 2750 I think in final, I came 2nd with 2400 roughly

gizmo

Yea, so about that €4 for membership?

cooker3

pffft, I will be in the labs and lectures all week. If you ever came in you could get it off me.

gizmo

I work from home tbh.

rugbug86

"work" from "home"

gizmo

Well when you put it like that.

robnubis

Anarking wrote:

What are all the games you got?



I remember you saying you couldnt get bf2 working on the machines or something.

We have a BF2 server now!

Anarking

You gonna be playing it at the labs next week?

gizmo

Nope, unfortunately the machines in the labs machines aren't beefy enough to run it. I reckon between DoD, CS and Day of Defeat theres enough squad based multiplayer shooters for now.