Gamescom 2010

Zeouterlimits

Yes, it's that time again, the build-up to Cologne's huge Gaming Convention of super-packed public days.

Press Day: Wednesday 18th August
Public Days:
Thursday, 19th / 10:00 - 20:00
Friday, 20th / 10:00 - 20:00
Saturday, 21st / 09:00 - 20:00
Sunday, 22nd / 09:00 - 18:00

Are people going?
Just booked my tickets for everything there

rizzla

How much was it to book?

No real announcements at it but it's the nearest/biggest games convention to us. I'm sure the atmosphere would be great.

Gunmonkey

Was tempted to go, but my friends either didnt have the money/ were busy/ just plain suck.

Zeouterlimits

rizzla wrote: »

How much was it to book?

No real announcements at it but it's the nearest/biggest games convention to us. I'm sure the atmosphere would be great.

Tickets in are €10 per day, €29 for all weekend.
Or do you mean the entire trip?

rizzla

Zeouterlimits wrote: »

Tickets in are €10 per day, €29 for all weekend.
Or do you mean the entire trip?

Whole trip, just curious is all. You don't need to answer it.

Zeouterlimits

€430 for Flights, Accommodation & Tickets in.

thewheel2.0

Zeouterlimits wrote: »

€430 for Flights, Accommodation & Tickets in.

Wow not bad, now if only i didn't have to to pay college fees id be on the first plane over:(

Helix

not going

e3 was horrible enough to do me for one year

Gunmonkey

I managed to work €280, could be missing somethings though.

€130 for flights (Aer lingus to Dusseldorf, could be extra charges I am not thinking of)
€16.50 or so for train to and back from Koln
€29 season ticket for the show itself, think it covers all 4 days
€60-80 for accomodation, renting a self catering about 20 minutes walk to the show, based on 3-4 people sharing
Plus a few extra quid for nom-noms, booze and such

Grumpypants

Im all booked up got flights from Dublin to Cologne 240 return with German wings, Looked at Dussledorf and Frankfurt but the times didnt suit i arrived too late on tuesday to make the press conferences the day before it starts.

Hotel is 340 for 4 nights. Its right on the Purple underground line which stops at the event centre. Underground ticket for a week is about 20 euro.

I have my press passes sorted so i get in for free and a day earlier !!

Line up for me is looking like this

Sony press confernce Tuesday night, Micorsofts if i can change my flight as its tuesday morning. EA's is on Tuesday at 4 i land at 3 15 so its a mad dash to get their and get registered before 4, fingers crossed no delays and ill be able to make it.

Wens: Game time/ Interview with developers of
The fight (move game) Sony
GT5
Infamous 2
Killzone 3
Red faction
Homefront

Thursday game time/ Interviews with developers for
Little big planet 2
Microvolts
Sony 3D gaming 1 to 1 interview
Invite to Nintendos booth as they are not having a press conference this year.

Friday :

Free in the morning
Ubisoft interviews in the afternoon
Ass. Creed 2
RUSE
I am alive
Tom Clancy Hawx 2
And what ever else i can organise during the week but i want some free time to look around on my own.

Then fly home sat morning before the weekend madness starts.

Shameless plug stay tuned to www.Bone-idle.ie for live reports from the event from the night of the 17th.

Wing126

I'm hoping to go, Flights have gone up a lot in the past few days though. I'd love to go for all 4 days but i'll only be able to go for 2. I doubt there'll be much difference in the content anyway.

Grumpypants wrote: »

I have my press passes sorted so i get in for free and a day earlier !!

Press pass? Lucky you!

Bulktohulk

Hey lads,

Gamescom starts next week so I just thought I'd post up the conference times for those interested.

http://www.glimpsedog.com/content/327-gamescom-2010-press-conference-times-info.html

rizzla

rizzla wrote: »

How much was it to book?

No real announcements at it but it's the nearest/biggest games convention to us. I'm sure the atmosphere would be great.

Yeah I know what I'm talking about :rolleyes: A good few first reveals and announcements planned for this. Wish I was going now.

Bulktohulk

Hey Grumpy I got a press pass too. Just got my invites for the microsoft press conference and 'Play Day' today as well. You fancy meeting up at all? Even if we are rivals.

Grumpypants

Bulktohulk wrote: »

Hey Grumpy I got a press pass too. Just got my invites for the microsoft press conference and 'Play Day' today as well. You fancy meeting up at all? Even if we are rivals.

Yea im travelling alone so im all up for meeting up. Going to try meet the gamer expo guys over there too on the friday.

Im flying on the Tuesday at 12 so ill miss microsoft and EA but ill make the Sony press conference. Ive interviews all day Wens and Thursday but hope to keep friday free (bar star wars at 2 on Friday) to visit Ubisoft and Nintendo's booths and just have a general look about the place.

Where you staying im near the main train station in cologne.

Bulktohulk

Grumpypants wrote: »

Yea im travelling alone so im all up for meeting up. Going to try meet the gamer expo guys over there too on the friday.

Im flying on the Tuesday at 12 so ill miss microsoft and EA but ill make the Sony press conference. Ive interviews all day Wens and Thursday but hope to keep friday free (bar star wars at 2 on Friday) to visit Ubisoft and Nintendo's booths and just have a general look about the place.

Where you staying im near the main train station in cologne.

Travelling alone as well. I'm staying in the Azimut Hotel. Address is Azimut Hotel, Koln City Centre, Hansaring 97, Koln, 50670. It's near a train station as well, not far from the show.

I'm flying in on Monday so I'll be going to all the shows on Tuesday. Don't have many interviews organised yet, have one with Bioware, Lionhead and Rare. Still in the process of setting times for the rest.

Did you need an invite to go to Nintendos Booth or is it open to all press?

Btw, are you the same Grumpy who used to go to gamecon?

Grumpypants

Bulktohulk wrote: »

Travelling alone as well. I'm staying in the Azimut Hotel. Address is Azimut Hotel, Koln City Centre, Hansaring 97, Koln, 50670. It's near a train station as well, not far from the show.

I'm flying in on Monday so I'll be going to all the shows on Tuesday. Don't have many interviews organised yet, have one with Bioware, Lionhead and Rare. Still in the process of setting times for the rest.

Did you need an invite to go to Nintendos Booth or is it open to all press?

Btw, are you the same Grumpy who used to go to gamecon?

Nope not me this is my first trip.:D

Im not to far from you im in the hotel altera right on the purple underground line think it goes direct to the event centre. You going to the sony press conference at E-werk concert hall on Tuesday night should try to meet up before and head upto it.

Bulktohulk

Grumpypants wrote: »

Nope not me this is my first trip.:D

Im not to far from you im in the hotel altera right on the purple underground line think it goes direct to the event centre. You going to the sony press conference at E-werk concert hall on Tuesday night should try to meet up before and head upto it.

Yep I'm going to all the Press Conferences. I'll admit I'm a bit short on details for the Sony and EA conferences. I know their time and location but I've no idea if I can turn up and just get in or if there's a certain amount of seats.

I've got everything sorted with Microsoft alright. I knew the PR people as they've sent me a few free games before so they sent me the 'Play Day' invite yesterday.

Ah I meant Gamecon, the old irish lan, not Gamescom. Thought I recognised your user name.

Grumpypants

Bulktohulk wrote: »

Yep I'm going to all the Press Conferences. I'll admit I'm a bit short on details for the Sony and EA conferences. I know their time and location but I've no idea if I can turn up and just get in or if there's a certain amount of seats.

I've got everything sorted with Microsoft alright. I knew the PR people as they've sent me a few free games before so they sent me the 'Play Day' invite yesterday.

Ah I meant Gamecon, the old irish lan, not Gamescom. Thought I recognised your user name.

No still not me ! there is another guy on here called just grumpy might be him.

You need to have a ticket for the sony event its fairly limited loads of people giving out that they didnt get tickets.

Zeouterlimits

I can't wait!

Grumpypants

Zeouterlimits wrote: »

I can't wait!

Is the plastic on the floor incase people piss themselves

I cant wait im flying out tommor from Dublin, Got an early start but im buzzing. I'm like a kid at christmass.

I have to bring a passport to swap for 3D glasses for Sony's press conference so im ecpecting Killzone 3 in 3D on a big cinema screen

rizzla

You'd think they'd use the new Xbox.

Zeouterlimits

rizzla wrote: »

You'd think they'd use the new Xbox.

And just dump all their current debug units?
Seems really wasteful.

rizzla

Zeouterlimits wrote: »

And just dump all their current debug units?
Seems really wasteful.

They're not the debug units.

All the Xbox's on the E3 show floor were the newer ones.

Zeouterlimits

rizzla wrote: »

They're not the debug units.

All the Xbox's on the E3 show floor were the newer ones.

Perhaps MGS EU have a smaller budget?
Being honest the question occurred to me too when I saw the picture.

Gunmonkey

Maybe the stands are designed for the original Xbox 360 and the new one wont fit right in them. As long as they work I dont see the problem.

Helix

Zeouterlimits wrote: »

And just dump all their current debug units?
Seems really wasteful.

theyre retail units, not debugs

Helix

Grumpypants wrote: »

im ecpecting Killzone 3 in 3D on a big cinema screen

prepare to be impressed, it looks pant wetting

Dcully

Zeouterlimits wrote: »

I can't wait!

For what? more over rated run of the mill fps?

Grumpypants

Helix wrote: »

prepare to be impressed, it looks pant wetting

Just back from the sony press conference Killzone on the big screen is awesome, i was hanging around after and the developer was playing it on the cinema screen showing us how move works only about 20 of us there it was class.

Played it with the dual shock fingers crossed tommor ill get to use the move. Saw multiplayer clips looks mad.

Socom is really good i instantly fell in love with the move controller looking around corners is so easy taking pin point shots under cars etc all class. Had one of the developers take me through some of it. First time i got to use the move on a FPS its brilliant.

Tried Sly collection, the fight, GT5 virtual tennis 4 all in 3D. Tried RUSE, SOCOM and tiger woods with the move and had quick go on Assassins creed brotherhood but you need more time to relax into that.

Good first night the free booze and bbq helped too

deathrider

Really looking forward to hearing the updates on the new Mortal Kombat game from this.

Grumpypants

Day two down, havent walked that far in years ! Sony had there meetings in the radison and the event center is huge.

Met Guerrilla developers and played multiplayer Killzone 3. New objectives story option for multiplayer is very good. Still two teams but you have an intro and you have to do objectives then to win the game, the best player then gets a cut scene at the end when ye win. Adds a bit more to the game rather than just endless death matches.

I asked about the multiplayer beta he started laughing and said he cant say a word on that, i said i thought that website was a scam looking to rob peoples PSN ID and he said no its legit so keep an eye on that.

Halo reach didnt impress me but i wasnt really ever a fan in fact microsoft are very poor on the ground, only have reach and fable 3 and 3 other small games/ arcade games on show.

Came across a great litttle facebook app called instant jam you plug your guitar hero guitar into your PC and you get a a load of free GH style songs, around 2000 songs and its free. Only got ten mins on it before they shut so ill head back again in the morning.

Met Developer of GT5 got to see some of that in action looks good. MEt founder of Sucker punch who showed us some in game footage of Infamous 2,got to see some of Homefront which looks really good. Played some FAllout New vegas its good and they have a new game hunted its a co-op fantasy sword game but still was enjoyable. Played fear 3 and a 3D racing sim and took in all the booth babes on display.

Good second day but the general public come tommor so its going to be a different story still got to do everything i wanted today have interviews for tommor so i wont be near the public area. anyway.

Bulktohulk

Yeh mate, I missed on some games from the main area due to interviews etc... I've got some more planned for the next few days in the business area but I'm contemplating whether I should spend my extra time in the public area catching up on this few I missed. I can imagine the crowds are going to be immense.

Grumpypants

Day 3 was pretty horrible, went out last night with a load of PR, ubisoft, THQ, the edge mag, official playstation etc got in around 4 am. Had to deal with the crowds today it wasnt pretty.

Qued for 30 mins to play Crysis 2 cant believe i missed the EA stand yesterday when i had loads of time, Got in was shown a 3D demo on a big screen but it was nt great i was too close so it was just blurry. Got to play a death match on the Xbox its shocking how bad it looked. Killzone 2 looks better. It was jumpy glitchy, lines are jagged. The city in the background looks amazing but anything up close when your moving is all over the place. Does look good on the PC though. But hugely disappointed by it i know its not out for ages so they have time but i would have thought they would have 1 ten min game working.

2nd huge dissappointment was Mafia 2 qued up again for about 20 mins ( doesnt sound long but it was a t 730pm after being on my feet all day and hungover) Got in and all it was was the flipping demo i downloaded last week :mad:

Some mess up ment i wasnt on the list for some interviews but i wandered around and organised a meeting with Ubisoft and nintendo tomorrow so that worked out ok in he end.

Did get to meet Mick Hocking for a 15min sit down chat about 3D and got to play Motorstorm Ap. in 3D.

Freebies not great today got Giotech triggers and some stickers and checked out even more booth babes. EA had a Zonda and Lamborghini on the stand with 2 girls in hot police outfits.

Last day tomor really need to get stuff written for the site but its hard with so much going on and all the "news" is already published by the time i get back to the hotel.

thewheel2.0

Anybody get hands on with a 3DS if so detailed impressions would be appreciated.

Helix

deathrider wrote: »

Really looking forward to hearing the updates on the new Mortal Kombat game from this.

played it for a few hours on wednesday here in toronto. absolutely loving it

what would you like to know sir?

Monotype

I don't see this in the half-life forum, so I'll add it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxfJ5u-IR5k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD3EV2xzrYQ&

They've added in a lot of new stuff. It looks like it will be a challenge to figure some of those puzzles out. Very interesting additions to physics.

Edit: Actually, there's E3 videos showing pretty much all that stuff, but I hadn't seen the propulsion fluid video before.

Grumpypants

Fourth and final day today, i only had Ubisoft and nintendo today. Ubisoft are a class act could not have done more for me over the week, got to see Driver, Assassins creed brotherhood and ghost recon. Nintendo are a joke couldnt organize an interview before the event, i was told by the PR to turn up to the both and they would sort it out, called in yesterday they said no one was available to come back today. Went back today and they said that there was no games on show that its all business here. To go play the games on the floor. I explained that i didnt want to just play the games on the floor as i needed some info to write up an article on the experience and they just handed me a disk.

Didnt see the 3DS anywhere and if i had a new console coming out i would have it all over the place which either means its not ready to show off or its a pile of rubbish and they just want people to buy it unseen for xmas.

Didnt bother with the star wars interview, after them screwing me about yesterday i said i wouldnt waste more time on them. Spent some time sitting in the beer garden as it is splitting the rocks today.

Walked around the business area collecting presskits most are just cards to go to a website but got some really cool stuff too.

Met gpotato.eu who are an irish developer of free online games, really nice ill organize to do some interviews and reviews with them back home in the next few weeks. It was good to here a friendly accent after all the germans all week.


Over all a great event made some good contacts saw and played everything i wanted to see ave tons of stuff to write now for the next week. Will be back again next year but ill come a day earlier and go home a day earlier too.

Highlights Sony, Ubisoft and THQ are a really good bunch. Killzone 3 is awesome, GT5, infamous 2, homefront, ghost recon, instant jam, medal of honor all on my must have lists. Crysis 2 demo in 3D on the TV on a pc is amazing.

Low points : Nintendo & Konami are rude and useless. Crowds of people that dont use deodorant i mean seriously who stinks that bad at 10am ! The walking (all though once i knew where i was going it wasn't to bad) Lack of sleep. Crysis 2 on Xbox 360 was a joke.

Helix

nintendo are reknowned for not giving a toss about anyone in europe. theyre a bit better to deal with over here

always found konami to be nice though

Bulktohulk

Grumpypants wrote: »

Fourth and final day today, i only had Ubisoft and nintendo today. Ubisoft are a class act could not have done more for me over the week, got to see Driver, Assassins creed brotherhood and ghost recon. Nintendo are a joke couldnt organize an interview before the event, i was told by the PR to turn up to the both and they would sort it out, called in yesterday they said no one was available to come back today. Went back today and they said that there was no games on show that its all business here. To go play the games on the floor. I explained that i didnt want to just play the games on the floor as i needed some info to write up an article on the experience and they just handed me a disk.

Didnt see the 3DS anywhere and if i had a new console coming out i would have it all over the place which either means its not ready to show off or its a pile of rubbish and they just want people to buy it unseen for xmas.

Didnt bother with the star wars interview, after them screwing me about yesterday i said i wouldnt waste more time on them. Spent some time sitting in the beer garden as it is splitting the rocks today.

Walked around the business area collecting presskits most are just cards to go to a website but got some really cool stuff too.

Met gpotato.eu who are an irish developer of free online games, really nice ill organize to do some interviews and reviews with them back home in the next few weeks. It was good to here a friendly accent after all the germans all week.


Over all a great event made some good contacts saw and played everything i wanted to see ave tons of stuff to write now for the next week. Will be back again next year but ill come a day earlier and go home a day earlier too.

Highlights Sony, Ubisoft and THQ are a really good bunch. Killzone 3 is awesome, GT5, infamous 2, homefront, ghost recon, instant jam, medal of honor all on my must have lists. Crysis 2 demo in 3D on the TV on a pc is amazing.

Low points : Nintendo & Konami are rude and useless. Crowds of people that dont use deodorant i mean seriously who stinks that bad at 10am ! The walking (all though once i knew where i was going it wasn't to bad) Lack of sleep. Crysis 2 on Xbox 360 was a joke.

3DS was in the business centre mate. I'll agree with Nintendo being rude. It took me hours to organise an interview with them regarding the 3DS and they'd barely answer any questions, they basically just let me mess around with it for 30 minutes and that was that.

Grumpypants

Helix wrote: »

nintendo are reknowned for not giving a toss about anyone in europe. theyre a bit better to deal with over here

always found konami to be nice though

In fairness to Konami that event is hard work and im sure they are busy and dont have time for someone they dont know asking to sit in on presentations. If i had being dealing with them all the time then it would be different.

Nintendo on the other hand ive been dealing with for a while and thought i was getting places.

Helix

getting review code and a few press releases is about as far as anyone seems to manage with nintendo, and theyre still treated like dirt too. every journo ive ever talked to HATES them lol

whole different ball game over here. it really really is

they all bend over backwards to help you