‘Tis the season.

Summer Show Season, that is. As a result, Jeff, Paul and I (along with a rotating cast of other WAR notables) are in non-stop travel mode for the next couple of months.

Over the next six weeks, I’ll be heading out to E3, San Diego Comic Con, Games Convention (Leipzig) and PAX. Which is roughly 800 trillion miles of air travel.

E3’s a bit of a mystery, as it’s still a show that’s trying to find itself after the major contraction that took place in the wake of the ’06 expo. It looks to be a fairly well-policed “industry only” event, which is a bit of a bummer because hanging with fans is always more fun than doing interviews.

I’m going to SDCC because… well… I’m a huge comic nerd and it’s always a bonus to get a free trip to the Nerd Prom. We also get to unleash our full traveling demo booth there, which is always cool because thousands of people get to see the game first-hand in a short span of time.

Games Convention is, to be honest, totally nuts (in a good way). Well over a quarter of a million screaming Yurpians set loose in a huge air hangar filled to bursting with every kind of game you could ever hope to see. It’s one of the only events that brings out my inner fanboy because it’s so over the top that it’s hard NOT to get caught up in the excitement. Our friends at GOA always pull out all the stops and put up an absolutely kick-ass booth for showcasing and demoing WAR, but this year’s set up is totally, insanely awesome. If you’re anywhere in Europe, get your backside to GC Leipzig.

I’ve never been to PAX before, but it looks like the definitive heir-apparent to what E3 had inadvertently morphed into before it got “streamlined” a couple years ago. I think it’s safe to say that it’s the pre-eminent community-oriented gaming event in the US at this point. We’ll have the aforementioned Traveling Booth of Love set up, so if you’re looking for one event to hit between now and launch, PAX is probably it.

So those are the next few weeks worth of WAR – at least in terms of shows I’ll be at. If you make it to any of the events, make sure to swing by and say howdy.

Comments

7 Responses to “‘Tis the season.”

  1. CyberVic on July 7th, 2008 7:02 pm

    See you at PAX. Hopefully I’ll get my Zealot costume done in time. /mwuahahaha

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  3. Keen on July 8th, 2008 11:40 am

    I hope to see you at E3 Josh!

  4. GFulls on July 8th, 2008 8:38 pm

    Josh

    for our benefit please define Yurpians….yes I have noted the sound connotation…however I am curious of the meaning..

  5. Josh on July 8th, 2008 10:25 pm

    Yurpians are people from Yurp.

  6. Scarybooster on July 10th, 2008 6:53 pm

    That is a lot of jet lag but it sounds fun to meet all those people.

  7. Goldtar on July 12th, 2008 2:56 pm

    So what comics are you currently reading? Green Lantern, Secert Invansion, Action Comics, Final Crisis, Fables?

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