We got back from Korea in one piece.  It was fun.  A few pics here.

And now I’m in the UK for two days, then it’s off to Spain, then France, Italy and Germany before heading home.

I basically live off of Red Bull and Ambien at this point.

Anywho, the point of this trip is basically to reintroduce WAR to the European press. Obviously, we’ll be touching on the new stuff we’ve added and upcoming content, but I intend to focus most of my time talking about the changes we’ve been making (and will make) to the Live game since launch. New, sexy stuff is fun to talk about, but at the end of the day we need to make sure folks know we hear their comments and are, in fact, working hard to improve them game continuously.

Hopefully, some folks in the press will take that part of my presentations to heart, but ya never know.

In short order, Barnett and I take to the skies for the 15 hour flight out to Seoul.  Adventures may very well ensue. Or we may get soju poisoning.  Regardless, WAR waits for no man’s jet-lag.

It was a crazy trip.  As a child of the Reagan/Thatcher Era, being an American in Moscow feels deeply strange.  It’s a truly unique city, with numerous and often befuddling quirks.  Paul, Bob and I had a good time overall (though losing my luggage initially was a bit stressful).  Here are some pictures from the trip (the rest can be found here): 

Barnett and I are off to Moscow for the Igro Mir show.  Hopefully, neither of us will get lost or arrested – barring that, hopefully only ONE of us will.

Hickman tried to convince us that saying (phonetically, of course) “gloop cock poop” means something adorable about a child.  I am not certain I am willing to test it personally.

If you’re in the US, remember to vote tomorrow.  I had to sit in line for three hours on Friday to cast my ballot, so no whining from any of you.

Scatter-shot updates:

• THE HICKMAN and I did a quick video interview for Game Focus in Canada last week.  It’s up on their site now!
• G4′s in the studio today.  I sat down with them for an hour, as did RvR superstar Jeff Skalski.  Paul then kidnapped the film crew and disappeared for four hours.  Lord only knows what they were subjected to, but keep your eyes peeled for us on G4 and its affiliate sites and shows in the coming weeks.
• Tomorrow I have to make a quick trip to Vegas to wave at the GameStop managers shindig that’s going on there this week, but then I’m home through launch, which will represent the longest stretch of time I’ve been in the office in… well… many months.  Aubrey is very pleased.
• Speaking of Aubrey, I fear I’m about to become a Spore Widower (while we don’t TECHNICALLY get married until next May, I feel entitled to that label).  I grabbed her a Galactic Edition because I’m just nice like that.
• Obviously, we’re less than two weeks out from launch.   Energy and emotions are running high as the team puts the finishing touches on WAR.  We’ve got a great game and we know it, now we just need to get it out the door and into the hands of the players.
• Speaking of things worth getting your hands on, I got an early copy of the graphic novel that’s bundled with the Collectors Edition.  It’s very nice.  I think I still prefer the art book, but the graphic novel turned out really well.
• That’s about it for now.  If you haven’t already, follow me and Barnett on Twitter.  Or, if you’re only going to Twit with one of us, pick me.  Paul’s got enough followers as it is.

That is all.