Haha, that's great. I definitely plan to come down to the Expo this weekend so I'll swing by! Will you be there? Who should we say hi to specifically?
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Haha, that's great. I definitely plan to come down to the Expo this weekend so I'll swing by! Will you be there? Who should we say hi to specifically?
Hey! I think I saw your game at some event at Empire Control Room a few months back. It was really cool. I'll definitely come by.
I'll be at 235 on Sunday showing a game, if anyone's interested.
Nostremitus
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I'm not originally from Texas and know very little about Austin, where do I go for the games expo?
Zoe
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Palmer Event Center, maybe a 15 minute walk from Congress and Cesar Chavez.
dat real life mariokart..
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BlastProcessing
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Hey! I think I saw your game at some event at Empire Control Room a few months back. It was really cool. I'll definitely come by.
I'll be at 235 on Sunday showing a game, if anyone's interested.
Yeah, that was totally probably our game!
cr_blah_blah
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We're going to go check it out today. I have a big beard. I'll say hi.
ScottSullivan
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definitely excited for the game expo tomorrow my wife and I are going to go and do the karting in which I guess is going to be Mario Kart theme all the indie games and free drinks should be fun too
ExitPlanetDust
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Let me know if you guys want to set up a meeting spot at the expo and I'll update the OP.
Poltergust
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I'm planning on going to the gaming expo tomorrow with a friend. Hopefully we can go do some real life Mario Kart! =D
I just got back into town from visiting my grandparents to find out that several of my housemates left without me to the game expo. I'm currently torn as to whether I should take a bus over there or not. It's pretty gross outside, and if I can't get a bus back, it'll be a long, long walk tonight...
One of my (other) housemates is helping run it.
One of my (other) housemates is helping run it.
7echnicolor
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If anyone is stopping by the Lan Fest at the Gaming Expo, look for me and say hi! I'm volunteering today and have a blue/grey striped long sleeve shirt on underneath my volunteer shirt.
ScottSullivan
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Checking out the panel conference with keihly and jade raymond now. After watching dota on the big screen. Its a good day
7echnicolor
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Where'd you get the phone charger? It's crazy how free beer and soft drinks are being handed out lol
The Geoff+Phil Spencer interview/panel was great. I hope it was recorded so people can watch it online.
The Geoff+Phil Spencer interview/panel was great. I hope it was recorded so people can watch it online.
Zoe
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Trinity and 2nd, between Gus's and the convention center. Samsung took over whatever was there. You can get free drinks by downloading one of their apps too.
ExitPlanetDust
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I bet that's going to be insane. I would love to go but it's been a long day and I have work tomorrow.
ExitPlanetDust
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Wish I had a PC that would run it. Been watching footage off and on throughout the day.
ExitPlanetDust
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If there's mechs or ninjas, I'll usually bite.
Anton Sugar
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We tried to get into the Titanfall launch event, but eventually they told us that, at the rate the line was (not) moving, we should just leave, hahaha.
Also tried the GoT exhibit around 8:30 but it closes at 7 I'll never get my throne picture, won't be able to make it in time today.
Also tried the GoT exhibit around 8:30 but it closes at 7
I'll never get my throne picture, won't be able to make it in time today.ExitPlanetDust
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I've put a ridiculous amount of time into the brototype.
We should get a group together for 4 player c-op sometime.
Haha, I almost forgot you lived here. But I completely agree.
Pretty much the same. I prefer Slaughter because it has tables instead of a long table, making it easier to get in and out, and I think it has better stadium-style seating. Parking sucks at Slaughter.
Zoe
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Those tables suck when your seats don't line up well with the couples in your group.
Dunno about all the food, but the tickets cost more there.
Zoe
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It's super convenient for us--just across the street :lol
I'll go there for the big screen 3D stuff, but I don't quite trust patrons to behave as well there. Then again I've only been to that side twice, one of those times being near the opening.
The closer I am to downtown, the less looks I get from people when I do my Fat Man 55 Album (following Fed Man 55 blog). I even did it at Wink, which is like $70 a plate, and only my then GF was acting weird.
One time in college I bought a lunch bag at Walmart. I got stares. I think they assumed it was a purse and that wasn't acceptable in them parts.
There's approximately 0% chance I'll ever go to Lakeline without a major life change, but one thing I'd imagine is the case is that the food must be better at a minimum. I've been very disappointed at least 75% of the time at the food at Slaughter over the past year.
Woke up to see all the tweets about the SX accident. Horrible.
squidhands
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Agreed on both points: food is fair to partly crappy (I'm biased because the decline happened almost immediately after my friend, who was the head chef there and came up with the Hobbit feast, got booted), and that accident was fucking terrible.There's approximately 0% chance I'll ever go to Lakeline without a major life change, but one thing I'd imagine is the case is that the food must be better at a minimum. I've been very disappointed at least 75% of the time at the food at Slaughter over the past year.
Woke up to see all the tweets about the SX accident. Horrible.
Etrian Oddity
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On a lighter note: Elysium is hosting Japan Nite tomorrow from 8pm till downtown closes (2am).
I had no plans of venturing south of 183 during SXSW, but the prospect of Japanese artists at Elysium (and apparently they advertised to be Japan's hotspot) is too tempting.
Only thing is my out time from work is 10pm, so after I freshen up I probably won't be hitting downtown till 11:30 at the earliest.
Any Gaffers going out tomorrow?
I had no plans of venturing south of 183 during SXSW, but the prospect of Japanese artists at Elysium (and apparently they advertised to be Japan's hotspot) is too tempting.
Only thing is my out time from work is 10pm, so after I freshen up I probably won't be hitting downtown till 11:30 at the earliest.
Any Gaffers going out tomorrow?
Zoe
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Couple of my friends went to the Japan party last night, but I was at a friend's birthday dinner
There aren't any particularly big artists this year, so it should be possible to get in... But the year The Pillows were here it was impossible.
I would be tempted to go if I knew the Lakeline station wouldn't be completely insane. There wasn't a single open spot of asphalt or even grass when I tried to park there yesterday.
There aren't any particularly big artists this year, so it should be possible to get in... But the year The Pillows were here it was impossible.
I would be tempted to go if I knew the Lakeline station wouldn't be completely insane. There wasn't a single open spot of asphalt or even grass when I tried to park there yesterday.
Etrian Oddity
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That's what's worrying me. However, my aunt lives off Barton Springs Rd, so if I can let my car squat in her driveway..............Couple of my friends went to the Japan party last night, but I was at a friend's birthday dinner
There aren't any particularly big artists this year, so it should be possible to get in... But the year The Pillows were here it was impossible.
I would be tempted to go if I knew the Lakeline station wouldn't be completely insane. There wasn't a single open spot of asphalt or even grass when I tried to park there yesterday.
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