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Old Town Pasadena is nice and has some cool places to hang, Westwood/UCLA area is nice, Alhambra is smaller, but still nice and the Montery Park area is cool if your're into the asian scene. Korea Town is cool to hang, hell Hollywood is cool. Even downtown LA has some really nice and cool places to hang. I'm always in Little Tokyo for food, drink or to hang with friends, and it's 3 streets away from Skid Row. There's some cool hotels to get drinks at: The Stanard is a trendy, rooftop bar, the Biltmore has a more intimate upperclass feel and right now there's an iceskating rink right across the street. Hacienda Heights/Puente Hills is a great place to spend the day. Everyone get's cought up in the Hollywood glitz and glamor image, but LA is alot more real than that, so it's unfortuante that the stupid Hollywood image is what most people expect. damn, I didn't even mention the beach areas Like Santa Monica and Long Beach. LA is so diverse and alive, with so many different kinds of people and different cultures to experience, I love living here.Dsal said:
One of these days...I'm going to E3.
Unless of course, I quit my job at some point and get a badge/DBA. It's all about finding time, I'd probably do ok with money, even flying to there from Georgia.
Edit: Hmm, for the "cheap" packages at expedia, flight, room, and rental car's, all for $800-$1200. Hmmmmmmm...
Unless of course, I quit my job at some point and get a badge/DBA. It's all about finding time, I'd probably do ok with money, even flying to there from Georgia.
Edit: Hmm, for the "cheap" packages at expedia, flight, room, and rental car's, all for $800-$1200. Hmmmmmmm...
onion_pixy
Member
SHHHH! Let people think LA is a shit hole! Stop encouragaing them, we have enough traffic as it is!
Here's a little bit of a downer for those hopefuls wanting to get in as media / pre-show events.
Microsoft is pretty good, do some digging on their site. And their PR is awesome, needless to say, when a NINTENDO ORIENTED SITE wants to go to the microsoft conference, usually something would be fishy -- but nope, they welcomed us with open arms, even printing us press passes with N-Sider Media on them, rediculously cool.
Nintendo however, are very picky -- they send INVITES to their media list... and getting on to that list takes some time, and A LOT of effort.
the Media badge is a blessing, it rocks the casbar on many levels... But if you ARE in the development side of the industry, do two things: 1) check if your company is exhibiting in ANY form, then you can get an exhibitor pass, and not have to pay for your way in. 2) If they aren't exhibiting, well, buy a pass... it costs a pretty penny and is pretty limited, but you're still there... It's always good to go as a group -- rally some other employees and perhaps go 'unnofficially' for your company.
Every year the IDSA gets pickier and pickier on credentials, online media needs a business license, also you need 'street credit' (eg: be recognized as established online media), and such... some people have better luck doing on-site registration, but for the most part, if you're organized and professional, you won't have a problem, especially since you SHOULD be legit
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Every year we head down there, we usually take a wrong turn. In 2003, we ended up on Crenshaw Ave, in the freakin projects (well, ghetto, whatever), to see MATRIX RELOADED.
This year we ended up in some place OTHER than long beach (getting off at the wrong stop sucks).... But we survive. as scary as LA can be, we haven't been shot or mugged yet, just hassled by the endless bums there.
Most of the benefits of a media badge aren't printed on the e3expo site, and most people know nothing about what it can get you. Here's a tidbit of information:
at E3 2001, myself and Glen Bayer, a co-writer with me on N-Sider, walked into a 'black tie' event being held at the LUCAS ARTS private 'room' (second floor, off the actual show floor) -- we were almost being scurried out, but they saw our media badge and asked us if we needed anything.. We had mentioned we were interested in a demo reel of ROGUE LEADER. The woman left and came back with a betamax tape, then asked if we wanted to meet Julian Eccrebret (Ugh, i can never spell his name), either way, we said yes.. And after a few beers, and some idle chitchat, we were simply shooting the shit with the top guy at factor 5.
Developers absoloutely LOVE media; we got hella exclusives that day -- even confirmation about Rogue 3 being multiplayer, just because we wanted a simple B Roll.
Every year you'll find something different, some new perk, and it just adds to the fun of being there in a working capacity -- their tagline is true: It IS where working gets fun.
Any other questions, feel free to ask.
Microsoft is pretty good, do some digging on their site. And their PR is awesome, needless to say, when a NINTENDO ORIENTED SITE wants to go to the microsoft conference, usually something would be fishy -- but nope, they welcomed us with open arms, even printing us press passes with N-Sider Media on them, rediculously cool.
Nintendo however, are very picky -- they send INVITES to their media list... and getting on to that list takes some time, and A LOT of effort.
the Media badge is a blessing, it rocks the casbar on many levels... But if you ARE in the development side of the industry, do two things: 1) check if your company is exhibiting in ANY form, then you can get an exhibitor pass, and not have to pay for your way in. 2) If they aren't exhibiting, well, buy a pass... it costs a pretty penny and is pretty limited, but you're still there... It's always good to go as a group -- rally some other employees and perhaps go 'unnofficially' for your company.
Every year the IDSA gets pickier and pickier on credentials, online media needs a business license, also you need 'street credit' (eg: be recognized as established online media), and such... some people have better luck doing on-site registration, but for the most part, if you're organized and professional, you won't have a problem, especially since you SHOULD be legit
.Every year we head down there, we usually take a wrong turn. In 2003, we ended up on Crenshaw Ave, in the freakin projects (well, ghetto, whatever), to see MATRIX RELOADED.
This year we ended up in some place OTHER than long beach (getting off at the wrong stop sucks).... But we survive. as scary as LA can be, we haven't been shot or mugged yet, just hassled by the endless bums there.
Most of the benefits of a media badge aren't printed on the e3expo site, and most people know nothing about what it can get you. Here's a tidbit of information:
at E3 2001, myself and Glen Bayer, a co-writer with me on N-Sider, walked into a 'black tie' event being held at the LUCAS ARTS private 'room' (second floor, off the actual show floor) -- we were almost being scurried out, but they saw our media badge and asked us if we needed anything.. We had mentioned we were interested in a demo reel of ROGUE LEADER. The woman left and came back with a betamax tape, then asked if we wanted to meet Julian Eccrebret (Ugh, i can never spell his name), either way, we said yes.. And after a few beers, and some idle chitchat, we were simply shooting the shit with the top guy at factor 5.
Developers absoloutely LOVE media; we got hella exclusives that day -- even confirmation about Rogue 3 being multiplayer, just because we wanted a simple B Roll.
Every year you'll find something different, some new perk, and it just adds to the fun of being there in a working capacity -- their tagline is true: It IS where working gets fun.
Any other questions, feel free to ask.
Mr Nash
square pies = communism
That's the one that busts my hump. For my site, we hand in the ol' business license, and jump through all the hoops, get out media passes, and have no trouble doing what we need to do for the show, and yet there are still legions of people at the show each year. "65,000 industry professionals" my ass. It's easy enough to bump people off a game that got in through a friend who works at EB, but tripping over people, and practically needing a firehose to clear a path in some areas simply because you need to actually get work done kinda sucks. I wish the floor would be closed to all but people with media passes for at least one day so everyone can get the major articles done that they know need doing without the un-needed additional stress of elbowing your way through the hordes. >_<
DrEvil --
Nintendo was actually easy to get into for me, you just need to be direct with them. I actually called and got to Perrin's secretary, who gave my number to someone at Gollin-Harris. Microsoft I didn't so much care about, I was going to the Final Fantasy concert last year..
What about Sony? I couldn't even get a damn press kit off them last year at the show.
Nintendo was actually easy to get into for me, you just need to be direct with them. I actually called and got to Perrin's secretary, who gave my number to someone at Gollin-Harris. Microsoft I didn't so much care about, I was going to the Final Fantasy concert last year..
What about Sony? I couldn't even get a damn press kit off them last year at the show.
seismologist
Banned
Eric-GCA said:
I just booked my hotel last week . Only $63 a night which about $20 less than I usually pay if I book at the last minute.
El Papa said:
Yeah I know LA is a lot more than that. I just have always found it hard to find the good stuff because no one pointed it out to me. Even my friends that live in that general area (not LA, but close in) don't even know where the good stuff is really. So I'll try to do some research on the places you listed and check them out when I go this year.
One thing I have found though is that the people in LA have always been really nice to me. Even if I don't know where to go to have fun
.FrenchMovieTheme
Member
i need to get into e3 again this year! i had an awesome time last year playing madden 2k5 for about 6 hours
fennec fox
ferrets ferrets ferrets ferrets FERRETS!!!
I have been to LA several times and I can confirm that I only go there because I have some friends there and it's home to E3. If all of you guys want to venture out of the convention hall and explore the 130 square miles of strip malls that comprise the city, knock yerself out. Personally I'd stick to partying.
Synbios459
Banned
Can someone explain JUST how strict they are? My dad owns his own business (not having anything with videogames mind you, actually art) and he has all the other credentials needed to go.
Synbios459
Banned
BTW, as far as the packages go is there any deals for 2 or more people? As in my dad and I would be going so if I were to get the Super Pass which is $475 for me, AND my dad or would that cover us both?
Synbios459 said:
Depends how you want to get in.. As press? No way in hell, you're not an established GAMING Site, so it won't happen.
As for the other packages, who knows -- I've never had to deal with them, all I know is they're hella expensive, and they don't get you nearly as far as a press badge does.
and Fuji: Nintendo takes patience, I agree. And sony? Well we never really tried, because their press-conference is usually exactly 1 hour before nintendo's, and getting from the UCLA campus to Hollywood in like three seconds, is impossible
. I got a sony press kit last year, you just have to come off as an arrogant pompus asshole reporter guy.. Card and all, with enough pushing they'll give you one.-d
TekunoRobby
Tag of Excellence
You're in, just register and send off the appropriate credentials.Synbios459 said:
Mind you this has worked for me FLAWLESSLY from 1997 - 2000 so it might be a bit different but they honestly didn't care during that time period.
Jack Random
Member
I scored some passes in '01 through some peeps from my old job. Sadly I havent been able to get in since (paying the ticket price is a non-option). I'm dying to get back in but all of my contacts have pretty much dried up.
Can any of you guys get me a pass? I'll do stuff. You know, for it. I can...
Can any of you guys get me a pass? I'll do stuff. You know, for it. I can...