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05-09-2005, 10:09 PM
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No more Mr Nice Guy.
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A kick in the arse...
... is a good thing!
So an e-mail drops in my box today telling me to get something posted up in the blogz section as it's seen bugger all in the last few weeks... Taking a look, the last time I posted in here was just after getting back from Leipzig having attended the GCE... So hopefully you guys and girls should have seen the coverage I posted about various and many games I saw at both Edinburgh and Leipzig... There was a fair whack of stuff to write up, and with both shows happening almost back to back and the travelling to and from each show, it's been a hell of a busy two weeks. Funnily enough, I just about managed to catch up with all the stuff I'd seen and played when another couple of shows popped up that demanded my attention... The first of these was GDCE, the Game Developers Conference, Europe. Held in the extremely posh Cafe Royale, Picadilly, this was a three day gathering of developers, coders and publishers, all getting together to talk games and all things games. I was lucky enough to be able to sit on the the Microsoft developer day, which produced all that lovely Xbox 360 stuff and Chris Donahue from MS also treated me and the boss to a close look at Windows Vista from the gamers viewpoint... But running alongside that was GME, Games Market Europe, which was where loads of publishers all flash off their wares for the benifit of the gaming press and each other... which was rather handy for making loads of new contacts and finally meeting people who I'd been talking to over e-mail or on the phone for ages. But as soon as that finished on Thursday, I had just Friday to catch up again before buggering off on Saturday up to Sheffield to cover the CPL event up there on Saturday.... I have to say that that event is by far the most organized and well presented event so far, and the idea of shoutcasting from the stage with a huge widescreen monitor showing each players view as being a great idea... And a little footnote to that trip 'oop North' is that I had to meet a man in a garage forecourt late at night to then deliver a certain package to a certain person who I then met in Sheffield.... but I'm sure all will become clear very soon... and no, I have been sworn to secrecy on pain of Rys' death if I utter a word about what it was in the box... |
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05-09-2005, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick
No one will notice.
Was it a Nuclear powered PSU? |
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Originally Posted by Errr...me
6014 3DMk 05
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05-09-2005, 11:46 PM
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Yes!
It was good seeing Nick, who really is The Man, again. He had missus and bairns in tow (or they had him in tow....) and it was great to meet the clan. They stopped off at my gaff on the way back from the CPL event for some tea and wee wees and I had a good time being baffled by pro gaming once again. One day I'll get it, one day  Nick explains it to me, I sort of get it, then the next time I'm at an event with him it's a barrage of questions  He just owns the entire place when he rocks up to these things. Works so hard, inspirational to watch. You go girlfriend! |
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OH NOES!
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06-09-2005, 01:20 AM
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Oh stop it, you'll make me blush and people will start to think those four wonderful nights in Taiwan weren't just a 'one off' thing...
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06-09-2005, 11:30 AM
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So.. let me get this right, Nick and Rys had a midnight meeting in the middle of where at a petrolstation to swap a "plain" box and do a secret handshake and then depart on their merry ways.
talk about dodgy dealings - I bet the forecourt CCTV video of that is in the possession of the local police force now  |
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06-09-2005, 11:36 AM
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No more Mr Nice Guy.
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No no no... I met someone ELSE at a petrol station... the 'package' was given to me to pass to Rys... I was just the courier... Look, I just carry the stuff... I don't know no names... I get a call, they tell me where to go and I just take the stuff there.... I swear, I don't KNOW who it is... I'm just the delivery guy!
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06-09-2005, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Rys
The "MAN" eh.... How did you confim this? infact i dont think i want to know tbh....
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Originally Posted by Noni
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07-09-2005, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve A
No really...I was there...you dont WANT to know
 it wasnt a pretty sight |
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09-09-2005, 12:51 AM
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'with great power comes great responsibility....'
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Originally Posted by Yoshi
No no - explain. You can't make a post like that and leave it open ended. Are you mistrusted, or just firmly in bed with HEXUS? |
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09-09-2005, 05:37 PM
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ah, a Bcc free zone... lol
so much more than a bit-trusted... 
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 is this a room i shouldn't be in ? |
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14-09-2005, 12:53 AM
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Okay it seems that avoiding Nick and Rys in dark alleys is a major thing to remember!!
Nice to see you errr... 'men' getting on so 'very' well  hehe Neo |
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21-09-2005, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by David
What 2 grown men, well I use the term 'grown men' loosely, drooling over an orange dustbin liner......
Originally Posted by David
Now that would be telling really, dont you think
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