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Places To Do – Toronto: PlayStation Lounge
At 267 Yonge Street in Downtown Toronto, just a block south of Dundas Square and across the street from the Eaton Centre, Sony Canada has teamed up with GameStop to bring gamers the PlayStation Lounge. Perched up on the second floor of this huge gaming retail shop, you’ll find a nirvana to PlayStation lovers! Read On »
Child’s Play Raises Spirits This Holiday Season
Most of us can say we’ve been in a hospital at least once in our lives; whether as a patient or visitor of family or friends. You may remember the smell of the sterile environment, the harsh glare of bright lights, and the pleasant voice occasionally blaring over the P.A. System paging a doctor, nurse, or someone. Even though hospitals are places of healing and recovery, you never want to stay for an extended period of time – if you can help it. As a child, a hospital is the last place you want to be in. Locked up and not being able to run around, with just a TV and some old toys to keep you company can be extremely difficult on a kid – or at least that’s the way it was before the inception of the Child’s Play Charity’s in 2003. Read On »
Places To Do – Xbox 360 Central: Toronto
When Victoria told me about the location of the Disney event that she went to last week, I had to see this for myself. Nestled in amongst the shops at 330 Queen Street, Toronto, about a block away from the Silver Snail (a phenomenal haunt for the comic aficionado), was a little nook emblazoned with the Xbox 360 logo. Microsoft had set up shop with some of the latest titles available, and a few that weren’t, for the public to feast upon and try out. Read On »
Thoughts on the 2011 PlayStation Holiday Event – Toronto
It’s that time of year! Everyone is gearing up for the holiday season and there’s plenty to talk about. Sony has quite a line-up in store for gamers young and old! Blair Hicks and Will Anderson got a chance to meet up with the Sony team at the 2011 PlayStation Holiday Event, held in Toronto’s lavish Liberty Grand venue, and saw some of the hottest games coming out for Holiday 2011. Let’s see what they’ve got to say!
One Moment – A Brief Encounter With Steve Jobs
It was a brief meeting, in the early ‘90s, when I was living in the Silicon Valley and working for Apple Computer. A chance introduction to the man who had been deposed by the Apple Computer board, and replaced by John Scully, of Pepsi fame. Read On »
EuroGamer Expo 2011: A Weekend Review
Wow, what an incredible four days! EuroGamer Expo 2011 blew me away and surpassed all my expectations with awesome games, consoles, and developer conferences – and that’s before I’ve even mentioned the games industry careers fair, Insert Coin’s stunning stand, and OnLive giving away 3,000 of their revolutionary micro-consoles for free! Read On »
Eurogamer Expo – Day 4 In Pictures
Anthoyn Tyreman is reporting massive crowds at the final day of Eurogamer’s weekend event! Take a look at the latest photos from him and stay tuned for his hands on with the PlayStation Vita!
EuroGamer 2011 – Day 2 Wrap Up
The crowds were once again out in force to see some of the biggest and best games that are due to hit our shelves soon!
After another crazy day (where I finally got my hands on one of OnLive’s free consoles!), it’s safe to say that EuroGamer 2011 is outdoing last year’s offering! I went hands-on with a number of titles including: Final Fantasy XIII-2, Skyrim, Rift, and Guild Wars 2, to name a few. Keep reading to find out what I thought of them! Read On »
2011 Eurogamer Expo Day 1 Wrap
Wow, what a day! Between the chance to play with Sony’s PlayStation Vita and OnLive giving away their console for free (yes, for free!) to the lucky early-birds, it was a blockbuster opening to this year’s EuroGamer Expo!
Of course, we headed to the games straightaway. We got the chance to sit down and play with some of the biggest games of the Christmas period, with titles including Final Fantasy XIII-2, Rift, Skyrim, Battlefield, Sonic Generations, Forza 4 (just to name a few!). Keep tuned in to Wanderson75.net for a more in-depth look at these games.
We also had the privilege to finally sit down with OnLive’s cloud gaming service and got the chance to see the system working on tablet devices. Needless to say, it looks to be a fantastic system that is fluid and lag free. It offers the chance to play games on the move, at console standard, with no chop to speak of. We’ll be taking an in-depth look at OnLive soon!
There are so many games on offer here and we haven’t even looked at the indie games show, retro games, careers fair, and everything else that is available at EuroGamer 2011. The next few days promises to be busy! So keep yours eyes on Wanderson75.net for more news and views on the games and consoles that you will want to buy over the coming months.
In the meantime, take a look at these photos (we’ve got more coming!), and if you’re in the area and have the opportunity to get down to the Expo, you really, really should!
Editor’s Note – Slideshow is fixed!
EuroGamer 2011 Here We Come!
It’s that time of year again when the UK gaming community comes together and experiences four days of gaming bliss! EuroGamer Expo 2011 is looking bigger and better with a host of developers strutting their stuff, showing off the games and consoles that are set to hit shelves the world over in the next 6 months.
For those of you who don’t know what EuroGamer Expo is, it’s the UK’s biggest gaming event! This year, it’s estimated that the expo will attract around 40,000 gamers, starting Thursday, September 22nd and concluding on Sunday, September 25th. Taking place at London’s Earl’s Court, which is usually used for film premiers and awards shows of all kinds, it’s a chance for the UK gaming community to get hands-on with some of the biggest games and gadgets. Additionally, there is a games industry career fair offering the chance to get some face time with developers, publishers, and other games/technology employers. There’s something for gamers of all types with pretty much every developer and every game worth noticing being in attendance. Read On »