Hey everyone, I just wanted to fill everyone in on my Vegas conference. I'm sorry for the lack of pictures; I will have a camera with me next year for sure.
The flight there was fast, because I was asleep for almost the entire flight. Normally, I get motion sickness to some degree if I'm awake, so I was thankful that I could get to sleep right away. As soon as we landed and got outside, the heat was almost unbearable. It was around 100 degress, but really not humid at all. I guess that happens in the middle of the desert.
We stayed at Mandalay Bay. The place is huge; I can tell you from my hotel room to the conference rooms is at least a mile walk we did every morning and evening. Great exercise, if nothing else. Our walk is through the casino floor, so Wednesday morning I put a dollar in a slot machine and ending up rolling 3 "bars" and won 20.00. So I cashed out and beat the house this time.
As for as the actual conference goes, I'm really excited for all the new games coming out soon. And I got a chance to play the game I've been waiting 10 years for, Street Fighter 4. I played only twice, as there was a massive line to play and you got only one game per person, win or lose (I won both times with Zangief). I also played the new Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe game, and I liked it very much. Superman, Batman, Catwoman, The Flash, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Shang Tsung, and Sonya were the playable characters in this build of the game. TNA Wrestling had a booth there to promote the upcoming game, and Samoa Joe was there signing autographs.
Outise the conference, we really didn't get a lot of time. Our breakfast meetings started at 7:00 am, and out final meetings for the day usually ran until 8:30-9:00 pm. Wednesday night, I went our Microsoft "hospitality suite" where they had the newest games, food and drinks. I hung out there with some friends (they were more interested in the 16player LAN setup of Gears of War 2 than I was), so I left earlier than them and got to sleep.
Thursday, the day we came home, was the hottest day of them all, high of 104 if I remember correctly. The flight home was pretty miserable for me. There was a crying baby behind me and I absolutely could not get to sleep. This set off my motion sickness, which thankfully wasn't as bad as it has been in the past. I got home without losing my lunch, which is always a plus.
Oeverall, it was a good time, but its great to be back home. I miss seeing eveyone, and hopefully we can talk in person soon.
Pete
8 comments:
You won 2 times with Zangief? I thought I felt the ground shake a few nights back... now I know it must have been from all of the monstrous spinning pile drivers you laid on those poor bastards.
Sorry to hear about the motion sickness, though. Welcome back!
Dan @ Hillside
Haha! Awesome Pete!
I can't wait for Fallout 3, and the new Tales games coming out. I need an RPG pretty bad, since my characters are almost max level in WoW.
I wish I had a job that got to go to a Blizzard Convention. Instead I have a job that gets free US army Rations when we have to evacuate the city.
Classy.
Oh man street fighter 4! =)) i feel sorry for whoever had to play you, lol. kinda off subject, a little but: didnt you make a final fantasy party of all monks or ninjas once? hehehehe ok i gtg pete talk to you soon!
Matt, yeah I had a party of all monks once, because after level 10 or so they don't need any weapons so its a really cheap team to finance. Plus, they all get so fast with multiple hits from their fists that they are the second strongest class (after warrior/knight, of course)
i'll pretend i understood the paragraphs exclusively about gaming. as for the rest, it sounds like you had a good time! nice to see you posting like your lovebird (that's kris) did.
i thought i was pete's lovebird
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Ha! No, Buddy is Pete's lovebird. I don't like Pete - remember? I had to drive him to prom.
hahha! yeah, you're right! good thing you reminded me, i nearly forgot.
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