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  • Aug. 19, 2008 - 10:04 a.m.
    Brandy just added a new blog
    Seriously...WTF?
    So, I'm back from Gen Con (actually, got home late Sunday night, but whatever), my muscles are still hurting from lugging around a huge suitcase full (literally - pictures coming shortly as proof) of SWAG, and I've still got about 350 pictures to go through (got through about 200 yesterday), so I can't really share in any Gen Con news as of yet. However, have a look at this little gem, that gave me a heck of a laugh earlier:

    Fake or real - I don't care, it still deserves a WTF and a LOL!



  • Aug. 19, 2008 - 9:59 a.m.
    Brandy is working away on Gen Con goodies!
  • Aug. 12, 2008 - 11:32 a.m.
    Brandy just commented on Psychomode's blog - The Freedom Is Over.
    Indeed - summer is definitely not about work, so every bit of fun you had was well deserved and worth it! I'm actually...not going back to school (a shocker to me, that's for sure), and am instead being forced into the job market, so yeah, enjoy your youth while you can! :P

  • Aug. 12, 2008 - 11:09 a.m.
    Brandy just commented on DBoy's blog - Remember Me?
    I will be jealous of you meeting John until the end of my days...Next time, I'll whoop your butt if you forget your camera again! lol Welcome back, and I'm glad you had such a great time! I know how great those types of trips can be.

  • Aug. 11, 2008 - 7:27 a.m.
    Brandy just commented on Vgmkyle's blog - Got my 1,000 points!
    Nicely done!

  • Aug. 11, 2008 - 7:26 a.m.
    Brandy just commented on Rezzolution's blog - Gaming Update - 8/7/08
    I played the E3 demo of Shadow and enjoyed it thoroughly. For some reason, though, I still don't own it... Maybe someday...

  • Aug. 11, 2008 - 7:25 a.m.
    Brandy is counting down to Gen Con - 2 days!!!
  • Aug. 11, 2008 - 7:25 a.m.
    Brandy just commented on ArtG's blog - Anyone Like Writing About Games?
    As I've told Denis, I would be applying in a heartbeat if I didn't already work for a site - conflict of interest and all that - So for now, I'll just have to wish you best of luck in finding some reliable people.

  • Aug. 11, 2008 - 7:22 a.m.
    Brandy just commented on KnightsofRound's blog - New Musical Obsession...
    I'll be honest and say that I have absolutely no idea what / who that is. But I know how new musical obsessions go - Poets of the Fall have launched up to my number 2 spot on my charts pretty quickly. Sad this is, I didn't even realize I was listening to them THAT much...Ah well.

  • Aug. 11, 2008 - 7:20 a.m.
    Brandy just commented on EpicSteve's blog - Gears 2's special edition, better than helmet
    If I had all of the money in the world to throw around, that would definitely be mine, but alas, I don't.

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I'm a completely random, very easily amused 22 year old FEMALE gamer (yes, we exist) who works for GrrlGamer.com and who loves playing any and all kinds of games. My collection recently reached 500 games and continues to grow. When I'm not playing games, you can find me either practicing photography or watching one of my favorite shows on TV like Stargate Atlantis or Monday Night Raw.

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Added by Brandy on Aug. 19, 2008 | |
So, I'm back from Gen Con (actually, got home late Sunday night, but whatever), my muscles are still hurting from lugging around a huge suitcase full (literally - pictures coming shortly as proof) of SWAG, and I've still got about 350 pictures to go through (got through about 200 yesterday), so I can't really share in any Gen Con news as of yet. However, have a look at this little gem, that gave me a heck of a laugh earlier:

Fake or real - I don't care, it still deserves a WTF and a LOL!






























So I'm sure that a lot of you have probably seen this before, but who cares? I liked it, and that's all that matters!


Added by Brandy on Aug. 11, 2008 | |

This post relates to: Dragon Age: Origins, Atari, Inc., Champions Online, Star Trek Online, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Legends of Norrath, Sony Online Entertainment, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Pokémon Diamond/Pearl

As promised, here is my schedule for Gen Con Indy 2008 (August 13th - 17th), for all those that are interested enough in gaming to want to know what I'm doing, or what coverage you can eventually expect (btw, any time not covered in the schedule between 10 AM and 6 PM every day is to be assumed that I am in the dealer's hall working on meetings, demos, etc):

Thursday -

  • 9-10 AM - Special hour in the dealer's hall, reserved for members of the press and VIG's (very important gamers - a bit complicated to explain here) - Quick stops by the Beyond Protocol MMORTS booth for a free t-shirt, the Winning Moves booth for a free board game, Fat Dragon Games booth for (hopefully) free dice and t-shirt, the Chainmaille Wench / Gamers for Humanity booth to meet some friends and donate to the cause, earning more free stuff
  • 10-11AM - More dealer's hall goodness - continuing on booths listed in first hour
  • 11-12PM - Pokemon Diamond / Pearl Meet-up in eGame arena (mainly to do a bunch of trading of the game specific Pokemon, and the ones that need to be traded to evolve)
  • 12:30-1:30 PM - Meeting with Fantasy Flight Games over World of Warcraft, Starcraft, UFS, and perhaps Battlestar Gallactica board games (if there's time)
  • 2-2:30 PM - Meeting with Seven Lights over the Continuum, an online collectible wargame
  • 3-4 PM - Meeting with Sony Online Entertainment over Legends of Norrath and the new Star Wars Galaxies TCG
  • 6-? PM - Dinner, Cardhalla, Consignment Store, etc.

Friday -

  • 10-11:15 AM - Dealer's hall goodness
  • 11:30-1 PM - Gamer Wenches lunch (a gaming group of which I am a member)
  • 1(ish)-2:30 PM - Gaia Online Meet-up for free goodies
  • 3-5 PM - Women in Gaming Seminar (run by the Gamer Wenches)
  • 6-? PM - Dinner, Cardhalla, Consignment Store, etc.

Saturday -

  • 10-12 PM - Dealer's hall goodness
  • 12-1 PM - Animal Crossing meet-up in eGame arena (mainly to track down the fruit that my town lacks)
  • 1-2:30 PM - Gaia Online Panel discussing new MMO entitled "zOMG!" Plus, more free goodies
  • 4-6 PM - Costume Contest (audience member only - no cosplay for this girl)
  • 6-10 PM - Dinner, Cardhalla, Consignment Store, etc.
  • 10:30 PM - Cardhalla deconstruction
  • 11-1 AM - Hentai Dubbing (simply because a few other Gamer Wenches are going, and watching something hilarious like this couldn't be passed up on)

Sunday -

  • 10-11 AM - Freaky Creatures meeting - PC game involved in the Dell / Intel Extreme Gaming Tour
  • 11-12 PM - Pirates of the Burning Sea meeting - One of the highest rated MMO's to come out in recent time
  • 12-4 PM - Lots of time spent in the dealer's hall, meeting up with friends for one last lunch, game, etc. and seeing the end of the con proper
  • 4-5(ish) PM - Packing and beginning the drive home from Indianapolis

Apart from this set schedule, as I've noted above, I have quite a bit of free time for exploration throughout the hundreds of booths in the exhibit hall, and in that time, I will have "meetings" with the following companies, or will at least stop by the booth in the hopes of receiving press kits, swag, etc.:

  • Cryptic Studios - Star Trek Online and Champions Online
  • Matrix Games - PC games, mostly of the war and strategy genres
  • Atari
  • Bioware's Dragon Age - Demo/Trailer from E3 will apparently be available
  • World of Warcraft Darkmoon Faire - think of a simple 10 x 10 booth with a couple of posters for a game, and then blow that up to fit into tens of thousands of square feet of meeting and exhibit space; that essentially is the Darkmoon Faire
  • 4kids - Perhaps have coverage of TMNT's 25th anniversary, along with the Chaotic TCG
  • Cloud Kingdom Games - riddle books for free swag!
  • Tiny Mantis - Thugs! online game
  • Gozer Games - Collateral Damage, anime themed board game
  • Upper Deck - anything and everything gaming
  • Wizkids - same as Upper Deck
  • Ape Games - duck, duck, GO! board game
  • X360 / Fable 2 booth - self-explanatory, no?
  • EA Mythic - Warhammer Online
  • Darkened Sky Studios - Chron X, an online TCG that is free to play
  • Shard Studios - RPG's
  • Konami Digital Entertainment - Blue Dragon RPTCG (role playing trading card game)
  • Bandai America - lots of variety in gaming
  • North Star Games - party games with the possibility of LOTS of swag!

There are actually a few more booths that I plan on hitting by the time the con is over, but that gives you a basic rundown of what I'll be doing once Thursday hits. I leave my house tomorrow, in order to spend the night with a friend who lives closer to Indy, and to be able to assure that I get into town on Weds to take care of press related matters before the place becomes a zoo on Thursday (over 40,000 attendees throughout the four days - I'd say that's pretty zoo-like, wouldn't you?).

At any rate, I've got tons of stuff to get done between now and then, so I'll simply say: until next time all!


Added by Brandy on Aug. 1, 2008 | |
So my great aunt and uncle went to San Fransisco last week, and my uncle managed to snap a picture of this little incident while he was there.

P.D. to the rescue! ...Or... maybe not...
















Aren't cops supposed to be protecting people from crazy drivers, not causing accidents themselves? Perhaps I'm the only one that will find this THAT funny, but either way - FAIL!





Added by Brandy on July 25, 2008 | |

This post relates to: Atari, Inc., Sony Online Entertainment, Mythic Entertainment, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

So, we’re less than three weeks away from my most anticipated trip of the year, that being my yearly trip to the Gen Con gaming convention held in Indianapolis, August 14th-17th.

Whoot!

Where my last two trips were one or two day affairs, this year I am doing it up right, coming into town on the 13th to not only get acclimated but also to take part in a few unofficial events (like The Stink, the Weds night gathering of the Gen Con Community forum members), and perhaps meet a few friends for lunch or a quick pickup game on the DS.

While I will post more specific info about my schedule in the days immediately before the Con, I wanted to give everyone a quick (or maybe not) update as to where everything stands as of today.

I am currently about 1/3 of the way through emailing the companies on the (still very unfinished) Gen Con exhibitors list, asking them what sorts of things to expect at their booths at the Con, and whether or not they are scheduling meetings.

So far, I have had people approach me from SimplyFun Games, Fantasy Flight, and Wizards of the Coast (among others), and am looking forward to hearing from companies like Upper Deck, Wizkids, Sony Online Entertainment, EA Mythic, and even Atari (among MANY others).

Apart from setting up actual meetings, I will probably spend the majority of my time in the exhibitor’s hall as I did last year – walking around collecting swag, talking to fellow gamers, and trying demos of random games along the way.

Then there’s the (as of now unannounced – give it a week or so) yearly press conference that is held on opening day to look forward to, plus the fact that all members of the press get into the exhibitor’s hall an hour before the general public. The latter of which is especially exciting seeing as how this hour has been pushed up from last year, from 10:00 AM to 9:00 AM meaning that I get yet ANOTHER hour to play around.

One event I CAN'T afford - care to donate? ;)

And none of this includes the literally thousands of side events that I could take part in, with some that I have actually chosen being a “Women in Gaming” interactive seminar, two Gaia Online meetups, and multiple gatherings for DS games. Of course there are more, but why spill all of the details now?

And of course, as usual, you can expect all of my coverage on the event [including loads of previews, some general convention coverage and possibly some interviews – along with (what I hope is) hundreds of pictures] to be posted on GrrlGamer in the update immediately following the event. With so many articles from my two-day trip last year, I can only imagine how my workload will grow with four (official) days of gaming goodness this year!

Look forward to more details in the coming days!




Added by Brandy on July 22, 2008 | |
So, after seeing that everyone and their mother's brother's uncle are creating accounts over here, I figured I might as well try it out as well. You all might know me as "Brandyinindiana" on another site, and while I am not leaving that site, I did want to hurry up and claim my name before another Brandy decided she wanted it for herself (which is ridiculous, since we all know that I'm the most important Brandy around, hehe).

So, yeah, add me to your friends list if you wish - just make sure to let me know who you are on that "other site," as I'm not one to randomly accept people that I know I'll never communicate with again.



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KnightsofRound
on July 28, 2008
LOL your profile display picture is awesome. Stargate ftw.
psychomode
on July 27, 2008
well, maybe i AM a cyborg. most of the things i write in my status aren't true, y'know.
vgmkyle
on July 26, 2008
Nothing wrong with beeing nerdy,Brandy!!!lol!
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on July 24, 2008
Mai Roflcopter goes soi soi soi... If I post random song lyrics or quotes on your wall it's k, it's how I work
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on July 23, 2008
Thanx for being my friend =) peace!
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on July 23, 2008
I always knew Robert Patrick was into the freaky alien vampire goth chicks. Gives a whole new meaning to sucking him until he passes out.:D
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on July 21, 2008
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