The Escapist Expo - General

Hello and welcome to the Escapist Expo! this weekend (Sep 14-16) The Escapist website is hosting a convention in down town Durham NC. So to you my fellow Facepunchers i will be posting pictures of various things...reviewers, cospaly and a multitude of other things (in glorious shaky camera glory) through out the weekend and i would like to know if any of you guys are there as well! maybe we can have a little FP meet up there. [URL]http://www.escapistexpo.com/[/URL] [quote] This fall [I]The Escapist[/I] is launching the first Escapist Expo, a premier consumer convention centered around games culture! The Expo will unite fans of videogames, tabletop games, science fiction, fantasy, comics, music and more in a celebration of everything great in multi-media escapism. With the support of our partners Capital Broadcasting Company and Global Spectrum Management we're taking over the newly renovated [URL="http://www.escapistexpo.com/loc/durham-convention-center"]Durham Convention Center[/URL] for the entire weekend of September 14-16, 2012. Please join us in becoming a part of history as we bring this exciting inaugural event to North Carolina.[/quote] There is going to be a multitude of events such as: [IMG]http://www.escapistexpo.com/sites/escapistexpo.com/files/styles/fp_promo_wide/public/field/image/CHW-Lasertag-Promo-Wide.jpg[/IMG] Many other events include: [B][URL="http://www.escapistexpo.com/event/special/movie-night-movie-bob"]Movie Night with Movie Bob[/URL][/B] Spend Friday night with Movie Bob as he provides his signature commentary live to the seminal classic [I]Flash Gordon[/I]! Enjoy the beautiful late-summer evening under the stars on the lawn at the historic American Tobacco Campus.[B][URL="http://www.escapistexpo.com/event/special/saturday-night-shindig"]Saturday Night Shindig[/URL][/B] Come one and all to the big Saturday night party! Musical guest Gavin Dunne of Miracle of Sound will perform live at this all-ages friendly celebration![B][URL="http://www.escapistexpo.com/event/global/american-classic-arcade-museum"]American Classic Arcade Museum[/URL][/B] The American Classic Arcade Museum, located in Laconia, New Hampshire, will be joining us at the Expo with a selection of 25-30 classic arcade favorites. The museum was established to promote and preserve the history of coin-operated arcade games.[B][URL="http://www.escapistexpo.com/event/global/humans-vs-zombies"]Humans vs. Zombies[/URL][/B] (HvZ) is a game of moderated tag commonly played on college campuses, and now at the Escapist Expo! Human players must remain vigilant and defend themselves with socks and dart blasters to avoid being tagged by the growing zombie horde. Tournaments: [B][URL="http://www.escapistexpo.com/event/tournament/mtg-charity"]Magic: The Gathering Charity Tournament[/URL][/B] [B][URL="http://www.escapistexpo.com/event/tournaments/gears-war-3"]Gears of War 3[/URL][/B] [B]Format:[/B] [I]Teams of 4v4, single elimination[/I] [B][I]Registration for this event is free, courtesy of Epic Games[/I][/B] [B][URL="http://www.escapistexpo.com/event/tournaments/halo-reach-tournament"]Halo Reach Tournament[/URL][/B] [B]Format:[/B] [I]Teams of 4v4, single elimination[/I] [B][URL="http://www.escapistexpo.com/event/tournaments/league-legends-summoners-rift"]League of Legends: Summoner's Rift[/URL][/B] [I]Format:[/I] [B]Teams of 5v5, single round, double elimination[/B] [B][I]Registration for this event is free, courtesy of Alienware[/I][/B] [B][URL="http://www.escapistexpo.com/event/tournaments/super-street-fighter-4-arcade-edition"]Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition[/URL][/B] But wait there's more! -Open play areas for videogames, board games, and card games -Organized tabletop RPG rooms with professional GMs playing [I]Dungeons & Dragons[/I], the [I]Adventurer Conqueror King System[/I], [I]Pathfinder[/I] and more Many panels will also be displayed through out the weekend, consisting of authors from the escapist as well as game company talks [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/sMyrQJ.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/EiMFmj.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/ACo08Y.jpg[/img] it is so awesome to finally have a game convention in this part of the country! most of the time its on the west coast or near NY or Chicago, but right here! in my home town and a few blocks away from where i work. So i am very excited. I just sat through a panel with Yahtzee and a few other guys from the escapist going through and saying what their favorite games were. Yahtzee said his was silent hill 2 and then the host aksed what their favorite games that they are ashamed of and he said his was cooking mama :v: and now for the shaky pictures! Firstly Swag: [IMG]http://i.cubeupload.com/qkOg2h.jpg[/IMG] Cosplay: [IMG]http://i.cubeupload.com/60wYk7.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.cubeupload.com/LwqJeB.jpg[/IMG] (not my cup of tea but hey :v:) [IMG]http://i.cubeupload.com/O089fW.jpg[/IMG] High school of the dead Hope to see you guys there! will be posting more pictures when i get the chance I think the only reason im making this thread is because i wasn't able to take off work today and im going to miss all of Fridays events...

I could bet a good portion of people came for only Yahtzee.

I REALLY hope all those panels are recorded! I would love to attend them all, but NC is wayyy outta my way.

[QUOTE=NO ONE;37669257]I REALLY hope all those panels are recorded! I would love to attend them all, but NC is wayyy outta my way.[/QUOTE] i was only able to make it to 1 panel today (the one with Yahtzee obviously) and it was recorded, i can't say for the rest. Maybe they just follow Yahtzee around with a camera :v: Oh! it was also extra halarious that when they were doing a roll call for the 5 panel guys that the croud cheered the most for Yahtzee.

Blurry Image Dump! [img]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN80422.jpg[/img] [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8043.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8044.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8053.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8056.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8059.jpg[/IMG] cant see these two too well but they were great and committed to the characters, running around dancing gamgam [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8060.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8061.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8077.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8079.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8062.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8063.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8064.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8065.jpg[/IMG]

No fallout?

It actually amazes me how detailed some people can get with these things.

[QUOTE=Muggy;37684246]No fallout?[/QUOTE] Yea i didn't see any fallout suprisingly enough. Though my favorites are between the demo man and the guy dressed up as some one from Metro 2033. He was playing a guitar too not just holding it :v: Also ass grab. [img]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8079.jpg[/img] oh! and i should be putting up a picture soon of a poster i made signed by Yahtzee!

More images, the last of them though He said it was something related to protomen [img]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8093.jpg[/img] DayZ [img]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8131.jpg[/img] [img]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8130.jpg[/img] And me at a League of Legends tournament :v: we got 3rd place. [img]http://u.cubeupload.com/surfur/DSCN8095.jpg[/img]

where's pics of yahtzee