eGames Expo 2009: Day 3

Well, the last day of the expo wrapped up what was essentially a very disappointing event. Too many hawkers ands not enough exhibits equates to a very uninteresting event. Take note organisers: your attendees do not really want to buy lots of stuff from expos, considering that they had to pay to get in.

Perhaps what I saw this weekend was the result of a extremely tumultuous year for everyone. Companies simply don’t have the confidence to slap down thousands of dollars at events anymore. Not events with such a low street-cred level anyway. All we have left is the hope for a better eGames Expo next year.

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eGames Expo 2009: Day 2

This is day 2 of the eGames Expo 2009. You can find my post on day 1 here.

Unfortunately, my worst fears were proven accurate. There was absolutely nothing new to see on the 2nd day of the event. This meant that I had crawled through the eGames Expo (excluding the Digital Lifestyle and Careers events) in less than 4 hours.

What did I do on the 2nd day? I decided to get hands on with some of the lesser known games being displayed.

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eGames Expo 2009: Day 1

Yes, a rare post from me today, as I took the day off to head on down to the first day of theĀ iDEF eGames Expo 2009 held at the Royal Exhibition Building. There was a severe lack of exhibits which was rather disappointing, but it was not without some blockbusters. Major groups consisted mainly of Ubisoft, 2K Games and Microsoft. The rest were all small development houses and publishers, most of which failed to make any considerable impressions on me.

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