Category: Events

Guild Wars 2: Announcing the Warrior

from NCsoft:

Announcing the Warrior
Announcing our next Guild Wars 2 profession: the warrior! A master of weapons, the warrior marches into battle with swords, rifles, and just about everything in between. The warrior can absorb incredible damage as he builds up adrenaline to power his devastating attacks. Witness the raw power and blinding speed of the warrior in these incredible skill videos!

ArenaNet Summer Events
Tradeshow season is kicking off, and it’s going to be a busy summer for us! We can’t wait to get out there to spread the word about Guild Wars 2 and connect with our fellow gamers.

  • Comic-Con — July 22-25: Grab your sunscreen and join us in sunny San Diego! We’ll be signing copies of our upcoming Guild Wars novel, Ghosts of Ascalon, and our stunning artbook, The Art of Guild Wars 2. While you’re there, also make sure to check out our panel discussion about the creation of Guild Wars 2!
  • gamescom — August 18-22: We wouldn’t dream of missing Europe’s largest game show in Cologne, Germany. We’re going to be at gamescom in a big way this year, so make sure to stop by our booth!
  • PAX — September 3-5: PAX is a big three-day gaming festival right here in our backyard in Seattle! This year we’re going to out-do ourselves with cool swag, fun activities, and some special surprises. Don’t miss it!

For more details about our summer activities check out our blog.

A Look at Dynamic Events and Personal Storylines in Guild Wars 2
Learn more about why Guild Wars 2 is a different kind of MMO. Lead Content Designer Colin Johanson explains the dynamic event system in Guild Wars 2 and how it challenges the traditional ways content has been presented in MMOs. Lore & Continuity Designer Ree Soesbee shares our approach to storytelling in Guild Wars 2, where you follow your own personal storyline and your actions have a real impact on the world around you. Visit the ArenaNet Blog for further information about events and personal stories in Guild Wars 2. Our blog is your official source for behind-the-scenes GW2 info, so bookmark it today and stay up to date!

Alienware and Razer Team Up with NCsoft This Summer
NCsoft is partnering with our good friends at Razer and Alienware for trade shows this summer, and we’ll be using their equipment in our booths. For more information about their gear, head over to the Razer and Alienware websites.

Cinematic Titanic’s New Trailer: “Danger on Tiki Island”

from Cinematic Titanic:

Hi Everyone,

The release of our next DVD, Cinematic Titanic Live: “Danger on Tiki Island”, is just around the corner. It goes on sale Tuesday 6/15 (12:01am EDT) at our STORE and for download at EZTakes.com. As a regular onscreen treat at our live shows over the past year, this has become one of our favorite riffs and we hope it will be one of yours too.

Check out a sample of the episode.

Also included on the DVD, the bonus mini-documentary Cinematic Titanic Live: Between the Riffs featuring interviews with all the Titans about all things CT, captured during our 2009 tour.

HEY SEATTLE!

We’re headed your way this week! 2 Shows Friday night (6/11) at the Showbox at the Market. We’ll be doing War of the Insects and Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World. Get your tickets HERE.

And just like last year’s visit to Seattle, we’ll also be making an instore signing appearance at Scarecrow Video at 7pm on Thursday. A slightly more relaxed way to meet us than after the shows.

All the best,
Team CT

Give a Little Game — Free RPG Day is Saturday June 19, 2010

from FreeRPGDay.com:

For Free RPG Day, Impressions Advertising & Marketing works with hobby game retailers and RPG publishers to bring NEW RPG Quickstart Rules and Adventure Modules into the hands of gamers.

Consumers WORLDWIDE will be able to grab brand new material for a variety of RPGs — no overstock, retail-priced or dead product here. The goal of Free RPG Day is to inspire gamers to play a new RPG, which will in turn, create sales through local game stores.

Look Who’s Already Involved! These are the sponsors who have already committed to being a part of Free RPG Day 2010. This list is not final.

  • Alderac Entertainment Group — Silver (5 per box), L5R 4th Edition RPG Quickstart & Adventure
  • Amarillo Design Bureau — Store Sample (1 per box), Prime Directive Quickstart
  • Blue Panther — Store Sample (1 per box), Unique Color Knockdown Dice Tower
  • Chessex Manufacturing — Bronze (4 per box), Commemorative Dice with store name
  • Columbia Games — Store Sample (1 per box), Harn Quickstart & Adventure
  • Exile Game Studios — Bronze (3 per box), Hollow Earth Expedition Quickstart & Adv.
  • Fantasy Flight Games — Gold (10 per box), Warhammer 40K Roleplay: Deathwatch Adventure
  • Goodman Games — Silver (5 per box), Age of Cthulhu Adventure
  • Guild of Blades Publishing — Store Sample (3 per box), Heroes Forever Quickstart & Adventure
  • Paizo Publishing — Gold (10 per box), Pathfinder Module: Master of the Fallen Fortress
  • Q-Workshop — Gold (10 per box), unique dice
  • Skirmisher Publishing — Bronze (3 per box), TBA
  • Troll Lord Games — Silver (5 per box), Castles & Crusades Quickstart and Adventure
  • White Wolf Publishing — Gold (10 per box), Exalted 2nd Edition Quickstart & Adventure
  • Wizards of the Coast — Platinum (15 per box), Dark Sun 4th Edition D&D Adventure

Your friendly local game store controls whether or not they participate in this event. Each individual store determines how the free items are given out on the day of the event. If you have trouble with any of the stores participating in the event, please let us know.

Factory Entertainment: The Ring of Dracula, The Sword of the Dread Pirate Roberts, Jaws Teeth, New Online Store & More!

from Factory Entertainment:

This week we are very excited to announce the grand opening of our US & Canada online store and the launch of our first two products. Our international online store will be opening very shortly. We have also completely redesigned our general website. We are also running a contest of particular interest to fans of a certain masked crime fighter.

Factory Entertainment Homepage
Factory Entertainment Store — US & Canada

Universal Monsters — The Ring of Dracula — Elite Edition Prop Replica
A high quality, officially licensed replica of The Ring of Dracula, bearing the Count’s crest. Cast from an original prop ring with exacting attention to detail, this stunning Elite Edition replica is crafted from sterling silver and inset with a genuine semi-precious Carnelian ‘blood’ stone. The mark of ‘THE’ vampire, The Ring of Dracula Elite Edition will be a valuable addition to any collection. Limited edition of just 600 pieces worldwide. Pre-order today to secure yours and avoid missing this opportunity.
Pre-Order Available Now!

The Princess Bride — The Sword of the Dread Pirate Roberts Limited Edition 1:1 Scale Prop Replica
Pre-Order Available Now!

My Name Is…
Here you see a preview image of our forthcoming Sword of Inigo Montoya prop replica. A video preview of this stunning sword will be coming in our next newsletter.

James Bond — Jaws Teeth Signature Edition
Here‘s a preview image of our forthcoming officially licensed James Bond ‘Jaws Teeth’ SE prop replica, signed by Jaws himself Mr. Richard Kiel!

Coming very soon…
An in depth photo and video preview of The Golden Gun 1:1 scale prop replica.

Green Hornet Contest
Enter to win an autographed copy of the amazingly detailed book, The Green Hornet, A History of Radio Motion Pictures, Comics & Television by Martin Grams and Terry Salomonson. A must for all Green Hornet fans!

San Diego Comic-Con
Coming to San Diego Comic-Con? Stop by our booth and say hello! July 22nd to 25th 2010. Booth # 4044

Nintendo.com to Host Live Video of Nintendo’s E3 Presentation

from Nintendo of Canada:

Are you excited to hear all the news from Nintendo’s E3 Presentation but can’t make it to Los Angeles?

Nintendo.com has you covered. The website is setting up a special portal for fans around the world to watch full start-to-finish video coverage of the event.

Nintendo’s E3 Presentation will begin at 9 a.m. Pacific on Tuesday, June 15. Just visit e3.nintendo.com to get a front-row seat to all of Nintendo’s announcements.

“Ultimo” Vol. 1 Signing with Stan Lee in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, May 29

from VIZ Media:

Ultimo co-creator Stan Lee will appear at Rock’n Comic-Con 2010 for an exclusive signing of Ultimo Vol. 1!

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet with the legendary comic book creator at the Pasadena Convention Center (300 East Green Street), Booth 402 from 2-3PM on Saturday May 29th!

Ultimo is created by the historic collaboration between Western comic legend Stan Lee and acclaimed Japanese manga creator Hiroyuki Takei (Shaman King, etc). Created by the mysterious Dr. Dunstan (who has an uncanny resemblance to Stan Lee), mechanical dolls Ultimo (the ultimate embodiment of good) and Vice (the ultimate embodiment of evil) battle each other across 1,000 years to prove whether good or evil is the most powerful force of the universe!

Those who haven’t had the chance to check out Ultimo Vol. 1 yet will have the opportunity to purchase a copy at the show, at the cover price of $9.99 (no tax!). For more information on Rock’n Comic-Con 2010, please check out their website, at rockncomiccon.com.

Check Out What’s New for Celebration V This Week

from StarWars.com:

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George Lucas at Celebration V
Star Wars creator George Lucas will make a special guest appearance at Star Wars Celebration V this August in Orlando. This will be the second Celebration appearance, and only the third Star Wars convention appearance for the writer/director, who last attended Celebration III in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2005. Lucas will appear onstage at a date and time yet to be scheduled during the four-day run of the show, which takes place August 12-15, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center.

Discounted Travel
Take advantage of discounted hotel and travel deals when you book before July 21 using the Official Star Wars Celebration V Travel Desk! Our priority is to serve you best and provide the lowest possible hotel rates available for your stay, we continually monitor prices offered on other travel websites to get you the best rate. BOOK NOW!

Exclusive T-Shirts On-Sale Now Thru July 25!
Choose from Celebration V Logo T-Shirt (ONLY available for purchase online through July 25 — Don’t wait!) & Boba Fett Jet Ski T-Shirt (available for pre-order and onsite; onsite quantities will be limited). BUY TODAY!

We look forward to seeing you in Orlando!

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Official Neil Announcement and Convention Appearances!

from The Legend of Neil:

It’s official! Atom.com has announced the third and final season of Neil on the Comedy Central blog and show creator Sandeep Parikh is going to be at Comic-Con in San Diego, Gen Con in Indianapolis & Dragon Con in Atlanta this year representing The Guild & Neil! Find him and pants him.

Last Tour to Endor at the Walt Disney World Resort

from StarWars.com:

After more than two decades of interstellar travel, Disney Parks’ Star Tours attraction is powering down to make way for its reimagining in 2011 — but Last Tour to Endor offers fans the opportunity to attend an out of-this-world, first-of-its-kind decommissioning party before Star Tours launches its final flights. Taking place on August 14 from 8:00pm – 1:00am at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Last Tour to Endor is a special event on the Saturday night of Star Wars Celebration V — THE official Lucasfilm fan convention and the biggest Star Wars party in the galaxy!

Fans and families attending Last Tour to Endor at the Walt Disney World Resort can enjoy a one-of-a-kind entertainment experience — including specially-themed intergalactic party zones, Star Wars shows, a Death Star Disco and much more. The evening will culminate with Symphony in the Stars — a Star Wars fireworks spectacular as only Disney Parks can create. Though the party begins at 8:00pm, Last Tour ticket-holders will also be allowed early entrance to Disney’s Hollywood Studios at 4:00pm — where they can be sure to secure a seat one of the StarSpeeder 3000’s final voyages!

Disney Parks will also have a prominent presence on the Celebration V show floor at the Orange County Convention Center — including Jedi Training Academy for younglings and Padawans and a Disney merchandise booth featuring a host of exclusive items as well as Star Wars items only previously available at Disney park stores. CV attendees will also enjoy special room rates at Walt Disney World Resort Hotels, specially-priced tickets with pre-arrival purchase savings for Walt Disney World parks and an exclusive, reserved room block at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort — which will include complimentary round-trip transfers to and from the convention center.

To purchase tickets — and to take advantage of Last Tour to Endor special offers — visit starwarscelebration.com/Disney. For more information on Star Wars Celebration V visit starwarscelebration.com for the latest updates.

Please note: Last Tour to Endor is a ticketed event separate from Star Wars Celebration V. A Celebration V pass alone will not grant admission to this event.

George Lucas to Appear at Celebration V

from StarWars.com:

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Star Wars creator George Lucas will make a special guest appearance at Star Wars Celebration V this August in Orlando.

This will be the second Celebration appearance, and only the third Star Wars convention appearance for the writer/director, who last attended Celebration III in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2005.

Lucas will appear onstage at a date and time yet to be scheduled during the four-day run of the show, which takes place August 12-15, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center.

Check back here and at starwars.com for updated information on when you can look forward to Lucas’ time at the show.

If you haven’t already done so, be sure to purchase your tickets to Star Wars Celebration V here today!

We look forward to seeing you in Orlando!

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“Cinematic Titanic” News

from Cinematic Titanic:

Hi Everyone,

It’s been a while since our last newsletter, just wanted to fill you in on all the happenings here at the fictional world headquarters of Cinematic Titanic.

THE NEXT DVD

Our next DVD, Cinematic Titanic Live: “Danger on Tiki Island”, will be released TUESDAY, JUNE 15th. Trailer coming soon.

In addition to one of our favorite movies, the DVD also features an 18 minute mini-doc featuring interviews with all five “Titans” talking about the amazing experience that has been CT so far.

UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS

We’ve added a bunch of shows to our calender for 2010! Hopefully one of them is near you. If not, rest assured we’re trying to find venues in lots of cities we haven’t been to yet.

FRIDAY 6/11 — SEATTLE, WA — Showbox at the Market — 2 shows — TICKETS: 1st show HERE, 2nd show HERE

FRIDAY 7/2 — ANN ARBOR, MI — Michigan Theatre — 2 shows — TICKETS: HERE

TUESDAY 8/3 — SAN FRANSISCO, CA — Castro Theatre — 1 show — TICKETS: TBA

9/3-9/6 — ATLANTA, GA — DragonCon (various panels and signings) — TICKETS: HERE

FRIDAY 9/24 — LOS ANGELES, CA — Club Nokia — 2 shows — TICKETS: HERE — ON SALE FRIDAY 5/21!

SATURDAY 9/25 — ANAHEIM, CA — The Grove of Anaheim — 2 shows — TICKETS: HERE — ON SALE SATURDAY 5/22!

FRIDAY 10/29 — BOSTON, MA — Wilbur Theatre — 1 show — TICKETS: TBA

SATURDAY 11/27 — NEWARK, NJ — Victoria Theater, NJPAC — 2 shows — TICKETS: HERE

DID YOU CATCH…

Cinematic Titanic‘s appearance on Countdown with Keith Olbermann last month?

Check out the full segment HERE.

Thanks to Keith for having us on, it was a part of a very fun week we had on the East Coast which culminated at our sold out show on Broadway at the Nokia Theater. Thanks to everyone who came out to see us.

Talk at ya soon!

Thanks,
Cinematic Titanic