I'm not sure if you've got the memo, but the Eurogamer Expo isn't actually about games. "But Beccy!" I hear you cry, "the clue's in the name, you dumb broad." Yeah, well. Welcome to DtoidEU, son. We've got a whole load of things lined up across the weekend and here's what you could be getting in on.
Thursday
Thursday's a reasonably quiet one as most people don't get in until Friday evening, but I'll be in central from lunchtime and the Thor-like Adam and I are going to eat all of the Chinese food. All of it.
The lovely Ben Bateman is also hosting another
Tank Cat (read: numerous drinks), so there's a few of us going along to
Bar at One at
London Bridge for the evening.
Friday
It begins! While most people aren't attending the expo until Saturday, there's a handful of us milling about the show floor today. I, for one, intend on nerding it up at as many panels as humanely possible.
Devout fans of Joseph Gordon-Levitt that we (read: Nik) are, Friday evening is going to be spent watching
Looper. The film starts at
21:00 at
Marble Arch Odeon and tickets are
£12.50 (£11.50 for the young degree-inclined amongst us.) We'll be aiming to get there at
19:00-19:30 to buy tickets and then we'll grab a bite to eat on Oxford Street before the film. Steer clear if flagrant displays of homoeroticism make you uncomfortable.
Saturday
Blah blah video games blah. As most people will be attending on the Saturday, today seems like the best choice for the
obligatory group photo, so I've pencilled it in for
17:00 outside the entrance to Earl's Court One. Bring your sexy.
We'll then grab a quick bite to eat before heading off to the
Stick Twiddler's afterparty in aid of Special Effect, at
18:00, which is only a five minute walk from the expo at
The Pembroke Arms. It's a sold out event, so if you haven't got your ticket I'm afraid there's not much we can do for you, but I'm sure we can at least find a decent pub nearby for those without. Remember your JustGiving receipt to speed up entry on the door!
Sunday
Hopefully you're all still alive today, because we've got even more planned. We're having dinner in Soho, probably at
Princi's. We haven't got a reservation, so we'll just aim to get there when everybody has had their fill of the expo. Princi's is an Italian panetteria (because we're classy) and comes highly recommended by Aidan. We'll then head to
B@1 Soho where there's
2-4-1 cocktails for £9.50 all night.
We then all hug and cry and go home.
Sorted? As ever, the
mailer, the
forums thread and my Twitter, @chromatogram, are all great ways to get involved. You'll probably stumble onto a group of us on the showfloor, but if you don't, please feel free to send me a tweet and I'll come and find you. We're a friendly bunch (mostly) and these expos are about so much more than video games.
See you soon!
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