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Drinks on Kotaku

10:52 PM on 01.29.2007   |   Tiff

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Kotaku's party at Barcade last Friday was for the button smashing, hipster hoppin', drink slugging folk. Cozily nested in Brooklyn's too-cool-for-school zone, Williamsburg, readers rubbed elbows and talked nerdy with the enitre Kotaku team, occasionally stepping aside for a good round on the ol' DS lite. Brian Crecente and wife were never seen without a sturdy wall of gamer geeks surrounding them, Flynn De Marco handed out magical Barcade stamps that equaled happy fun drink time, and a few readers were blessed with free gaming goodies. 

Meanwhile, the selection of beer and the array of vintage arcade games (Ghosts and Goblins, Contra, Rampage, and the like) kept the many attendees warm and the atmosphere buzzing. Things I took away from the event? A quarter-less wallet, the knowledge that Zelda: Wind Waker is Editor Luke Plunkett's favorite game of all time, cheeky photos with the editors (and ocassionally hip zombie folk), and a slight hangover the following afternoon (that subsided with a good dosage of midday gaming, naturally). 

Check out the photos for more glimpses of the Barcade Kotaku extravaganza. Blog partiez FTW!!

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Serpentish's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2007 22:53
Serpentish
Yeah, I was going to make an appearance but I had to go save some orphans from a burning building caused by an overheating ps3.
wario67's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2007 22:56
wario67
WOOT! fisrt offical post about gameing from you hahahhaa
XD
anyway geting druck and playing video games do thouse really mix well togeter
Aetsen's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2007 22:56
Aetsen
That one guy looks like Frodo.
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2007 23:10
Rockvillian
Aetsen I was just gonna say the same thing.
Pedro Blandino's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2007 23:21
Pedro Blandino
i was there, got some pictures with the kotaku guys... then i got lost for a hour looking for the damn subway station.

too much yager...damn you gray bush and fronz!
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2007 23:33
Fronz
Yager partiez FTW!
Namelessted's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2007 23:36
Namelessted
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Serpentish's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2007 23:43
Serpentish
You mean Jäger?
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2007 23:46
BahamutZero
I live in beautiful gowanus. one of the few places on earth you can live with the word "anus" in it. for those who dont know it's somewhat close to barcade. and yea finding the subway in williamsberg trashed is tougher than master blaster
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2007 23:47
CannibalCalvin
Destructoid should just throw a party somewhere. I'd kill a man to go to that.

Seriously, you could put a gun in my hand and give me a name. No questions. I'd even hide the body if you mentioned me on the site.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2007 23:51
Fronz
CannibalCalvin, we actually are, it's top secret though....
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2007 23:52
BahamutZero
reminder: never have a destructoid party because we know calvin is showing up with a gun.


PS. good job calvin. way to ruin everything.
Aetsen's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2007 00:01
Aetsen
Unless he meant...
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2007 00:08
Niero
The Destructoid 1 year anniversary party is coming up in March. We're currently working out the details. Lucky for us, our birth week is around the same time as the Winter Music Conference so we have a lot of good options :)
velcroman's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2007 00:14
velcroman
i love that your first real news entry is about kotaku...wait no i don't, but atleast it's funny.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2007 00:26
Darren Nakamura
I agree, Calvin, somebody should set up some sort of house party or something. That would be swell.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2007 00:38
Nick Chester
Last time I was at Barcade, it only took 15 minutes before I wanted to kill myself. :(
Serpentish's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2007 00:39
Serpentish
A new record?
Lezbro's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2007 02:30
Lezbro
Crescente looks like Ron Jeremy's Mini-me.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2007 09:45
Aaron Mxy Yost
Bah, I had to get drunk by myself last weekend
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2007 11:11
galagabug
barcade is awsome. all the games are still a quarter, and they serve unfiltered beer. wanted to go, but had another engagement that had top shelf open bar. nuts to gaming. go bombay saphire.
J B Cougar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2007 16:46
J B Cougar
Dude, are blazers and t-shirts with collars the official gaming blogger's costume? You and Matt C should get a room.

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