_{[Community member Anus Mcphanus recounts his adventures at Eurogamer Expo with DtoidUK. -- CTZ]}

Last weekend was the second Eurogamer expo held in the United Kingdom. This was also one of the best weekends in my recent memory and perhaps my whole life EVER and not just because of the expo.

No, this was the first time Dtoid UK arranged to meet up and be sexy with each other. 

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So, Borderlands is a pretty big deal. The fact that its release is soon (next Tuesday) is probably an even bigger deal. Gearbox Software is getting ready to celebrate, and if you happen to be a Texan, you can join in too.

On Saturday, they'll be throwing a Borderlands Extravasplosion at the Granada Theatre in Dallas. You can read all about it if you have any intention of going -- make sure to RSVP. The flier says Mix Master Mike of the Beastie Boys will be in attendance, which should make for a fun time.

It's times like these that make me wish I still lived in Dallas.

Alright, so I've been to a lot of trade shows, but let's face it: Tokyo Game Show is one of the biggest in the world (only just barely beaten in attendance by this year's Gamescom). I figured that the tricks of the trade I was used to could work here, but on another level I wondered if I would be a tiny fish thrown into an overwhelming sea, not to mention none of the other fish speak my language.
It got me to thinking that maybe a lot of you might like hearing about my first experience with TGS from a noob perspective, as some of you hope to go yourselves one day or fondly remember your first TGS and want to get nostalgic. Either way, I thought I'd share some notes along my path, and I sincerely hope you enjoy them.

Here's what I had heard about TGS most often from the other Dtoid editors that had attended: it's huge, the public days suck, and it takes a thousand years to get there by train. Oh, and don't wear the wrong shoes or you're in for days of agony. All of these things are true, some more than others, but I'll get down to the details of that later. Beginning the journey to the show, my biggest concern was that the language barrier would prove truly difficult when trying to enjoy a game -- luckily I was wrong about that one.  view full story + comments