Yesterday, our beloved pet poodle, Matthew called the day the first day of Gamescom, but he was somewhat mistaken. The first real day of Gamescom was today. We took the opportunity on this first day – open only to media and trade visitors – to scout the halls, looking for cool stuff. That was the plan anyway.
And then Gamescom’s organisers decided to open the whole thing up to 10 000 members of the public, making the place very nearly as hellish as the rest of the days. Still, we did manage to put aside some time to wander the halls and snap a bunch of pictures for you to eyeball.
Last Updated: August 14, 2014
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 14, 2014 at 15:06
He got the day wrong? Is that why you’re tweaking his nose in the header image? tee hee.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 14, 2014 at 15:15
Stop being creepy Geoff!
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 14, 2014 at 15:15
hey Zoe! I see you holding that nose like it’s something else
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 14, 2014 at 15:18
(refresh)
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 14, 2014 at 15:23
lol
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2014 at 15:28
Where’s Matty? He’s under Geoff isn’t he?
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 14, 2014 at 15:32
teabagging
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 14, 2014 at 15:33
I really should have put a #teabagging in there at the bottom
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2014 at 15:46
XD
HvR - Still dislikes Random.or
August 14, 2014 at 15:35
He was sitting on an elephant throne pretending to be the sexually confused racist evil dictator of all the cabbages in Nepal.
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2014 at 15:47
Seems legit
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 14, 2014 at 15:53
“and henceforth I shall be known as KING CABBAGE.”
Thats_how_I_Troll
August 14, 2014 at 16:29
Is that thing a Ball chinion??? Zoey, that is not his nose!
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 14, 2014 at 20:09
ah! Right you are!
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2014 at 15:29
War Thunder……. Anyone still playing that “microtransaction whore but still kinda fun as long as you don’t have a paid user on your tail WW2” game?
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2014 at 15:31
Evil Within, Far Cry 4, Alien Isolation,pedometer…. I’ve got some preordering to do.
Sir Rants A Lot: On Pandora
August 14, 2014 at 15:33
I love how you snuck the pedometer in there
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2014 at 15:47
Wait what? Ahem. No that’s a mistake, honestly
Brady miaau
August 14, 2014 at 20:55
autocorrect, he?
And what is your excuse? Posting at night. Hah. You better be working. I know I am! Laptops, scourge I tell you
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2014 at 21:01
Writing audit reports. I had to decipher and translate code igniter to mysql to join four tables with multiple where clauses in a specific date range. Should have studied harder to become a veterinarian
Brady miaau
August 14, 2014 at 21:30
Sounds like fun. Or not.
Yeah, in my career as developer it seems all the best work is done after hours. You know, the really cool stuff. White heat of 03:00 AM, smoked about 40 cigarettes since 20:00, drank about two litres of tea, but the good stuff is flowing and some serious development problems were solved. (Disclaimer, also sometimes I would read what was done the night before and just delete it. And I stopped smoking a few years ago)
Now, I seem to read more reports than I write. Progress?
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2014 at 21:42
Definitely seems like progress. At least that’s what I believe management does.
Brady miaau
August 14, 2014 at 22:32
Ah yes, management. Sometimes I wonder. Smaller companies do things differently, I think.
and after hours rocks. funny, now that I have a child, I seem to magically leave work on time now though. Still go in a bit early
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2014 at 22:50
I should get kids then 😛
Hammersteyn
August 14, 2014 at 21:43
After hours is the best, when the phone doesn’t ring and the mails stops for a bit.
Craig Lotter
August 14, 2014 at 23:41
Truer words cannot be spoken. I’ve just finished testing my voucher redemption code and am about to push it up to the SVN.
Sageville
August 14, 2014 at 19:56
Didn’t he mean “Penometer”?