E3 is all about games, hands on previews, developer interviews and hoping that you’re lucky enough to score a free lunch in the press lounge. To other attendees however, it’s about something far more valuable than a great experience. It’s about…swag.
Of which plenty of the stuff is handed out at the event. And then promptly put up for sale on eBay. Yes sir, the great swag lines of E3 2015 were out in full force once again this year. Take the Bethesda press conference for instance:
Once that show had ended, the announcement that the people inside were going to get a few free collectibles, crescendoed louder than the proper reveal for Fallout 4. Limited edition swag, which pretty much went up on eBay minutes after the announcement:
You know what also commands a premium price on eBay? Armour shaders from Destiny apparently, codes of which were handed out after going hands on with the game. Seriously, look at these crazy prices:
Blergh. You know, as much as I’d like a $100 right now, I think I’m just going to give my Destiny Blacksmith shader away. Here, fastest fingers win. All you have to do is guess the missing digit/letter:
T-shirts! You can’t have an E3 without T-shirts being handed out. And there were plenty of them available, if you wanted. But some people wanted them more.
The biggest draw however? Once again, Skylanders and Disney Infinity:
I got given one of those Skylander limited edition Hotstreak cars. You know what I’m doing with it? Sending it off to a kid I know, who happens to be the biggest damn Skylander fan around. I also got a Darth Maul Disney Infinity figure, but I’m too shallow to let go of it, due to my crippling addiction to the series. IT’S MINE DAMMIT!
Swag yo. I’m honest enough to admit that I brought some of that stuff home from E3. But I didn’t actively pursue obtaining it. I’m usually too broke to be able to afford any souvenirs when I’m in LA, thanks to our foreign exchange rate which has been nailed with a Stone Cold Stunner. Some of it I keep. Some of it I give away to friends. Because I genuinely can look at these items and relive some fond memories of the event.
Last Updated: June 23, 2015
Hammersteyn
June 23, 2015 at 17:14
I guess it’s cool that there’s an article about this. But the prices O_o My word. Gonna have to start digging in the backyard for gold or diamonds or oil or something
BurninZ
June 24, 2015 at 09:20
100 dollar for a shader skin???? MIND BLOWN! I will help you dig dude! That is madness!!!
Hammersteyn
June 24, 2015 at 09:36
Costs more than the game O_o But I think someone already claimed it
Hammersteyn
June 23, 2015 at 17:17
It looks like 7TX-MAY-MCT but it’s already been redeemed. 😐
Tried other combinations but I’ve exhausted all my tries. It’s not A or any numbers, good luck XD
HvR
June 23, 2015 at 17:36
Try D for Doo… Darryn
The D
June 23, 2015 at 17:57
Wow, that was quick. Real quick. People really like their shaders.
kuuu(UMAR)rrrr
June 23, 2015 at 17:38
You’re a good dude, D. Your dance moves are pretty kak..like really kak…wow…but you’re a really good dude 🙂
The D
June 23, 2015 at 17:58
My dance moves shall redeem mankind.
kuuu(UMAR)rrrr
June 23, 2015 at 18:20
Your dancemoves are the dancemoves that shall peirce the heavens!
Pariah
June 23, 2015 at 19:12
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Ranting Raptor
June 24, 2015 at 07:24
It’s all about ethics in journalizms
Splooshypooh
June 24, 2015 at 09:40
Ooh! be careful now…