It was an exhausting but fun few days at Games Convention. We'll be posting more articles from the show in the next couple of days -- some of them by myself, others by our German friends at Adventure-Treff, who had a large crew to the show. But for now, here's some pictures I took at the show. (Click on the thumbnails for a larger view.)
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The Leipzig convention center's main hall is made of glass, which looks fantastic but gets really hot as soon as the sun comes up. |
It's Steve Ince! His jacket was too warm for GC, but he wore it anyway, for it has many useful pockets. You heard it here first. |
Steve is working with Wizarbox on the comedy adventure So Blonde. Several camera crews showed up for his demos. |
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Hal Barwood (Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis) was at the dtp booth to show us Mata Hari. |
On my way to an appointment, I randomly bumped into two of the guys who are making Broken Sword 2.5, the unofficial fan-made sequel to Broken Sword 2. |
Secret Files 2 and Perry Rhodan were prominently featured at Deep Silver's public booth. |
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This bridge connects two halls and is accessible to industry professionals only. The other bridges were for the public and had hordes of people on them. |
JoWood's booth had a Sam & Max car. Not a real DeSoto, but close. |
And there's the infamous Sam suit. I would have taken a silly picture if I wasn't in such a hurry. |
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The JoWood booth was entirely Sam & Max themed. |
Sam and Max RETTEN DIE WELT, apparently. |
What lies in Sam and Max's trunk? |
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Many fans showed up at the ANACONDA booth to get an autograph from Hal Barwood. Martin Ganteföhr (Overclocked) and Steve Ince (So Blonde) had their own signing sessions. |
Hal told us with much pleasure how some booth babes allegedly wanted a photo with the creator of Fate of Atlantis. "Nerds rule!," Hal said. |
Speaking of booth babes, ever seen one for an adventure game? Now you have! Funcom, if you're reading this: Zoë Castillo and April Ryan booth babes... make it happen. |
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The dtp booth, home of some of the most anticipated adventure games. |
The Overclocked clock. It ticks backwards. |
Some games from dtp's adventure lineup. |
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A riveting close-up of Undercover: Dual Motives |
The WCG (a worldwide pro gaming tournament) had a large presence at GC. |
Yes, there were non-adventure games too. Say hello to this Big Daddy from BioShock. |
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Bosco staging some kind of GC revolution, perhaps. Only two people take note. |
Secret Files 2 at Deep Silver's public booth. |
From the left: Steve Ince, Burak Barmanbek (Culpa Innata), Marco Rosenberg and Jan Schneider (both from Adventure-Treff). In the doorway: Tran Trung Hiep, head of Sales & Marketing at House of Tales. |
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Part of the Adventure-Treff crew, who are officially awesome. The mirror image will presumably show up on their site. |
Claas Paletta (PR Manager) and Jan Müller-Michaelis (Creative Director) of A New Beginning developer Daedalic. |
Bill Tiller's (A Vampyre Story) luggage got lost at the airport, which had his prized LucasArts jacket inside. He is wearing a shirt from a German store, crying inside. |
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Martin Ganteföhr enjoys a smoke after a long day at the show. Freaky lighting courtesy of hall windows opening. |
A slightly less extreme picture of Martin Ganteföhr. |
Crimson Cow wins the Adventure Gamers' Games Convention 2007 Best Adventure Game Press Kit Award. Inside: posters of A Vampyre Story and The Abbey, factsheets, postcards and a vampyric energy drink (and not some O-type vintage, we hope). |
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So Blonde stickers, and an Ankh badge holder. |
These rotating ads were all over Leipzig's main train station. It was incredible to see over a dozen soft drinks ads lining the walls rotating out with Sam & Max taking over. |
A glorious closeup of aforementioned ad. |
Well, that's it for now! Hope you enjoyed that. Stay tuned for more coverage of the show.
Photos by Marek Bronstring.