GC 2007 in Pictures feature
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.
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