E3 2009

GatheringofGamers.com was once again represented at E3 2009. This was the second year that our video game community was presented as industry media, so we were excited to experience the event and also share the most recent news with all of our GoG membership!

Official E3 2009 GoG Flier

Along with all the new video game news and hands-on experience with many titles, it's always a unique experience to meet the developing minds and personalities behind the games we all play. Obviously the new Modern Warfare 2 was a game that everyone was looking to get information on, so when BEN had a chance to meet the Producer and 4 developers, that photo and signed copy of CoD4 was pretty neat (see below).

There are so many games at E3, the word overwelming was a key phrase we determined after the first day of action, but that doesn't mean we weren't able to meet tons of great people and get tons of highlights and news from the industry.

E3 2009 was much different than E3 2008, as it seems that the ESA is trying to bring back "E3 of old". The presentations were bigger, the hype was bigger, and the event overall was bigger. This could be seen as great for the gamer in us, but the business opportunity was decreased, because it was harder to get the more intimate connections that were abundant with last year's style of show. Even some booth babes were back...

Our GoG community had expressed some special interest surrounding Halo 3: ODST in the GoG Forum Discussion for E3 2009, so that was a private meeting that was a treat to experience...and then share on the dedicated event profile for this event over on www.GatheringofGamers.com.
With Halo 3: ODST news obviously NOT being even close to all we highlighted on the event profile, other anticipated games such as Project Natal, Facebook/Twitter on the Xbox 360 Dashboard, Mass Effect 2, New Mario Bros Wii, DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, WET, Brink, Borderlands, Bioshock 2, Final Fantasy XIII, MAG, Batman, Ruse, Saw, Brutal Legend, Heavy Rain, Fat Princess, Splinter Cell Conviction, Tekken 6, Fight Night Round 4, Dead Space Extraction, all the new sports titles, Army of Two: 40 Days, Lego Rockband, Rockband: Beatles, Ninja Gaiden 2, Ghostbusters, Uncharted 2, Forza Motorsports 3, God of War III, Pixel Junk, Tony Hawk Ride, CrimeCraft, The Bigs 2, Mafia 2, Wii Sports Resort, Squeeballs, The Conduit, Darksiders, and hundreds more!!!

Obviously there was a lot to see and we've highlighted our experience on the GoG E3 2009 Event Profile, so check that out for more details. The GoG Forum Discussion of E3 2009 is also a great place to chat about the event, while specific game conversations are abundant over there as well!

One of our groups favorite experiences, was meeting THE voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, who we had a chat with, got a few photos/autographs, and enjoyed his suttle ways of fitting in Mario voices into the conversation :)

Thanks Los Angeles, for another great E3 event!

MLG Meadowlands 2009

It was a pleasure to be involved with the excitement surround the 2009 MLG season opener! MLG Meadowlands was a huge production and as our video game community continues to grow in popularity within the professional Major League Gaming circles, it was great to not only catch up with top pros from the Winter Wonder LAN, but also to meet tons of new MLG players and fans.

BEN arrived in New Jersey on Friday afternoon and quickly met up with everyone at the Meadowlands Expo Center, where the first day's action had begun. Friday afternoon soon became late into the evening as amatuer and pro teams began the road towards Championship Sunday.

On this first night, we had the chance to organize a unique photo shoot opportunity for Team Foxy. It was fun to see all the girls get together and share such an exciting tournament together, while they showed their support for www.GatheringofGamers.com! Many of the photos we shot are available here: Team Foxy Photo Shoot

After the first day's event, a group went on a techno adventure that was an amazing performance by David Guetta at the Pacha, near Times Square in nearby New York. This was quite the experience and it lasted early into Saturday morning, but after an hour of sleep, it was time for day 2 of the MLG event.

Day two at MLG Meadowlands is when the losers go home and the winners start getting excited about the opportunity to move onto Championship Sunday. Games of Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 last all day long and with that much gaming action, any gamer would be in heaven!

After such an intesnse Friday night, Saturday night was a time for many to party with old and new friends, but for us it meant rest. Championship Sunday came around and we all enjoyed watching our friends on the top pro teams fight their way through the brackets. This was also an exciting day, as BEN was able to continue discussions with the MLG organization, as they discuss a continued effort to connect the GoG and MLG communities, so look for more development on that front over on the Jet Set Studio Company Blog.

There were many teams we had hoped for a better showing, but Triggers Down has GoG members and friends on the team, so when they took the championship, it was exciting and deserving.

This was yet another exciting video game event that our video game community has been excited to be a part of and with the MLG Sponsorship Contest being held on www.GatheringofGamers.com, the upcoming MLG Columbus can't come too soon!

For more highlighting coverage, check out the dedicated event profile below...

MLG MEADOWLANDS

The GoG 2v2 Halo 3 & Guitar Hero Highlights

This was another great GoG tournament and this past weekend we had a great turnout for an exciting Halo 3 and Guitar Hero video game event! Here's some of the initial action from the day's activity, but be sure to check out the dedicated event's GoG profile as more coverage and professional photography is being dropped as we speak! Thanks again to all who participated and be sure to stay close to our video game community for all your video game tournament news and upcoming event information.

The GoG 2v2 Halo 3 & Guitar Hero Tournament Profile

The GoG 2v2 Halo 3 & Guitar Hero Tournament

We're excited to announce the next big video game tournament in Iowa!

The GoG 2v2 Halo 3 & Guitar Hero Tournament will be March 21st, 2009. The video game event will be hosted at Cyber Ops Gaming Center in Ankeny, Iowa. We'll be offering 2 unique division for this event, which will be a 2v2 Halo 3 Division (using MLG Rules/Settings) and a Guitar Hero: World Tour Division. The doors will open at 9:00am sharp, and the event will start at 10:00am.

We will have a participation limitation and all registrations will be done through the GoG Tournament Registration Tool. Registration payments will be secured through PayPal, after the registration form has been completed.

Tournament Details

Kidsfest 2009 Highlights

What a fun weekend at one of Iowa's largest events just for kids! We ran a great video gaming element within the record breaking event and hope you enjoy a few photos from the weekend. Look for video soon and all the weekend's highlights are always over on the official GoG event profile, which is linked below...

Official Kidsfest 2009 Event Profile

Kidsfest 2009

We're once again excited to attend Children & Families of Iowa’s Kidsfest. We'll be managing the video gaming element at this large convention for kids and their families and are excited to present huge projected gaming stations and a lot of fun video games for all the attendees!

We'll be sharing all the highlights after the event, so stay close to the KidsFest 2009 Event GoG Profile for all the latest information, news, photo, and video highlights!

EVENT DETAILS
March 6-8, 2009
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Varied Industries Building

Friday: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tickets are $7/person (kids age 2 and under are free).
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Below is the unique flier for www.GatheringofGamers.com that we'll be distributing to the masses, as well as, the banner ad that you'll see within that video game community...


About KIDSFEST
Children & Families of Iowa’s Kidsfest is about families, fun and lending a helping hand. Kidsfest is a kid-centered festival full of fun activities, games and entertainment for kids and their families. This exciting event promises to thrill families and children of all ages.

Kids Helping Kids
The greatest thing about Kidsfest is that it is truly an event where kids can help kids. While you and your family are having fun at all of the great attractions, 100% of your ticket price goes to helping at-risk families and children in Iowa. Kidsfest expenses are underwritten by our sponsors, so you can know you are really helping to make a difference.

2008 Kidsfest Highlight Video

BlackBerry Event - Highlight Reel

We hope you enjoy a quick glimpse at our event we developed and managed for Research In Motion, which is better know as BlackBerry...



Contact Us if you're interested in our company developing an exciting video game event for your company!