Guest Article: GameX Day 1

After some hectic confusion in the morning with media passes, I was well on my way to experiencing GameX. GameX is the three-day convention in Philadelphia, PA that offers everything geek culture: video games galore, Steam Punk, robotics, comics, cosplay, and more. It’s similar to a convention like PAX, but on a lesser scale. I’ll be first to admit that the east coast gets the raw end of the deal on these types of events. Since it was Friday, and the kiddies were in school and the parents at work, it was definitely a slow day. Friday in the middle of the day just doesn’t seem like an optimal day/time for a gaming convention. Due to the way the event was scheduled, there was not much going on Friday anyway. So this gave me a great chance to take a look at everything and really take it all in. I

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Dante’s Inferno GameStop special for just one day

Dante’s Inferno may not be coming out until February 9,2010, but you can save money now on a pre-order through GameStop.com “For ONE day only on 09/09/09 (tomorrow) anyone who pre-orders will get $6.66 off any pre-order of Dante’s Inferno. “ You can visit GameStop here to pre-order. I looked on the site today and they didn’t have any mention of it up yet, but the news came from EA so maybe it will be up tomorrow. Tomorrow over at the official Dante’s Inferno site, a new level of hell will be revealed, Greed. UPDATE: The deal is up on GameStop at gamestop.com/thedeal

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Sexism and the EA/Dante’s Inferno – ‘Sin to Win’ Contest

So, at Comic-Con, happening now, the upcoming EA title Dante’s Inferno has issued a challenge to attendees: Sin to Win.  And what do you win?  A night out with hot girls – dinner and limo rides and some money.  But how do you win? “Commit Acts of Lust” with a booth babe at SDCC. Wait….what? No, you read that right.  The Contest flyer states in order to win you have to Commit Acts of Lust, “by taking pictures with a booth babe” (or an EA/Dante’s Inferno rep) and submit them over Facebook at Twitter.  Okay, so we all know there’s booth babes, and for whatever reason the girls are there, they head into the job expecting a certain amount of oogling by the general population of the convention.  But this sort of contest is sexist in a big way. Are there male booth babes?  No.  And if you won could

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Dante’s Inferno protest was staged

At E3 2009, a group of protesters gathered to yell about the evilness of Dante’s Inferno, an upcoming Electronic Arts game. Twenty people stood outside the convention center handing out pamphlets and carrying signs that said, “Hell is not a Video Game” and “Trade in Your PlayStation for a PrayStation.” Turns out that all twenty of those people were hired actors by Electronic Arts for a viral marketing campaign. EA spokeswoman Holly Rockwood says the stunt was arranged by a viral marketing agency hired by EA. Look for our impressions of Dante’s Inferno this weekend on GamingAngels.com.

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EA Redwood Shores studio gets a new name “Visceral Games”

EA has announced that EA Redwood Shores Studios has been renamed to Visceral Games. The name change is a move to better identify the studio’s culture and what type of games they are working on. This is the studio that created Dead Space, is working on Dante’s Inferno and Dead Space: Extraction. There are two other unannounced titles they are working on as well. “Action, intensity, excellence. It isn’t just in our DNA, it’s in our blood,” said Glen Schofield, VP and GM of Visceral Games. “For the past two years, we have adopted a new culture that prizes excellence above all else. Primal action is the beating heart of the studio and now our new name reflects that.” Visceral Games also has a branch office in Melbourne, Australia. The new website is www.visceralgames.com .

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