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Play.com Live 2008

By skenmy ⋅ March 19, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

What a weekend! Sunday was quite possibly the best expo I have ever attended, being an accredited press reporter at Play.com Live! at Wembley Stadium - the atmosphere was brilliant, the hospitality was top notch, and the event itself was on par with the likes of the old E3. A truly brilliant experience.

Probably the highlight of the event was being able to interview Keith Murray of We Are Scientists - exclusively, I might add - which means that Peter and I got into the Green Room - an area normally out of bounds for press. He was a genuinely nice guy, and the interview itself, even though it’s a bit short, will be up on Wikinews soon!

It’s quite difficult to describe just what it was like. With Rock Band competitions going on at the front, live music at the back, and hundreds of gaming stands, displays, movies, and stalls around to revel in, we were spoiled for choice. Between us we managed to photograph *everything* except for the Far Cry 2 exhibit - which was packed out from start until finish. Everything was interactive, and there were always spaces to just pick up a controller and play - it wasn’t jam packed, but “buzzing” I think describes it well - although not much playing was done by either of us! It’s definitely something I’ll be doing again next year!

Tags: Gaming, music, play.com live!