Lots of cool stuff today! The first big change that you have already noticed is the redesign! The first design was really just me learning the ropes of blogger and sticking up whatever works, so a redesign was definitely in order. I think it looks much better now and I hope you agree!
So about one month ago I went to Magfest. Now originally there was going to be a post right after I got back, but the worst case ever of con-plague hit me along with the new semester and so it is going up now. Short and sweet, Magfest was awesome.
On the longer side, Magfest is a really great con with a lot of cool stuff at a much more relaxed pace then some other cons (Otacon). There are a ton of people from every part of the video game industry and everybody has something interesting and unique to say. Nothing proved this more then the (Going to bold specific panel talk) Intellectual Gamers Panels. These panels were all fascinating and really ended up being the major highlight of the con for me. Each one had a different feel to it but they all brought up some interesting questions about where the industry is. James Portnow in particular is brilliant. I really wish I had gotten a chance to talk with him longer. The Overclocked Remix After Dark Panel was fun but far from what I expected. Pretty much just watched the guys from Overclocked Remix do some crazy and funny stuff. Not the highlight of the trip, but a good panel. Going to the Destructoid Live! Panel was like being invited to a party. Except nobody at the party is really your friend and everybody else is really close friends with lots of inside jokes. It was a fun panel and they gave out TONS of stuff, but really geared towards active members of the Destructiod community. The Extra Creditz Q&A was a great panel, but it went on for FOUR HOURS. In that FOUR HOURS we got to hear not only from James Portnow and Daniel Floyd, but Paul Saunders, Graham Stark, and Stuttering Craig. We got to hear the start of the anti-ESA anti-SOPA movement that went on a few weeks ago, and just hear the opinions of some of the biggest game enthusiasts on the internet. Loved it, but FOUR HOURS. Egoraptor Panel was a blast. Arin Hanson is every bit as charismatic as he comes off in his videos and the whole panel was hilarious. The What is the Best Movie Ever and Why is it Diehard Panel was your premier source for late night Jon St. John. I can pretty much guarantee that no other panel had as much Jon St. John as this one did. Silly? Yes. Unnecessary? Maybe. Fun? Hell yes.
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