Monday, October 22, 2012

LoL World Finals Picture Blog


LoL WORLD FINALS PICTURE BLOG - CAPTURED WITH MY SONY XPERIA ION

Outside of the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA

1337 Signage in the streets of LA
League of Legends Champion - Ziggs
League of Legends Champion - Riot Graves
League of Legends Champions - Ahri, Annie, and Nurse Akali
League of Legends Champion - Arcade Sona
Custom spray painting outside - team logos & transform into LoL Champs!
League of Legends Champion spray paint transformation (half way) - Brand
This guy has 2 favorite teams - still cool though!
Rachel Quirico (@SeltzerPlease) - host of the LoL World Finals!
Xperia ion panoramic shot before the crowd filled in
Before the All-Star game
7,000 people filling the USC Galen Center
VICTORY
TPA wins the LoL S2 World Finals

Tryndamere statue
Katarina statue
Ryze statue
Kelly (@mrsviolence) & Kat Gunn (@mystikgunn)
Dinner w/ Kelly after - sweet shirt!
Rengar OP!





Thursday, October 18, 2012

PAX Prime Adventures
[All pictures via my Sony Xperia ion]



Immediately following MLG Raleigh - I was off to sunny Seattle, Washington to catch up with all of the developers, designers, and some friends to see what's new and fresh. My conclusion, the majority of these incredibly smart people (including CEO's) were heavily gearing the future of their titles and products toward eSports. The most impressive titles (besides the obvious console monsters H4, BLOPS2, & GOWJ) had to be FireFall, Tekken Tag Team 2, and LoadOut. All 3 titles also happened to happily employ former renowned pro gamers like Rhoulette, Filthierich, and arCtyC. Below you can see interviews and gameplay from each of those games along with my co-hosts Mrs Violence, Rob Benedict, and Richard Speight Jr. Enjoy!



Taken w/ Xperia ion
Other fun titles that I'm looking forward to: Tomb Raider, Hitman, Sleeping Dogs, at the Square Enix Booth at PAX Prime
 


FireFall CEO Mark Kern catches up with Tsquared and Mrs Violence  

PAX Prime 2012 - FireFall gameplay demo

Tekken Time - Tom vs Kelly (Tsquared vs Mrs Violence)
This was super fun because I haven't played Tekken since WAY back in the day. I've always been much more of a Mortal Kombat fan. However, after playing TT5 I was really impressed with everything they had going on from gameplay to their amazing online capability. This went down at the Twitch TV booth - which also shared the space with SteelSeries. 

SMITE at Pax Prime 2012

Spot on Pax Prime [Day 1] In Full


Spot On PAX Prime [Day 2] in Full

PAX Prime 2012 w/ co-hosts Mrs Violence, Rob Benedict, and Richard Speight Jr.
PicsArt collage via my Sony Xperia ion

Tsquared Halo SweepStakes - 3 lucky people will receive a preorder copy of Halo 4!



 If you are looking to game on the go - be sure to enter the Xperia Mobile Gaming Arena via the MLG website or click the following MLG link:
http://www.majorleaguegaming.com/mobile

Register just by linking your MLGid and Gameloft ID - good luck!

Current standings for Nova 3 - Most Kills Wins - The Top Xperia Player wins an extra $50


Stay tuned for my next blog- League of Legends World finals and MLG Dallas