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[GraphicX]

so great news, we've been lucky enough to score not 1, but 2 passes to EB Expo, but even better they're both full 2 day passes !!!!!

myself & PanterA will be flying over for both Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th in October to suss out the latest & greatest in the video games industry.  at present we have no plan of attack, so we're wanting you guys to make some requests as to what you want us to try out & look at, so that we can give you our hands on opinions during & after the expo.

so far the following exhibitors have confirmed they'll be there:

2K Games
Activision
Astro
Bandai Namco
Bethesda
Electronic Arts
GameSpot
Logitech
Nintendo
PDP
Plantronics
PlayStation
TT eSports
Turtle Beach
Ubisoft
Warner Bros Games
Xbox

so post up any upcoming games or hardware you're keen on a look at & we'll do our best to get to those stalls & maybe even to the private showings for them.

http://www.ebexpo.com.au/

requests:
FarCry 4 (Ubisoft)
Logitech steering wheels
2K games
Civ V Beyond Earth

[Hasan-I]

Get me some free shit! Cheers.

[GraphicX]

free sh!t plus GG sponsors would be nice xD

[I_live_4_fun]

Far Cry 4 impressions pretty please? And the next CoD?

I was about to say Destiny too but then I realised it would already be out by then .

[spectre51]

I request that you stay away from long lines.

[Axe99]

Top stuff Graph/PanterA .  If you get a chance, and the queue isn't too long, and it's being shown, and hasn't released yet, I'd be interested in any thoughts on Civ 5: Beyond Earth (it's scheduled for a Q3 2014 release, but it hasn't got a firm date yet, which is a bit unusual given that Q3 starts in a week or so).  If you're able to get hands-on with The Order/Halo MC collection would also be interested in your thoughts, but they may well have pretty 'orrible queues, in which case don't worry on my account .  Most importantly, have a great time and get into it .  Oh, and get free shit for Hasan .

[Saintsy]

Ubisoft and 2k games.
Also, free shit for hasan.

[GasClown]

You already know what to ask Logitech about their wheel situation and going forward Graph... I know you have it in you.

[GraphicX]

i'll update the OP with requests so we can build some sort of plan.

@ spec; you only had half a day didn't you ?  i'm hoping we can avoid some of the long ques since these passes get you in earlier than general admission.

@ gc; they're still stuck with the gt wheel & the g27 aren't they ?  is the g27 compatible with the ps4 yet ?  i'll be sure to hit them up either way.

[spectre51]

Yep only the day session.
I should've gone straight to the PS4 line area when I got there would've gotten right at the front and saved 2 hours.

[GasClown]

GraphicX, on 23 June 2014 - 12:52 AM, said:

@ gc; they're still stuck with the gt wheel & the g27 aren't they ?  is the g27 compatible with the ps4 yet ?  i'll be sure to hit them up either way.

Yeah - ask them whether they're going to continue making (newer) wheels for the new consoles and what sort of support there will be going forward.

[OC-138]

Anything that is big at the time, im sure some game announcements will come between now and then.

[GraphicX]

Hi Everyone,

PanteraCFH and I from GGANZ are definitely attending this year's EB Expo, courtesy of EB Games who have generously provided us with … not one … but two … full day passes … for not one … but two days !

So, more details: We’ll travel for almost 3 hours by car from our village nestled at the base of the Southern Flinders Ranges in South Australia to Australia’s largest country town (aka. Adelaide), where we’ll fly directly to Sydney. Once there, we have booked to stay in one of Sydney’s most attractive hotel destinations which comes complete with running water, both hot & cold (it’s attractive as it’s cheap, ok).

Of course, traveling hours & hundreds of kilometres to stay in a cheap hotel isn’t what this is about, it’s about the expo & the GAMES !!!  Games which EB have promised will not only be numerous, but also accessible to us to play first hand =)

Toting custom made t-shirts (I will be sporting a ‘Nuka Cola’ shirt & Pantera will have a shirt about some game nobody under the age of 38 has heard of, the ‘dinosaur’ looks like a duck made of lego), we will be getting right into any game we can get our hands on.  Of course we both have some specific titles that we’ll be targeting, not only out of our own selfishness, but also as requested by you guys here on GGANZ.

Within that list you’ll find gaming royalty in the form of …

• Far Cry 4
  
• Assassin’s Creed: Unity
  
• Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (which releases literally the following week, but who cares, I may even play it so long at the Expo that’ll I’ll finish it)
  
• Battlefield Hardline
  
• Forza Horizon 2
  
• Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
  
• Project Cars
  
• The Witcher 3
  
• Driveclub

… and of course many more, many officially announced to be at the Expo, but there are still many we’re expecting/hoping to see (ie. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare).

It’s no doubt that we’re both looking forward the most to the games & actually playing them. Two days seems like a long time to have to tackle this but we really don’t think we’ll be able to cover all that we want.  There’ll of course be a TON of walking to do, taking notes/pictures for the follow up articles here on GGANZ (which we’re hoping we can bring some to you each night or even as it happens), eating of food (you want us to keep up our strength right ?), fighting robots to watch (lol, this is no joke, there will be REAL robots fighting one another as fighting humans would go against one of Isaac Asmoth’s Three Laws of Robotics), time with vendors & developers & maybe even some sight seeing.



For now stay tuned.  We’re still over a month away from EB Expo which will be held at the Syndey Showgrounds, Olympic Park from 3rd to 5th October.  Tickets are still available but many levels of access are already sold out, so visit your local EB Games or www.ebexpo.com.au to purchase yours before you miss out.

#EBEXPO2014

[I_live_4_fun]

Man, you can try out pretty much all of the October/November releases for free! So exciting .

[AroGantz]

I have notified (warned) our Sydney crew Graph, I'm not saying they will catch up but they might as they are a social bunch and we have met up a few times in Sydney for lunch.

GasClown, on 23 June 2014 - 04:10 AM, said:

Yeah - ask them whether they're going to continue making (newer) wheels for the new consoles and what sort of support there will be going forward.

Expect something along these lines

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Logitech ‏@Logitech Aug 22
@AroGantz Unfortunately we have no updates to share on this matter.

[Axe99]

Awesome stuff Graph, I hope you and PanTera have a great time, looking forward to hearing about all the upcoming releases .

[GraphicX]

well back at work ...

lol, article on n4g still sitting on only one approval & 0º, i'd say that's how one hand clapping sounds rofl.

[Axe99]

Ah, these things happen, no biggy.  Still great to have the article on the site - how about we try and get it a slider and put it on the top of the front page?

[GraphicX]

received the list of confirmed playable games at the expo, take a goose:

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Seasoned gaming aficionados and Australian families alike will have the opportunity to play and experience the latest and greatest in next gen gaming with the second announcement of games such as Tom Clancy’s The Division, Mortal Kombat X, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Formula 1, Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom, FIFA 15, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, Dead Island 2, Dying Light, Gauntlet, Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition, Assassin’s Creed: Rogue, and The Evil Within.

[Axe99]

Nice one Graph .  Hands-on with The Division sounds interesting .  Would be interested in your thoughts on Dying Light as well .  Not far off now, get excited .