Doll maker, Christy Kane, is the master-mind behind the book “Tales of the Sisters Kane.” I got to meet her at E for All-2008, and have been snooping around her WEBSITE ever since!

When Christy approached me, she asked if I’d be interested in attending a screening of her short film… “of course!” I replied! I knew I was in for a treat as soon as I saw her doll, Callalilly, which Miss Christy carried around with her so that people could meet the star of her film!

The story of Callalilly tells the tale of a young pianist who was all work and no play! The more she practiced, the more frustrated she got; the more frustrated she got, the more her anger took over. There were times where Callalilly needed to stop and ask for help, but she wouldn’t. Here’s the trailer for you to get a sense of Christy’s vision…

I asked Christy what inspired her to create such a haunting tale with a great moral lesson, she replied, “I make the dolls, then base my stories around them!” She is a huge fan of old stories with cautionary tales, such as THE BROTHERS GRIMM. She also plans to continue making short films based on the sisters Kane.

If you’re wondering, Christy does hand make her dolls and they are made to order! The dolls and book are available! Just visit her WEBSITE for details. If you’re looking for the perfect quirky gift, visit her ETSY page!

Remember folks… practice makes perfect… as long as you don’t lose your temper!!

Now that the Electronic Entertainment Expo will be back close to what it was before, the IDG World Expo has confirmed the end of the E for All expo. This event, especially created for the general public, was created with the purpose of filling in the void caused by the downsize of E3 in 2007 and 2008. The first event attracted some people and everyone there got to play Metal Gear Solid 4 and Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the first time. Because of E3 in 2009 and Penny Arcade, there seems to be no need for E for All now. Adiós E for All.

Source: 1UP – E for All Expo is Officially Axed [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170916].

Ahora que la Electronic Entertainment Expo volverá casi a lo que era antes, la IDG World Expo ha confirmado el fín de la exposición E for All. Este evento, especialmente creado para el público en general, fue creado con el porpósito de llenar el vacio causado por la reducción del tamaño de E3 en el 2007 y 2008. El primer evento llamó la atención de algunas personas y todos los que estaban ahí llegaron a jugar Metal Gear Solid 4 y Super Smash Bros. Brawl por primera vez. Por causa de E3 en 2009 y Penny Arcade, parece que no hay necesidad para E for All ahora. Adiós E for All.

Fuente: 1UP – E for All Expo is Officially Axed [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170916].

Although we’ve seen it reported that E for All is dead and buried, the quote being used appears to be a rehash of the same cryptic response Big Download reported two days ago. So, we contacted event organizer IDG for a definitive answer and were told, “Unfortunately, E for All will not be occurring in 2009, as our focus now turns to E3.” There, now that’s clear. IDG is also the organizer for E3 2009, which appears to be a return to the festivities as we once knew them, booth babes included. E for All was a competent effort, but the show saw a dramatic drop in attendance following its inaugural year. Adding insult to injury has been Seattle-based consumer show PAX’s expansion and growth. Hopefully E3 has learned its lesson, eliminating the need for another E for All ever again.

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Update:
The ESA has not made any more statements about allowing people to go to E3. A blog on Newsweek’s site [http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/levelup/archive/2008/10/20/scoop-expanded-e3-2009-take-place-first-week-of-june.aspx] stated about the attendance cap at 40,000, but nothing about it has been said on the E3 or the ESA site. Will this mean the public will not be invited for October 5th and 6th or on any other day of the event? E3 has been a trade show (not for the public), unlike Penny Arcade or the Tokyo Game Show.

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E3 2009: June 2-4, 2009. Remember those days.

Just like the economy, the Electronic Entertainment Expo did not have successful E3 events in 2007 and 2008, but now the people in charge of E3 has finally changed their mind. The Entertainment Software Association will finally bring back E3 and 40,000 fortunate players will have the opportunity to attend.

With this decision taken by the ESA, there are some things to consider:
Attendace cap: E3 05 & 06 had over 60k people from the gaming industry. How will the ESA decide who gets to go to E3 now that the public will possibly be invited?
The future of “E for All”: Will this event continue next year if E3 2009 gets to be a successful expo?
Penny Arcade: With an East Coast version on 2010, will people just travel to that event and forget about E3?
The ESA: With this decision, game companies that withdrew from the association may make a comeback.
Students: Doesn’t the week of E3 2009 coincide with one of the last weeks of school in some counties?
Mobile games: Will we see more mobile games than ever before? Will Aplle attend E3?
Booth babes: Most definitively they will make a comeback.
Cosplay: Just like at the Tokyo Game Show, but will the ESA allow people to dress up?
Schedule: The event used to last 4 days and finish on a Friday, not on a Thursday. Also, will this mean the Press Conferences for Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony be on Monday, June 1st, 2009? That has not been done before.

The ESA will make its official announcement about invitating gamers to E3. I can’t wait to go back to E3. Visit www.e3expo.com for more info.

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Actualización:

La ESA no ha hecho declaraciones acerca de permitir a la gente que vaya a E3. Un blog en el sitio de  Newsweek [http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/levelup/archive/2008/10/20/scoop-expanded-e3-2009-take-place-first-week-of-june.aspx] decalra el límite de asistencia a 40.000, pero nada de eso se ha dicho en el sitio web de E3 o de la ESA.  ¿Querrá decir esto que el público no será invitado para el 5 y 6 de octubre o para cualquier otro día del evento? E3 siempre ha sido una feria comercial (no para el público), no como Penny Arcade o el Tokyo Game Show.

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E3 ‘09: June 2-4, 2009. Recuerden esos días.

Como la economía, la Electronic Entertainment Expo no tuvo eventos E3 exitosos en el 2007 y 2008, pero la gente a cargo de E3 ha cambiado de opinión. La Entertainment Software Association traerá finalmente E3 y 40.000 jugadores afortunados tendrán la oportunidad de asistir.

Con esta decisión tomada por la ESA, hay cosas que considerar:
Límite de asistencia: E3 05 y E3 06 tuvieron más de 60.000 personas de la industria de los juegos. ¿Cómo decidirá la ESA quién llega a ir a E3 ahora que la gente será invitada posiblemente?
El futuro de “E for All”: ¿Continuará este evento el próximo año si la E3 2009 llega a ser una exposición exitosa?
Penny Arcade: Con una versión costa este en el 2010, ¿viajará la gente a ese evento y se olvidará E3?
La ESA: Con esta decisión, compañía de juegos que se retiraron de la asociación tal vez vuelvan.
Estudiantes: ¿No coincide la semana de E3 2009 con una de las últimas semanas escolares en algunos condados?
Juegos móviles: ¿Veremos más juegos móviles que nunca antes? ¿Asistirá Apple?
Booth babes: Volverán definitivamente.
Cosplay: Como en el Tokyo Game Show, pero, ¿permitira la ESA a que la gente se disfrace?
Horario: El evento duraba 4 días y terminaba en un viernes, no en un jueves. También, querrá decir esto que las conferencias de prensa de Nintendo, Microsoft y Sony serán el lunes, primero de junio, 2009? Eso no se ha hecho antes.

LA ESA hará su anuncio oficial de invitar a jugdores a E3. No puedo esperar para volver a E3. Visiten www.e3expo.com para más información.

The Angels & Vixens: Women in Gaming Party was on Friday at the beautiful Broadway Bar in downtown LA.  We had a blast!!! Over 400 people showed up including representatives from many video game companies and girl gaming organizations.  Unfortuntely some people had to wait in line to get in, but I guess that means we’ll need a bigger venue next time!  

Thank you so much for all those that attended, we’re so excited about the response and we can’t wait for the next one!

You can check out the party pictures here: http://www.gamervixens.com/album.aspx?a=240

We were unable to give out the giveaways because it was a bit too crowded so visit the party page to see if you’ve won: http://www.gamervixens.com/party

Thanks again!  We look forward to seeing you next time!

<3 Julia

How did that Happen? Just found out that “The Entertainment for All Expo” has been and gone. Yet I saw nothing on any news sites. I take it there was nothing worth reporting about. Usually events like this get lots of exposure. Wonder what was different this time.

Come on Link! We're on in 10!

Following Nintendo’s rather lackluster E3, along with their absence from the Leipzig GDC (and the news that they would not be attending the Tokyo Game Show or E for All ), many fans were left feeling rather uneasy about the future of Wii games.

Rumour has it that a Nintendo press conference will be held in Japan on October 2nd or 3rd.
There are also rumours that Nintendo is readying a similarly large event in America as well.

Neither Nintendo of Japan, nor Nintendo of America (or any other subsidiaries for that matter) have commented on how the event will pan out, what they will release, or even where the events will be held.

Considering that the two dates are the same for both regions, it’s possible that Nintendo has an announcement of relatively large scope and importance to unleash.

A new Zelda with MotionPlus?
Storage solution?
Kid Icarus?
F-Zero?
Pikmin?

Well, as for new announcements, we’re not entirely sure. The above is complete guesswork.

We are, however, pretty sure that the following titles will be on show-
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension
Disaster: Day of Crisis
Wii Music
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Nintendo held a similar event at around the same time frame last year. The event held a number of surprises. We saw Fire Emblem DS, Monster Hunter 3, WiiWare and Kirby Superstar announced and we saw Sonic making it into Brawl.

Whatever happens, we’ll be covering it.
Don’t start the hype train too soon though. Remember E3?

–Rory–

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If you get to go to E for All this year, and you want to show your gaming skills, you’ll then have a tough time playing against the champions of the past, present and future. All Games Network will give everyone a chance to meet the best players of games such as Donkey Kong, Spy Hunter and Missile Command.

Steve Wiebe will try to break Billy Mitchell’s record at Donkey Kong during the 3 days of the event. Todd Rogers will defend his 30-year-old record on Activision’s Dragster. He even thinks he can beat everyone blindfolded. Paul Dean, another champion, has a record for first-place score on Spy Hunter and another one on Frenzy for having played the game over 41 hours, among others. Roy Shildt was the record holder on Missile Command for over 20 years. Will you get a higher score than him playing MC? Click here to read the following press release.

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Si ustedes logran ir a E for All este año, y quiere demostrar sus habilidades como jugador, entonce pasarán un momento difícil al jugar contra los campeones del pasado, presente y futuro. All Games Network dará la oportunidad a todos a que conozcan a los mejores jugadores de juegos como Donkey Kong, Spy Hunter y Missile Command.

Steve Wiebe tratará de romper el record de Billy Mitchell en Donkey Kong durante los 3 días del evento. Todd Rogers defenderá su record de 30 años en Dragster de Activision. Él piensa que puede vencer a todos con sus ojos vendados. Paul Dean, otro campeón, tiene un record de primer lugar en Spy Hunter y otro en Frenzy for haber jugado por más de 41 horas, entre otros. Roy Shildt tuvo el record en Missile Command for más de 20 años. ¿Conseguirán un puntaje más alto que en al jugar MC? Hagan clic aquí para que lean el siguiente comunicado de prensa (en inglés).

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ALL GAMES NETWORK PRESENTS “MEET, GREET, AND BEAT THE CHAMPS” AT THIS YEAR’S E FOR ALL EXPO

Classic 1980s Gamers Steve Wiebe, Todd Rogers, Paul Dean, and Mr. Awesome to Show They’ve Still Got It at E For All Expo in Los Angeles, October 3-5, 2008

Framingham, MA, September 17, 2008 — All Games Network (www.allgames.com) is proud to announce it is bringing together championship gamers from the past, present, and future to participate in a one-of-a-kind classic video game event at the Entertainment for All® Expo (E for All®) in Los Angeles October 3-5, 2008. Attendees will have a chance to mingle with some of the best classic game players of all time, and challenge them in the games at which they have dominated the record books for more than 20 years, including Donkey Kong, Spy Hunter, and Missile Command among others.

“At E for All, we strive to provide consumers with an opportunity to experience the latest and greatest video games and technologies, but we also understand that everyone — from hard core gamers to moms and dads — loves the classic games that they grew up on and are introducing to their kids today,” said Mary Dolaher, Chief Executive Officer of IDG World Expo. “We are excited to bring a classic games element to the show and look forward to taking consumers on a fun trip down memory lane with their favorite games and game champs from years past.”

“E For All Expo is the perfect venue for world record attempts,” said Scot Rubin, Founder, All Games. “Steve Wiebe and the rest of the attendees will have three days to focus on setting a new high score, and still have time to enjoy the show and meet other world record holders.”

Featured gamers will include:

· Steve Wiebe, star of the critically-acclaimed documentary “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters,” will be on hand to try and retake the Donkey Kong world record currently held by co-star Billy Mitchell. Unlike previous attempts that provided Wiebe with only a few hours, All Games Network and E for All Expo are providing Wiebe three days to attempt to set the new high score.

· Todd Rogers has been called “The King of Video Games” by some and was recognized for his vast video gaming prowess when featured in the Guinness Book of World Records. Rogers was a member of the world’s first team of professional video game players – “The U.S. National Video Game Team” – and is widely recognized as the first paid professional video game player.

One of Rogers’ most notable achievements was in 1980, when he beat Activision’s “perfect run” time on “Dragster” by .03 seconds. Following that feat, Activision employed Todd to demonstrate his incredible gaming skills at a pay of $1,000.00 a day at conventions and tournaments. Nearly 30 years later, Rogers still holds the record time. At E for All Expo, Todd guarantees he can beat any attendee blindfolded or will give them $100 cash on the spot. He also offers $10,000 to anyone that can beat his record.

· Paul Dean won the “All Star Marathon” crown – and a world record in the process – at the highly-acclaimed “Legends of the Golden Age” classic gamers’ reunion event several years ago. Dean played “Frenzy”, the sequel to “Berzerk”, for more than 41 hours. Dean has also been in the Guinness Book of World Records for a first place score on “Spy Hunter” after an 11½-hour marathon at the Third Annual Masters Tournament.

· Roy “Mr. Awesome” Shildt has held the world record in “Missile Command” for more than 20 years. The 1980 classic depicts an Armageddon style war in which players defend bases and cities attacked by antiballistic missiles, and has been widely regarded as one of the most difficult games of all time. “Mr. Awesome” was featured in the film “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters” where he delivered the now famous one-liner “Don’t Get Chumpatized!”

Additional participants will be announced soon.

The video is a joke, care to watch it or not is up to you.
Who wants a Nintendo Wii with a usb external hard drive, well answer is everyone. Spread the word to make Nintendo pay attention then forget about it. Make the wii play dvds and lower the prices on VC some time soon. A simple solution that Nintendo should of solved many months ago. If the wii had hard drive support no would be talking about this at all. Nintendo did add keyboard and mouse support to the system recently this year. Is Nintendo afraid of piracy or not. There are many reasons to why piracy. Its like saying why are video are expensive, but cheap to make. Nintendo has said in order to have have dvd support it would need a big firmware update, what taking so long. I remember the gamecube did have dvd support but limited release and was expensive. It a nice looking nice looking gamecube. If Nintendo can’t have a usb hard drive for the wii then hackers may be able to win.

Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge to Be Held at the E For All Expo

in Los Angeles, October 3-5, 2008

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World’s top eSports teams in Counter-Strike and World of Warcraft will compete for prize money and spot at the Intel Extreme Masters Global Finals at CeBIT 2009

Framingham, MA, and Cologne, Germany; September 9, 2008 - IDG World Expo and Turtle Entertainment announced today that the Intel Extreme Masters, the global league of eSports champions, will be held at the Entertainment for All Expo® (E for All®) in Los Angeles October 3-5, 2008. The world’s top eSports teams in Counter-Strike 1.6 and World of Warcraft will compete for 80,000 USD prize money at the Global Challenge Los Angeles. The overall prize money of the Intel Extreme Masters season III is 750,000 USD, which is an all-time record for a global online league.

The Intel Extreme Masters, now in its third season, features nine live tournaments that are held at prominent technology and video game conventions throughout the globe, and are tied together by three continental eSports leagues. The leagues are held in Asia, Europe and the United States to find the best World of Warcraft and Counter-Strike teams on each continent. These teams will compete at the Continental Finals for their spot at the Intel Extreme Masters Global Finals at CeBIT 2009.

“The Intel Extreme Masters opens a new chapter in the global eSports industry. The best teams and players compete in leagues of champions and are presented at nine tournaments around the globe allowing fans to experience the live action of eSports tournament,” said Jens Hilgers, CEO of the Turtle Entertainment GmbH from Cologne, Germany. “E for All is the perfect location to present this exciting eSports action.”

“The global eSports community is extremely important to us and to our attendees, so we are thrilled to host the Intel Extreme Masters at E for All this year,” said Mary Dolaher, Chief Executive Officer of IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows and events around the globe. “We look forward to watching the eSports champions take the Counter-Strike and World of Warcraft competition to a whole new level and to providing everyone at E for All with even more excitement and competition at the event.”

The games at the Intel Extreme Masters are played on Dell Alienware Area-51 systems based on Intel Core^TM2 Extreme Processors. All events will feature free gaming areas where attendees can play gaming blockbusters on the latest Intel Processors: The Intel Core 2 Extreme in Notebooks or Desktops. Intel and Dell Alienware sponsor the global league of eSports champions. In addition to the title sponsorship of the Intel Extreme Masters, Intel supports the Intel Friday Night Games and the ESL European Nations Championship across Europe.

The IPTV station ESL TV and its global partners broadcast the matches of the Intel Extreme Masters III live. The IPTV Stream is available at: http://tv.esl.eu.

To view E for All Expo photos, please visit: www.flickr.com/photos/eforall/.

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E for All tal vez llegue a ser mejor en algunas maneras que la del año pasado, pero no en otras. Recuerdo el concurso de trajes de anime. También logré jugar el año pasado Super Smash Bros. Brawl y Metal Gear Solid 4 por primera vez; eso fue chévere. Pero no hubo varias compañías en el evento, sólo 6 compañías conocidas de juegos, número pequeño comparado a los viejos eventos de E3 (especialmente en 2005 y 2006) cuando todos se presentaron. El campamento de entrenamiento de Halo 3 y la presencia de Fatal1ty fueron muy buenas, pero para el de este año, solo hay 2 compañías importantes: EA y Microsoft. ¿Qué les pasa a los otros? Las otras compañías parece estar preparándose para unos eventos más importantes: el Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) y el Tokyo Game Show (TGS). Mientras que E4A ocurra en el Centro de Convenciones de Los Ángeles del 3 al 5 de octubre, el TGS comenzará el 9 de octubre y acabará el 12 de octubre. La PAX será del 29 al 31 de agosto (esta semana) y más de 20 principales compañías, sin contar las compañías inmobiliarias independientes de juegos, estarán presentes. ¿Piensan ustedes que vale la pena ir a E for All otra vez? Fatal1ty volverá, las finales del World Cyber Games USA se jugarán allí, y el Games Career Seminar (Seminario de Carreras de Juegos) será ofrecido también. Visiten el sitio web de E for All: www.eforallexpo.com.

Fuente: Big Download [http://news.bigdownload.com/2008/08/25/most-major-game-publishers-bypassing-2008-e-for-all-expo/].

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E for All may get to be better in some ways than last year’s, but not in others. I remember the anime costume contest. Last year, I also got to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Metal Gear Solid 4 for the first time; that was cool. But there were not as many companies at the event, only 6 well-known game companies, small number when compared to the ones at old E3 events (especially in 2005 & 2006) when everyday showed up. The Halo 3 Training Camp and Fatal1ty’s presence were also great, but for this year’s E4A starting on October 3rd, there are only 2 main companies: EA and Microsoft. What’s going on with the others? Other companies seem to be preparing for more important events: the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) and the Tokyo Game Show (TGS). While E4A will take place at the LA Convention Center from October 3-5, TGS will begin start on October 9th and end on October 12th. PAX will be from August 29-31 (this week) and over 20 main companies, not counting the independent game developer companies, will show up there. Do you think it’s worth going to E for All again? Fatal1ty will make a comeback, the World Cyber Games USA Finals will be played there, and the Games Career Seminar will be offered as well. Check out the E for All web site: www.eforallexpo.com.

Source: Big Download [http://news.bigdownload.com/2008/08/25/most-major-game-publishers-bypassing-2008-e-for-all-expo/].

Para mi generación (y muchos de los que aún alucinamos con el NES y SNES), la E3 era el evento que más esperábamos en todo el año. Todas las grandes compañías sacaban su artillería y nos tapaban de sorpresas durante el evento. A falta e internet y demostraciones remotas, E3 era EL lugar para obtener toda la información de lo que se venía. En 2006, asistió el significativo número de 400 compañías a exponer al evento, desde entonces todo ha sido cuesta abajo. El 2007 se separó el evento en E for All y GDC, armando públicos específicos.

Este año, se presentó el esquema del evento, con las posiciones de las compañías que asistirán. Las posiciones de todas las 39 compañías… sep, 39 míseras compañías x_x

Una verdadera pena, quizás este sí sea el fin de una era…

Nintendo tiene muchísimas franquicias. De hecho son suficientes como para poder darle unas pequeñas vacaciones a Mario y Link. ¿Entonces que los detiene de usar alguna otra franquicia de los viejos tiempos?, pués al parecer nada, pués Matt Casamassina, en el capítulo 7 de IGN Nintendo Voice Chat, dijo: “Claro que Nintendo va a tener algunas sorpresas en el E3. O sea, Kid Icarus, ¡por todos los cielos!, ¿cuántas veces tenemos que decir Kid Icarus?. Kid Icarus se viene.“. Cuando un co-anfitrión le pregunta sobre el desarrollador, responde: “Creo que también lo hemos confirmado un billón de veces pero no, no lo diré oficialmente.“

Para más remate, en el show de esta semana Casamassina dijo: “…Kid Icarus es otro que espero con ansias, porque me encanta la franquicia y estoy seguro que el desarrollador hará un juego muy bonito.“

De verdad me emociona mucho la noticia, y honestamente espero que sea verdad, pero al parecer tendremos que esperar al E for All de este mes de Julio para tener noticias oficiales. Prometo mantenerlos informados

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The event that has been said to be the publics E3 will once again take place at the LA convention center.  But this years dates hold a special meaning for myself… October 3-5 and my birthday is coincidently on October 4th (that wouldn’t be a bad 18th birthday gift if do say so myself).

Video Game Audio has evolved over the years, from the simple sounds of PONG to the in-depth, cinematic sounds of BioShock. Although many gamers take Game Audio for granted, it’s just as important as a video game’s graphics, gameplay and controls. In this episode of The Reboot, host Rio Pesino speaks with a few video game audio professionals, including Tommy Tallarico of Video Games Live, about the importance of sound. Also on the show, Manhunt 2 may still be released in the United Kingdom after all, Nintendo is in the spirit of “Gifting” and a Detroit prosecutor unveils her list of violent games to avoid this holiday season.

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There are several others on youtube, but the annoying commissioner ladies distract from the actual footage.