Guys. The day has come. Awesome, Back To The Future inspired shoes are here. (But power laces are still a few years off.)
The shoes are currently being auctioned on Ebay, with proceeds going towards the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. If you have an extra few thousand to spend and want some shoes that’ll guarantee you’ll stand out, then go for it.
The Zaxy girls are all eagerly anticipating PAX, but for different things. Here are the top 5 things I’m most looking forward to. Be on the lookout for Britt and Kristina’s coming up soon! And if you’re at PAX, follow @Zaxydotcom and @ZaxyTara to find out where I’ll be and when!
1. Dungeons and Dragons WOTC always comes up with something to bring the boys (and the girls) to the yard, and it sounds like they’ve outdone themselves again. They will have a freakin carriage full of things like monsters and Jones soda (best combination ever?) outside of the convention hall. Plus, they’ll be doing all types of demos and games. I won’t have time for the full Gamma World demo, but I am looking forward to the D&D convention delve of “Lair of the Dread Witch” featuring characters from D&D Essentials. And I’ll probably end up buying some more dice. I dont need more, but darn it, they’re just so pretty!
2. Controller-Free Gaming Ok, I know some of you are hating on the Kinect. I get it. It’s not hardcore gaming. But I’m not a hardcore gamer. I like stuff that makes my friends look silly at parties and help me stay active while I’m inside “playing video games”. And honestly, Kinect and other controller-free gaming is a great way to test out technology that can end up morphing into something way cooler. I’m picturing Jetsons-style living. It will be amazing.
Kinect’s supposed to have a pretty awesome and flashy set-up at PAX. The Zaxy girls are also psyched for our demo of Kung-Fu Live, which puts camera tech and controller-free gaming into a multiplayer Kung Fu battle that will GUARANTEE that we have a great time and all look ridiculous.
3. Meeting People Whether they’re bloggers, fans, developers, or random guys who jump on top of me to get a flying free t-shirt, I’m excited to meet them. I will take pictures with people in funny costumes, trade business cards with businessy folks, and chug beers with wizards at the Tri-Wizard Drinking Tournament. I can’t wait. Going to PAX? Please say hi! Take a picture! Tweet at us! Challenge us in a game!
4. Free Stuff I’m a sucker for free stuff. And PAX has enough free stuff to keep me happy for days. Rumor has it that Death Spank will have ACTUAL thongs of virtue. So I’m pretty much set for life.
5. Zaxy Party! We partied it up at PAX East, but this time PAX is in our hometown, and we’re hosting our own party. Place: Neumos on Capitol Hill Time: 7pm – 2am Major Nelson will be there–will you? RSVP now to be in the drawing to be a part of our Geek-Off hosted by Ken Jennings. He’ll test your smarts and stamina in exchange for some wicked prizes. We also have bands and food and drink sponsors. What are you waiting for? RSVP!
Overall, PAX is going to be a blast. I already have demos set up with Alienware, J!nx, Kung-Fu Live, Portal 2, Tripwire, Slam Bolt Scrappers, and Glass and have a few more in the works. And in case you haven’t heard, there will be a DeLorean there in honor of TellTale’s Back to the Future game! OMG.
Oh, prom. A lovely right of passage that I’m assuming most of you tried with all your might to avoid.
Well, you wouldn’t want to avoid it if your date let you ride in this:
Imagine waiting for the doors to rise and let you and your date out. You saunter into the gym, knowing you’re the man. Beautiful.
This photo came from the Delorean Club of Ohio. I’m not sure if they own the limo or if they just like looking at pictures of it, but I would SO go to prom with you if this limo was involved. Just saying.
And in all seriousness, prom is a right of passage, and it is really stupid, but it’s good to say you did it. Instead of spending money on a boring, fancy dinner, My date and I went to Chuck E Cheese with a group of friends. And it was amazing until he got stuck in one of the tubes. We had so much fun, we went to our prom late, prizes in hand. Do something inexpensive and cheap that will make for fun memories and express your personality–have a big game tournament at your house before or after, or dress up in formal versions of your favorite characters!
Did any of you go to prom this year? What was your experience like? If you skipped out on prom, what did you do instead?
Telltale Games has teamed up with NBC Universal to create video games in the worlds of Back To The Future and Jurassic Park. Both games are set to release in the winter, with Back To The Future coming first. Or Telltale can take me up on MY idea, and combine them for a wicked cool crossover.
After talks with my friends last night, we’ve decided that the original actors should NOT be used to voice the characters. That would just be uncomfortable.
What do you think about these games? Would you play them?
I know you all want to be as cool as Marty. (I mean, who doesn’t?)
Well, now you can! (If you are really really tiny..)
Created by French artist Nils Guadagnin, this is no more than an art piece for the moment. But it makes us all dream. Could we be getting close to owning hoverboards?
