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The Play/Time Games Lab and the London Gamer Geeks Quiz

Right, lots to go through.
This week, Adrian and I are at the Play/Time Games Lab which is now all booked up but looks to be a fantastic experience. We’ll be in Soho the whole time, so drop us a line if you’re around and we’ll see if we can meet up.
Wednesday evening, James Wallis, Tom […]

The London Gamer Geeks Quiz 2: Like Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time, Hopefully Better Than The Other Sequels

Okay, this Wednesday, 24th October, is the SECOND LONDON GAMER GEEKS QUIZ. Last time, James and I ran questions like this:

Name four games with titles that begin with the words: “Sid Meier’s” (we’re not counting sequels)
In what game is a Dreamcast used a zombie-killing weapon?
What year was Duke Nukem Forever first announced?

This time we’re going […]

London Gamer Geeks Night 5: The August Edition

Tomorrow night is the fifth London Gamer Geeks night!
Last time, we had a quiz where we had questions like this:

Name four games with titles that begin with the words: “Sid Meier’s” (we’re not counting sequels)
In what game is a Dreamcast used a zombie-killing weapon?
What year was Duke Nukem Forever first announced?

The quiz was amusing, partly because we […]

London Gamer Geeks Night 4: The Quiz

This Wednesday, 18th July, is the fourth London Gamer Geeks night, helpfully described in bullet point form like this:
A geeky games-type thing where we do stuff like:

bring your DS and swap games! (extra points for bringing a Game Gear or a Lynx)

shout about Sony Home! (and, by logical extension, how no one you know owns […]

London Gamer Geeks Night 3

Wednesday 20th June saw the third London Gamer Geeks night, which continues to be described in bullet form like so:
A geeky games-type thing where we do stuff like:

bring your DS and swap games! (extra points for bringing a Game Gear or a Lynx)
shout about Sony Home! (and, by logical extension, how no one you know […]

London Gamer Geeks Night 3

Next Wednesday, 20th June is the third London Gamer Geeks night, helpfully billed by me as:
A geeky games-type thing where we do stuff like:

bring your DS and swap games! (extra points for bringing a Game Gear or a Lynx)

shout about Sony Home! (and, by logical extension, how no one you know owns a PS3!)

make jokes […]

London Gamer Geeks Night 2 (and London Gamer Geeks Night 3)

Wednesday 16th May saw the second London Gamer Geeks night, helpfully billed by me as:
A geeky games-type thing where we do stuff like:

bring your DS and swap games! (extra points for bringing a Game Gear or a Lynx)

shout about Sony Home! (and, by logical extension, how no one you know owns a PS3!)

make jokes about […]