Though some will have had early access for up to five days prior, December 20th marks the official release date for Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Oh yeah~
We’ve been looking forward to Bioware’s MMO debut for some time now and are eager to celebrate this new installment in the Star Wars mythos. (Point of fact, some of our brood care ONLY about the Old Republic era.)
On Monday the 19th, we’ll be holding an Old Republic release party. Yes, most of you are likely to have your own copy and, yes, might prefer to play it on your own PCs, but~ we’re also hoping that some of you who are by then already in and playing – or perhaps didn’t get it early enough to pre-install and don’t want to wait to get it up and running – might be interested in joining a room full of people playing for the first time, that we can all experience it together!
Plus we’ll be showing Star Wars movies, opening the LAN for free, maybe playing some board games, and having a pot luck or ordering pizza or something (depends on who confirms wanting to show up and bring stuff)!
Oh, and we’ll also be giving away a copy of The Old Republic Collector’s Edition as a door prize.
Our crack team is planning on going the distance and we’d love to make an all-nighter out of it, just in case any of you cats are taking the next day off of work just to get your Sith or Jedi on.
Here are the details:
Date:
Monday, December 19th
Cost:
Free
Schedule:
6:00 PM – We start the original trilogy on the television
8:00 PM – Chow time
10:00 PM – LAN shifts to free play / The Old Republic open to all!
12:00 AM – Somebody wins The Old Republic Collector’s Edition!
4:00 AM – 5:00 AM – Closing time (we’ll see how it goes)
We look forward to seeing you there! (R.S.V.P. on Facebook)
Love always,
Game On!
**assuming EA/Bioware haven’t completely borked things and the servers are healthy
A quick little announcement from Game On!:
- Thanksgiving Day, we’ll be open from 4:00 PM until 10:00 PM. Since that’s only half our normal hours, the day pass for that day will be only $10.
- Black Friday we plan to be open from 10 AM to 2AM (normal schedule). Stay tuned for any upcoming deals.
Come for the tournaments.
Come for the music.
Whatever your reason, just be sure to come!
It’s our third birthday, you know?! We want to celebrate it with everybody!
Also, a little secret for you: We’re not currently expecting to break even for the cost of this event, but are REALLY hoping to. If that does manage to happen, then we’ll be investing every single extra penny into the LAN. Our current priorities are larger hard drives (to host more games), and acquiring Modern Warfare 3. In a perfect world, we’d like to get you guys a lot more than that (like Battlefield 3 and Skyrim and new video cards and more RAM..), so come to the party and help us pull it off!
Love always,
Game On!
Those of you that know me, know that I’m a hands-on type of guy. Those that have stopped by the shop have seen the results of some of the successful (and not so successful) projects that I have worked on. At the same time, being a video game/lan center, we have the liberty to provide LAN time for trade-ins. This means that if you bring a game or console in, you can get some time. This also means we sometimes run across some items that we consider gems; our Virtual Boy on our display wall for example. In fact, we even got a trade in for the Logitech GT5 Driving Force wheel! So, what does a guy like me do when I have resources at my disposal? Build something new!
Well, good news everyone! I have completed quite successfully another project!
That’s right, with a bit of wood, PVC pipe, a car seat, and of course the racing wheel, I have created a PVC racing cockpit that is pretty nifty! (You can see a pic of the earlier build here)
But what’s a racing rig without a game to play it with? That’s where we pop in Gran Turismo 5, and enjoy a much more in-depth experience!
Now those are some curves that even non-autophiles can get behind!
And as those of you who know us, we’re not the selfish type by the very least. That’s right, we’re inviting you to stop by and try out our racing rig and experience some intense racing action while you’re at it. We’ll be setting the rig up for free play for pretty much the entirety of the afternoon and well into the night for you to come and play. Whether you’re a car lover, a fan of the series, or just wanting to see what it’s like to sit behind the wheel in a DIY sim, you’re welcome to strap yourself in and put the pedal to the metal!
Saturday, the 22nd @ 4:00pm
Be there!
P.S. Game On! holds no liability if you happen to walk out after racing and get in a car accident due to trying to play any racing games in real life.