I'm going to be an Exhibitor, working the Midtown Comics booth.
That's pretty sweet given that Midtown Comics has a huge presence in NYCC. I'll be on the look out for you when I'm working on the Show Floor or passing by there on Thursday. Either that, or I'll be scavenging for free stuff with some coworkers after we close the floor.
First time going and first time press. What time can we pick up the press badges? And don't worry I'm not one of those bitchy people that need to feel entitled. Just happy to be there.
I think you guys go get them on Thursday IIRC since last year when I was talking to a couple of press dudes, they told me that they already saw half of the stuff that's on the Show Floor a few days before. Thursday is only open to "Press, Professionals, VIPS and fans that purchase a 4-Day Pass." Also Crew as well since we run the behind the scenes stuff.
I have no clue honestly, I'm not from NY. I have no plans for Friday or Saturday dinner, but I think those two days would be best anyway since a lot of people may be traveling on Sunday evening. I was hoping someone from the area might have some ideas? Admiral Snackbar? ;D
I don't know if you guys might like the idea of eating Quiznos or Wendy's as dinner. I know the area pretty well, but in terms of restaurants? Not so much. There's a diner on the corner of 34th and 8th (never been there before; have pass by there thousands of times). There's also Friday's and a Chinese restaurant somewhere on 34th and 9th avenue methinks as well as several bars along that avenue that I imagine serve dinner. How much are you guys willing to spend on dinner? I'll also throw out these results that I found on Yelp:
http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=restaurants+near+javits+center&find_loc=Manhattan%2C+NY&ns=1#l=g:-74.00294065475464,40.75410049255913,-73.9965033531189,40.75900919406845.
Do we know of any other videogames that will be shown or playable at the show? Im aware of Halo 4, AC3, and Sleeping Dogs (DLC). Any other announcements? Is there typically a strong videogame presence at NYCC?
Basically everything that BiggNife and DaveH said. Activision had a pretty big presence last year at the Turtle Beach booth (which was pretty big). Rockstar was also pretty big with promoting
Max Payne 3 as their crown jewel as well as
GTA III for IOS given that they have a building in NYC and all. Who knows, maybe they'll show
GTA V this year. Nintendo also had a pretty decent presence, as well as Warner Bros with
Batman: Arkham City. So expect all the big devs to have a pretty decent to big presence along with the Big 3.
If anyone still desperately wants/needs a pass and doesn't want to pony up the $45-$65 to go (I know that feel bro), you guys can apply to volunteer 6 hour shifts for this exhibitor in exchange for a free pass, free shirts, and a 20% discount for the shirts that they sell for a year. I'll leave the link here, and add it to the OP as well:
http://www.superherostuff.com/convention-volunteers.html
EDIT:
Yep, that's me.
And the date went well; ended up leading to my current relationship and got too busy to reply back and let folks know how things went.
On the tired part, as long as you pace yourself and do some training beforehand, it's easily workable. And training = distance walking/jogging/whatever. Your legs are always the first thing to go (I learned this at PAX Prime 08 in the worst possible way) so you want to make sure they can handle lots of walking and standing. Beyond that, you just need to keep yourself hydrated and get enough sleep and you're usually good to go.
I'd figure as much.
I see. That's pretty damn good that something finally came of it. I'm pretty happy for you. I've pretty much been ignoring my OKC account since I went back to school. It's trial by fire for sure even though NYC is a big singles city and all, but I haven't had much luck. School is faring much better though. I'm pretty well trained having walked massive amount of blocks thanks to NYC being a great walkable city as well as work out. Comfortable shoes are must.
