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RBW Alternative Plans
Aug. 5th, 2009 12:55 amAs I had decided that my bank account really can't stretch to pay for RBW (or any other furry cons for a while), this left my options open to the alternatives of the weekend RBW is happening, the Halloween weekend. Obviously there's ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
timduru's Disneyland Paris thingy but that would probably cost even more than going to RBW. However what's also happening that weekend is the Eurogamer Expo which is a smallish exhibition for upcoming games and stuff. I've not been to something like that since ECTS was still going and was held at the London EXCEL. I doubt that the Eurogamer thing will be anything like that size but will make for part of a fun day out in London.
Then looking further into the Eurogamer Expo, initially to see if Video Games Live would be on at the same time, I found the Expo is part of the London Games Festival week. While there's no announcement for Video Games Live, I did find that another event in the festival is the London MCM Expo, something which doesn't just cater for games but also comic, anime and movies. Effectively an event (big enough to fill the EXCEL) like the San Diego Comic Con but obviously on a far smaller scale. I know a number of people on my friends list may have been to this event before but I've never been to something like that, could well be worth checking out either in addition to or as an alternative to the Eurogamer thing.
At the moment, I'm leaning towards just checking out the Eurogamer Expo but part of me is rather curious about the MCM Expo. Obviously the San Diego Comic Con happened very recently and I remember wanting to have had the opportunity to check it out but I doubt the London event's anything like the San Diego one. Comic Con is used for launching major films and stuff which is more what I'd be interested in than the comic/anime side of the thing but I dunno if the MCM Expo does that.
Anyway, just thinking things through for the moment. Potentially the MCM Expo would mean there's no need to do the Eurogamer Expo as stuff which is due to be at the latter could also be at the former. I should go to bed now though, I'm supposed to wake up for work in 5 hours.
timduru's Disneyland Paris thingy but that would probably cost even more than going to RBW. However what's also happening that weekend is the Eurogamer Expo which is a smallish exhibition for upcoming games and stuff. I've not been to something like that since ECTS was still going and was held at the London EXCEL. I doubt that the Eurogamer thing will be anything like that size but will make for part of a fun day out in London.Then looking further into the Eurogamer Expo, initially to see if Video Games Live would be on at the same time, I found the Expo is part of the London Games Festival week. While there's no announcement for Video Games Live, I did find that another event in the festival is the London MCM Expo, something which doesn't just cater for games but also comic, anime and movies. Effectively an event (big enough to fill the EXCEL) like the San Diego Comic Con but obviously on a far smaller scale. I know a number of people on my friends list may have been to this event before but I've never been to something like that, could well be worth checking out either in addition to or as an alternative to the Eurogamer thing.
At the moment, I'm leaning towards just checking out the Eurogamer Expo but part of me is rather curious about the MCM Expo. Obviously the San Diego Comic Con happened very recently and I remember wanting to have had the opportunity to check it out but I doubt the London event's anything like the San Diego one. Comic Con is used for launching major films and stuff which is more what I'd be interested in than the comic/anime side of the thing but I dunno if the MCM Expo does that.
Anyway, just thinking things through for the moment. Potentially the MCM Expo would mean there's no need to do the Eurogamer Expo as stuff which is due to be at the latter could also be at the former. I should go to bed now though, I'm supposed to wake up for work in 5 hours.
