I got the email to go to the training mission in Austin, but because of prior commitments, I can no longer go.

I can't wait. I lucked out and I'm in Northbrook for work this week and I will be able to attend the training event tonight in Schamburg.

David email me.
I was able to attend the event in Chicago.
They played a audio clip and then randomly selected folks to play multi-player Halo 2. I was selected to play on the theater big screen on Live with the other cities. Can't say that I am great player though. I heard them call out KirstenS later in the night. They also gave away copies of Halo 2 and X-Box Live.

I was at the S.F. location.

Event was held 3rd floor at the Metreon:


Some people were pretty serious about this, heh:


Kristen Rutherford, who played the voice of Durga. Had a nice little chat with her, she's a cutie:


They had an 8 person LAN set up for gamin':


Buzzzzz:


Freebees, gotta love em!




I'll post some in game videos for you guys in a bit. The multi-player rocked!

-k
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Keyser, What is that CD in the last photo? Is it wav files or a demo or what?

was that the free demo that they were handing out?

The disc is what they were handing out. I don't have an X-Box with me to put it in but it is just the wav files from the I Love Bees site.

Yeah that's the same disc they handed out at the other sites too (the non-"combat simulation" locations). It's all the wav files plus additional ones they didn't use. Also, photos and concept stuff from the development of the "I Love Bees" game. Pretty cool.

I was hoping that it would have the website on the disc also.
I enjoyed listing to the creepy sounds on the site.
I saw some folks with some cool I Love Bees shirts. I checked on the Cafe stores but didn't see any black t-shirts. Does anyone know where to get those?

You heard right. I got to play. I seriously kicked ass, and that made me feel a whole lot better about playing on Live. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to hang in there with the big boys.

No copies of Halo 2 for me, but I'm just happy I got to play, got the ilovebees DVD, and got to hang out with the crazy beekeepers at Denny's until 2 in the morning. Much fun last night. I can't wait until Tuesday!

We made those. Printed them out at home and used iron ons.

Videos, videos, videos!

Halo2 in game video: check out player 2 on the lower screen get slashed by an alien
Some flying goodness for you to check out

(Each video weighs in at about 12-15 megs, enjoy)

-k
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Could I get a copy of the file? Or buy a shirt?
I was reading on the other forum that you guys were looking for a internet connection. I should have come up. I was carring my wireless WAN card for a laptop. I can't say that I did to well playing on Live last night but it was fun.

It's a DVD with all the wav files from the ilovebee's story edited together with chapter markers. Also has some other ilovebee's goodies on it.

Pretty cool freebee.

-k
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I don't what the hell ya'll are talkin' 'bout before Keyser's post.

Anyway, after watching those vidseos I have a feeling the online mulitplayer stuff is NOT going to be fun for casual video game players. I'll bet the "hardcore 'Tards" will dominate and take away the "friendly competition/just having fun" aspect out of it like they do in Rainbow Six 3 and Jedi Academy.

I'll admit... I did have a slight advantage over some of the other player due to my gaming knowledge of past games like Tribes and Unreal.

I think I took out about 9 guys before someone finally sniped me

-k
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That's great. That would've been my tactic, too.

I even use those tactics while playing unrelated games. I went up against some friends in a Mechwarrior multiplayer game at a Dave & Buster's. At the start, everyone else ran toward the middle and hammered away at each other. I ran backwards, stayed behind some rocks, and just kept launching missiles into the fray. By the time they found me, I had racked up like 8 kills and had taken no damage. They swarmed me for the rest of the game.

- David Stein

I actually thought the same thing too (because i normally get schooled at these games online) but Halo 2 is supposed to match you up with players ranked the same as you. I think i had read something where they did that so as long as you were playing ranked games you would always be theoretically equally matched.