Leipzig Games Convention 2007Top Stories
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GC '07: Best of GC winners revealed
Awards from the Leipzig Games Convention set Crysis, BioShock, PES 2008, Mario & Sonic on top of their respective platforms.
Full Story »Posted 3:18 pm PT Aug 27
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GC '07: LittleBigPlanet Updated Hands-On
We sit down with Media Molecule's Mark Healy for a 15-minute sprint to the outer limits of LittleBigPlanet's creation tools.
Full Story »Posted 12:57 pm PT Aug 24
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GC '07: [UPDATE] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Hands-On
Series creator Kazunori Yamauchi talks about the upcoming release of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.
Full Story »Posted 6:18 am PT Aug 22
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GC '07: Halo 3's Forge (and the Campaign, Too)
Bungie's throwing everything short of the kitchen sink into its Xbox 360 shooter sequel. We took a look at the interesting new level editor, and one campaign mission as well.
Full Story »Posted 4:25 am PT Aug 24
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GC '07: Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Updated Impressions
Two days after Warhammer Online's GC 2007 press conference, we meet with key members of the EA Mythic development team and grill them for exclusive new info.
Full Story »Posted 2:45 pm PT Aug 24
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GC '07: Project Gotham Racing 4 Updated Impressions
What do Norm Peterson and Microsoft's upcoming racing game have in common? Find out in our latest look at this gorgeous-looking game.
Full Story »Posted 2:03 pm PT Aug 23
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GC '07: Devil May Cry 4 Xbox 360 Hands-On
We tried Capcom's stylish crazy action game on the Microsoft console, which plays and looks exactly like its PlayStation 3 counterpart.
Full Story »Posted 1:29 am PT Aug 23
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GC '07: Midnight Club: Los Angeles First Look
Forget that LA traffic; we've got the first look at Rockstar's new street racing game set in the City of Angels.
Full Story »Posted 12:54 am PT Aug 23
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GC '07: Haze Hands-On
[UPDATE] We play through a three-level demo of Free Radical Design's upcoming first-person shooter. Spoiler warning.
Full Story »Posted 2:16 pm PT Aug 22
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GC '07: Far Cry 2 First Look
Ubisoft Montreal is going way, way beyond the typical sequel with this stunning follow-up to Crytek's lush tropical shooter.
Full Story »Posted 10:26 am PT Aug 23
GameSpot @ Leipzig 2007
August 28, 2007
It was pretty crazy in Leipzig and didn't have much time to sort through the hundreds of photos I took and then upload some interesting ones to the site. Still, as the Germans might say, besser spate als nie.
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August 28, 2007
It's not every day that you get to meet someone famous, but sometimes fate smiles upon you and you get the opportunity to meet someone who is known to people all over the globe. Thursday, August 23rd was one of those rare days when fate intervened and allowed a skateboarder named Tony Hawk to meet me, Aaron Thomas, someone whose reviews are so popular they've been stolen by other websites and translated into Portuguese.
It was immediately evident just how thrilled Tony was to finally get to meet me. Obviously unable to contain his excitement he was already sitting at a table eagerly anticipating my arrival. Almost as soon as I sat down Tony began to pepper me with questions, inquiring as to how I was doing. Now I get this question from nearly everyone I meet on the street, but answering the same questions over and over again is just part of working for a big-time organization like GameSpot. "Fine, thanks." I replied, taking note of a skateboard lying next to him. "Is that yours?" I asked, nodding towards the well-used board.
It turns out that it was his skateboard and he would be skating a brief exhibition later in the day. Hey, not everyone is so good they can compete in the X-Games, but at least he's enjoyed a modest amount of success. While traveling to a video game convention to give a skateboarding demonstration isn't the most glamorous way to make a living, you've certainly got to admire someone so dedicated to their passion, regardless of how meager a living it provides them.
I had an appointment immediately following our meeting, but I wanted Tony to feel like a friend and not an obligation. I don't know much about skateboarding, but I asked him a few questions about his little hobby, nodding like I understood what he was talking about when he mentioned something about a "900" or whatever. Even though we had already spent 15 minutes together, Tony was still bursting with questions, and at one point interrupted me mid-sentence and asked me to repeat mysel--another question I get all the time. Apparently what I say is sometimes so profound that people simply must hear me say it again.
Finally I had to leave so I stood up, shook his hand and told him how nice it was to meet him. With a sparkle in his eye he said the same and I turned to pack my bags. As I got ready to walk out the door I looked over and saw Tony standing alone against the wall with a look I've seen many times befor--he wanted a picture together but was undoubtedly too nervous to ask. I grabbed my camera, asked another fan of mine if he wanted to get in the shot, and happily obliged Mr. Hawk with a picture.
Sometimes meeting your idols is everything you dreamed it be.
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Leipzig Games Convention 2007 News
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GC '07: Is GC the new E3?
Supersized European trade show gets record 185,000 attendees, exhibitors, and journos, but people are unsure whether it will fill the gap left by the old extravaganza.
Posted 1:40 pm PT Aug 26
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Some Leipzig Images, Part I
Posted 1:52 pm PT Aug 28
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When Tony Met Aaron
Posted 9:36 am PT Aug 28
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GC '07: Best of GC winners revealed
Posted 3:18 pm PT Aug 27
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GameSpot UK leaving Leipzig GC '07
Posted 8:32 pm PT Aug 24
Leipzig Games Convention 2007 Videos
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LittleBigPlanet Leipzig Games Convention 2007 Gameplay Demonstration PS3
Creative Director Mark Healey gives us a demonstration of how to create objects in LittleBigPlanet.
Posted 5:48 pm PT Aug 24
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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Front End Feature (part 2) 1 PS3
We sit down with Polyphony Digital President Kazunori Yamauchi to take an in-depth look at Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.
Posted 1:33 am PT Aug 25
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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Video Feature 1 X360
Check out this stage demo for Guiter Hero III: Legends of Rock.
Posted 10:42 pm PT Aug 22
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Video Feature 1 PC
Check out this stage demo for Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat.
Posted 10:30 pm PT Aug 22
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"What Makes Games Next-Gen" with Don Daglow X360
"What Makes Games Next-Gen" with Don Daglow, from Leipzig '07.
Posted 4:23 pm PT Aug 22
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Killzone 2 Video Feature 2 PS3
Here's an in-depth look at Killzone 2 for the PlayStation 3 from the Leipzig Games Convention 2007.
Posted 7:54 pm PT Aug 24
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Official Trailer 8 PS3
Check out the hot new trailer for Metal Gear Solid 4, straight from Leipzig '07!
Posted 3:48 pm PT Aug 23
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PlayStation 3 Montage 1 PS3
Check out the PlayStation 3 montage from Sony's GC 2007 press conference.
Posted 11:17 am PT Aug 23
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Recent Leipzig Games Convention 2007 Updates
- 3Screens Beowulf: The Game (PC)
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- Video Freak Out: Extreme Freeride (PC)
- Video The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (PC)
- 3Movies FIFA Soccer 08 (X360)
Featured Leipzig Games Convention 2007 Games
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Spore (PC)
Spore is a simulation game created by Will Wright that allows players to control various life forms from the cellular to the galactic level.
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Far Cry 2 (PC)
Far Cry 2 takes place in a huge territory in South Africa and features day-night cycles, mercenary characters, wildfires, and much more.
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Rock Band (X360)
Rock out with your friends as you perform music from the world's biggest rock artists using drum, bass, lead guitar, and microphone peripherals.
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
Metal Gear Solid 4 offers even more of the stealth-based action gameplay and grand stories that the series has become known for.
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Halo 3 (X360)
Bungie's popular first-person shooter makes its debut on the Xbox 360 with Halo 3.
