Epic Gamers take over PAX East 2012!

Epic Games made the journey to Boston this year for the weekend of gaming glory known as PAX East.

Hundreds of our Epic Gamers attended our “Epic Games: Past, Present, and Future” panel where Epic Games President Dr. Mike Capps and Lead Designer Cliff Bleszinski answered the questions you submitted to us, as well as questions from the crowd. Much to our excitement, there wasn’t a single empty seat in the Naga Theater! There were lots of great nostalgia moments and facts for our old school fans as well as hints about future projects. You can check out a replay of the live feed from the panel here!

Throughout the weekend, Jazz Jackrabbit was live tweeting pictures of Epic Easter eggs hidden throughout the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. We saw many of you carrying around the eggs or tweeting us about your egg discoveries!

After the panel on Saturday we were surprised to find fans had already begun lining up hours in advance of our Cosplay Meetup at the Triforce booth! Every one in line early received Epic Gamer shirts and were given the opportunity to meet Mike Capps (@epicactual) and Cliff Bleszinski (@therealcliffyb), as well as take their picture with Gears of War cosplayers that stopped by. Community Manager Will Kinsler (@raczilla) was on hand taking photos and saying hi to fans. I wore my Anya Stroud cosplay and took lots of pictures next to some amazing Gears cosplayers! It was an incredible experience to see so many of you take part in this event.

Thanks to all the Epic Gamers, we had a fantastic time at PAX and we hope you did too! We truly have the best community around and we can’t wait to see you all again next year!

: Mike Capps and Cliff Bleszinski check out Gears of War fan tattoo at PAX East

: Cliff Bleszinski and Gears of War Cosplayers pose at the PAX East Cosplay Meetup

: Jazz Jackrabbit Hid a PAX Easter Egg

: Team Epic Gamers help pass out Epic Gamer shirts at PAX East Cosplay Meetup

: Gears of War fan tattoo at PAX East Cosplay Meetup

: Gears of War fan tattoo at PAX East Cosplay Meetup

: Cliff and Mike cuddle a fan made Ticker Plushie at PAX East

: Sam Cosplay PAX East Cosplay Meetup

: Fans with Epic Gamer Shirts at the PAX East Cosplay Meetup

: Gears of War fan tattoo at PAX East

: Carmine and Myrrah Cosplay with Mike and Cliff at PAX East

: Epic Gamer fan poses a question to Mike and Cliff at the Epic Games Panel at PAX East

: Anya Cosplay at the PAX East Cosplay Meetup

: Line for the Cosplay Meetup at the Triforce Booth at PAX East

: Epic Games PAX Easter Egg

: Epic Gamer T-shirt Fans at PAX East with Easter Egg

: Epic Games Cosplay Meetup Mike Capps Cliff Bleszinski Gears of War

: Epic Games PAX East Panel Epic Gamer Shirts

Posted by PixelK1tty Apr 13, 2012

8 Comments

Epic Games at PAX East

Are any of our fans heading out to PAX East this weekend? So are we! Remember to check out all of these Epic Games related events while you are there!

Epic Games Past, Present, and Future Panel

Saturday at 1:00PM – NAGA Theater

Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski and President Dr. Mike Capps will be on stage answering questions from our biggest fans on topics relating to design, inspirations and the secrets to staying around for 20 years! Martin Rae, President of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences will be leading an even more in depth conversation between the two about the past, present and future of the studio. Of course there’s also a chance to snag some awesome Epic prizes as well.

Epic Cosplay Meetup

Saturday at 5:00 PM – Triforce Booth #1123

Armor up and head to the Triforce booth wearing cosplay from an Epic game or just come as a fan for photos, prizes and a meet and greet with Cliff Bleszinski (@therealcliffyb), Dr. Mike Capps (@epicactual) and Will Kinsler (@raczilla), Epic’s Community Manager.

Please RSVP on our Facebook event if you plan to attend: https://www.facebook.com/events/142052045921373/

Epic PAX-Easter Egg Hunt

Jazz Jackrabbit, the Epic Easter bunny, has hidden Easter eggs around PAX East filled with Gears 3 DLC codes and other goodies! Follow @EpicGames on Twitter for hints about where to find the eggs. Keep an eye out and send us a tweet when you find them.

Posted by PixelK1tty Apr 04, 2012

2 Comments

Epic Games Cosplay Meetup at PAX East!

This year at PAX East we have a special event planned just for our Epic Gamers! Come dressed as your favorite characters from any of our games or just bring your camera for a chance to spot some of your favorite Epic Games characters. We’ll also have Mike Capps and Cliff Bleszinski in attendance helping us hand out these awesome new Epic Gamer shirts!

Our amazing friends at Triforce are helping us host this event at their booth (#1123) on the Expo floor at 5:00 pm on Saturday April 7th. Check out the PAX East Expo floor map for the location: http://hw1.pa-cdn.com/pax/resources/PAX_East_2012_Expo_Map.pdf

If you plan to come please RSVP on our Facebook event here and tell all your friends! https://www.facebook.com/events/142052045921373/

Follow Mike (@epicactual) and Cliff (@therealcliffyb) on Twitter as well to keep up with their PAX East adventures live!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Posted by PixelK1tty Mar 28, 2012

7 Comments

Ask a Question for PAX East Panel for a Chance to Win!

PAX East is coming soon, and Epic Games President Mike Capps and Design Director Cliff Bleszinski will be there answering questions in a panel presented by The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. In the panel Epic Games: Past, Present and Future, Mike and Cliff will be answering questions posed by community members.

Ask your question relating to the past, present and future of Epic Games, and one lucky commenter will be chosen at random to win a Gears of War 3 Epic Edition! For more information about the panel please see THIS post. Click HERE for more information about PAX East!

Epic Games at GDC 2012

Epic will host press sessions and meet with developers and partners of its award-winning Unreal Engine technology in Business Suite 800, West Hall, at GDC 2012. In addition, Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski is set to host the Game Developer Choice Awards, and a dozen senior members of Epic’s staff are scheduled to speak at the conference.

We will also unveil a preview of our next-generation game technology, Unreal Engine 4, to select licensees, partners and prospective customers during the exhibition. Space is very limited, and appointments and non-disclosure agreements are required to see the Unreal Engine 4 presentation.

GDC 2012 runs March 5-9 in San Francisco.

Speaker Sessions:

Tuesday, March 6, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Room 2016, West Hall, 2nd Floor
- Level Design in a Day: Best Practices from the Best in the Business tutorial with the industry’s top level designers, including Epic Games Lead Level Designer Jim Brown
Tuesday, March 6, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Room 3005, West Hall, 3rd Floor
- Producer Boot Camp tutorial featuring leaders in studio management and game production such as Epic Games Director of Production Rod Fergusson
Wednesday, March 7, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Room 2009, West Hall, 2nd Floor
- Subtracting to Add – Environment Optimization Techniques lecture by Epic Games Senior Environment Artist Kevin Johnstone
Wednesday, March 7, 11 a.m. – 11:25 a.m., Room 3009, West Hall, 3rd Floor
- Production Culture: How Two and a Half Artists Completed the FX for Gears of War 3 lecture by Epic Games Senior FX Artist Francois Antoine
Wednesday, March 7, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Room 135, North Hall
- Back to the Garage: The Return of Indie Development panel featuring independent game development experts, including Epic Games Founder and Technical Director Tim Sweeney
Wednesday, March 7, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Room 2012, West Hall, 2nd Floor
- Gears of War 3: Building a Better Pipeline (Presented by Autodesk) lecture by Epic Games Senior Technical Animator Jeremy Ernst
Thursday, March 8, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m., Room 2002, West Hall, 2nd Floor
- Bringing AAA Graphics to Mobile Platforms lecture by Epic Games Senior Engine Programmer Niklas Smedberg
Thursday, March 8, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Room 3014, West Hall, 3rd Floor
- Forgotten Tales Remembered: The Games that Inspired Leading Innovators panel consisting of industry luminaries, including Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski
Thursday, March 8, 12:05 p.m. – 12:30 p.m., Room 2006, West Hall, 2nd Floor
- Tackling Large Scale Destruction FX: Lessons Learned From RAAM’s Shadow DLC lecture by Epic Games Senior FX Artist Francois Antoine
Thursday, March 8, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m., Room 3014, West Hall, 3rd Floor
- GDC Microtalks 2012: One Hour, Ten Voices, Countless Ideas back-to-back talks on the theme of “Paying for Time,” featuring thought leaders such as Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski
Thursday, March 8, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Room 2009, West Hall, 2nd Floor
- Evolution of the Cinematic Process: The Gears of War Trilogy lecture by Epic Games Cinematic Director Greg Mitchell
Thursday, March 8, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Room 132, North Hall
- Re-orienting Development and Accelerating Production to Create Infinity Blade and Infinity Blade II lecture by ChAIR Entertainment Senior Producer Simon Hurley
Friday, March 9, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m., Room 2016, West Hall, 2nd Floor
- Gameplay Data Analysis: Asking the Right Questions lecture by Epic Games Senior Web Developer Ian Thomas
Friday, March 9, 10:10 a.m. – 11:10 a.m., Room 135, North Hall
- Killer Portfolio or Portfolio Killer: Advice from Industry Artists two-part panel featuring top talent from world-class studios, including Epic Games Lead Artist Wyeth Johnson
Friday, March 9, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Room 300, South Hall
- Killer Portfolio or Portfolio Killer: 1-1 Portfolio Reviews one-on-one sessions with senior artists from half a dozen of the industry’s most successful studios, including Epic Games Lead Artist Wyeth Johnson and Epic Games Senior Environment Artist Kevin Johnstone

Posted by Flak Mar 02, 2012

0 Comments

Posts Tagged ‘Cliff Bleszinski’

Epic Gamers take over PAX East 2012!

Epic Games at PAX East

Epic Games Cosplay Meetup at PAX East!

Ask a Question for PAX East Panel for a Chance to Win!

Epic Games at GDC 2012

Follow Us

Recent Posts

Tags