Hey guys, just a reminder we’re going to be at New York Comic Con (which also doubles as New York Anime Fest) this weekend!
“Another convention?” you mutter. “Bah! Flimshaw! You guys go to lots of conventions!”
Yes that is true… HOWEVER this convention is going to be an even bigger deal than usual! Check this out:
• Special appearance by everyone’s favorite video game lyricist brentalfloss! Brent will be at our booth at various times during the weekend for autographs, high fives and idle chit-chat! Also you can buy his CD and/or his new limited edition print!
• Special appearance by H. Caldwell Tanner of LOLDWELL! Caldy will also be making an appearance at the Halolz booth! He will also be signing autographs, giving out brofists, and if you ask him real nice he may even draw a Pokémon from the Pokéname Game!
• Exclusive new Halolz merch! We’re going to have three brand new never before seen t-shirt designs, and on top of that a brand new top secret item that you guys are going to go nuts over! Be the first to pick up these amazing new mystery items!
Wow! So how do you find us at the show? Well here’s a little map to help you out!
Be sure to stop by this weekend for one of our biggest shows of the year! See you there!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on October 6, 2010 · 12:50 AM
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Just a quick reminder, we’re at Intervention this weekend in the Washington D.C. area.
If you’re in the area be sure to swing by and check out the show!
Also a last minute convention addition, we’ll be at TooManyGames in Wyomissing, PA next Sunday! If you’re a fan of classic video gaming you may want to check this one out. See you there!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on September 11, 2010 · 6:33 AM
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So I’ve been doing a pretty poor job talking about the shows we’ve been going to this year… this summer in particular was just packed… (Four shows in July? Whhhhyyy??) But I feel like we really should announce these things so lets see if I can get back into the trend…
Intervention (Sept 10-12 • Washington D.C.)
Intervention is a brand new show taking place in the D.C. area in two weeks that is being billed as an “internet convention,” which is to say a con for all the stuff from your online life. I’ll be honest, I don’t normally sign up for brand new shows, but I love the concept. It’s a nice departure from the usual anime/gaming billed shows… I feel like this is the kind of show that can understand where a video game humor/meme site is coming from!
And of course they’ve got plenty of cool guests from webcomics and video games, so I feel like this is a show you should really check out! Also my pal Caldy is going to be there (you know, the artist behind our Falcon Lunch shirt!) so that’s a pretty awesome opportunity in itself!
PAX (Sept 3-5 • Seattle, WA)
You might have briefly caught Penny Arcade Expo on the schedule last week, but in fact I will not be attending/doing a meet-up. PAX is a show I’d desperately love to do in some capacity, but it’s never going to happen because of the way the Penny Arcade Corporation does business.
However if you are planning on attending PAX this year and are a big fan of Halolz, we will seriously send you a free t-shirt of from Ninja-Bot if you wear it during the show! If this is something you’re interested in, send an email to store[at]ninja-bot.com and we’ll get a shirt out to you in time for the con!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on August 27, 2010 · 1:07 PM
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So sometimes when we go to these big conventions, you’ll see groups of protesters outside the show protesting… God knows what. Well I guess the attendees of SDCC decided to do some counter-protesting, and I have to say this particular gentleman stood out (which is something he generally avoids doing).
Submitted by codemaster525 and Ed Abell
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on July 23, 2010 · 12:16 AM
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I’ve seen my fair share of jokes around this guy’s dancing at E3, but really you just haven’t experienced it until it’s set to Guile’s theme!
By jaroshbarksdale, submitted by Chris R.
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on July 10, 2010 · 11:48 PM
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New Instrument for Rock Band 3 Leads to New Guitar
Hero Instrument Announcement
By Halolz Senior E3 2010 Correspondent Mike Moore
During E3 Harmonix announced a number of improvements that are coming to their latest edition to the Rock Band series, Rock Band 3. Perhaps chief among them was the inclusion of a new keyboard controller, and a pro difficulty mode that more closely simulates actually playing the actual instrument.
Upon seeing the positive reception these additions have gotten from the press, Activision has decided to incorporate a new instrument into both the Guitar Hero and Band Hero series of games, the vuvuzela.
Activision hopes to take advantage of the instruments new found popularity at the World Cup in South Africa saying, “Everyone has been talking about this vuvuzela horn instrument lately. So we thought since it’s obviously so popular that it would make a great addition to our Hero franchises.”
From what we were able to discern from the Guitar/Band Hero designers, the vuvuzela will work much like the singing does. But instead of matching the pitch of the singer vocals, the player will need to match a varying level of loudness.
“We are also looking to possibly have harmonizing of the vuvuzelas, if players have multiple vuvuzelas hooked into the system at the same time,” the designers also noted.
[Image courtesy of Olybop]
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Posted by Michael Moore on June 24, 2010 · 4:44 PM
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Gamers Mistake Riot for Zombie Apocalypse
By Halolz Senior E3 2010 Correspondent Mike Moore
Many gamers, upon leaving some E3 after parties Thursday night, were confused to find a large police presence out on the streets of LA. The swathes of police in riot gear, and the prevalence of police helicopters, led many of these gamers to conclude that a zombie outbreak had occurred. It is reported that some offered their services to the police, boasting their Left 4 Dead stats and skills.
“We weren’t really sure what they were talking about,” said one unnamed police officer about his experience with one group, “They seemed pretty drunk, and seemed harmless so we left them alone. Eventually they went away yelling about umbrella and looking for pills or something.”
Reports seem to indicate that most of these after parties had open bars, which possible led to the gamers’ mistake in understanding the situation.
Additionally from what we have been about to piece together the police presence was due to the winning of some sort of non-video game event which occurred at the Staples Center arena. This was the same location Activision used for their press conference a few days earlier. We have contacted Activision, and are waiting to receive word if the two events were in any way connected.
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Well, time to fly back to Chicago! This time it’s for Anime Central, a fun little convention (actually it’s pretty big) featuring anime, gaming… and a bunch of my cool friends! In fact so many friends are going this time, maybe I should list them all?
• Jen (Mystic Revolution)
• Brion (Flipside)
• Scott (VGCats)
• Karian (Moar Than Three)
• Dave (SNAFU Comics)
• Hawk (Applegeeks)
We’re in the artist alley for this one (everyone except Hawk I think), so if you’re looking for our booths be sure to swing by there! As for Halolz we’ll have all the usual goods… plus one or two new things!
See you there!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on May 12, 2010 · 8:39 PM
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