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Dante will take them all on!
Mah boy Elliot just sent me a batch of images from the Scott Pilgrim Game Night. I added some of my favorite to the gallery below, and the rest are on Elliot's Flickr account.
(To Elliot: Thanks for the pics, dood.)
August 23, 2010
Bryan Lee O'Malley / Elliot Trinidad / events / Game Night / Giant Robot / Los Angeles / Scott Pilgrim
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We had a great time last night! Thanks to Bryan Lee O'Malley, Giant Robot and everyone that came out to have fun. Also, special thanks to Luis and Oscar for giving my punch drunk self a ride home after an exhausting day.
It's an honor to have hosted this event, and compared to the first event at Comic Con which were behemoths and filled with industry hands, ours was the last event in the Pilgrim ride, and it was indie, intimate, and for people like us.
— Eric Nakamura (check out his write–up too!)
Eric took the photos in the gallery below. You can see more on the Giant Robot Flickr page.
August 22, 2010
Bryan Lee O'Malley / events / Game Night / Giant Robot / Los Angeles / Scott Pilgrim
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Nullsleep played an incredible set last month in LA on the Collapsed Desires Tour. If you were lucky enough to make it to any of the stops, now you can relive the riot.
July 23, 2010
Chiptunes / Nullsleep / events / Los Angeles
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we're doing it again // celebrate the golden triangle // rsvp on facebook
Check out the official deetz below and come party with us:
Giant Robot Presents:
Game Night 2 with Bryan Lee O'Malley
Saturday, August 21, 2010, 5:00 - 10:00 p.m.
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
http://gr2.net/
310.445.9276
In conjunction with the Attract Mode videogame culture shop, Giant Robot is proud to host Game Night, a new event that takes place at GR2 every two months. Each evening will feature a different developer and its games in a relaxed, community-building setting.
For Game Night 2, Giant Robot is pleased to present artist Bryan Lee O'Malley, who will be celebrating the sixth and final installment of his Scott Pilgrim comic-book saga (adapted into a movie directed by Edgar Wright for Universal) and playing the brand new Scott Pilgrim video game (published by Ubisoft with art direction by Paul Robertson and music by Anamanaguchi).
O'Malley will sign volumes of Scott Pilgrim from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Games will be played from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Bryan Lee O'Malley is also featured as the cover artist of the July-August issue of Giant Robot magazine. Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based publication about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City, as well as an online equivalent.
Game Night 2 will take place on August 21 from 5:00 - 10:00 p.m.
For more information about Game Night, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
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July 14, 2010
Bryan Lee O'Malley / events / Game Night / Giant Robot / Los Angeles / Scott Pilgrim
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Yes, it will be fun as all get out // Yes, you are invited // rsvp on bookface
Forget all those snobby E3 parties for "industry only" folks; we're taking it to the streets (or at least to the parking lot).
We're throwing an E3 party this Monday night at GR2 in the calm before the storm. Come hang out with your friends, relax, and enjoy fun games and delicious food before the flurry of craziness begins Tuesday morning.
This is the first Game Night at Giant Robot. It's a bi-monthly low-key event we're running to help build up the VG community in LA. This first one is all about the excellent Bit.Trip series by Gaijin Games. The equally excellent Gaijin Games crew will be in attendance, so here's your chance to school them at their own games.
More reasons to come:
Check out the the press release for the nitty gritty. (Thanks for putting the release together, Martin!)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Pre-E3 Party at GR2
Game Night with Gaijin Games
Monday, June 14, 2010, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276
In conjunction with the Attract Mode videogame culture shop and LA Game Space, Giant Robot is proud to host Game Night, a pre-E3 party putting a spotlight on Gaijin Games. Gaijin Games is a small indie studio from Santa Cruz, CA that makes the Bit.Trip series of retro pixelated games for the Wii. Their work will be projected on the side of the building and the actual developers will be in attendance to hang out and play with fans. There will also be Bit.Trip-themed food available at gr/eats.
Game Night is a new event that will be taking place at GR2 every two months. Each evening will feature a different developer and its games in a relaxed, community-building setting. Because of the onset of E3, many members of the videogame industry are expected to attend the inaugural gathering, which will be a great opportunity for the game-playing public since most parties related to the Electronic Entertainment Expo are invitation-only.
Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City, as well as an online equivalent.
Game Night will take place on June 14 from 7:30 - 10:00. For more information about Game Night, GR2, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact:
Eric Nakamura
Giant Robot Owner/Publisher
eric@giantrobot.com
(310) 479-7311
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June 10, 2010
events / Gaijin Games / Giant Robot / indie games / Bit.Trip / Los Angeles
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Photos by Elliot Trinidad
I'm not sure if you are aware, but LA has had a kind of a bad rep for chip shows: rare shows with small, disinterested crowds in awkward venues. I think that perception was pretty much destroyed Saturday night. Synchronicity was packed wall-to-wall with dancing, jumping, screaming bodies. Nullsleep said it was the best turnout so far on the tour. Alright! The old has passed away; behold the new has come.
Thanks to everyone who came out to support (I finally got a chance to meet 8 Bit Weapon!). We're going to take this momentum and try to start up a regular event. If you have any tips/connections for a venue that you think would be a good fit, fill me in.
Huge thanks to all the performers. They all killed it, did a great job promoting, and are just generally excellent guys. Also, big thanks to our man behind the camera, Jeriaska. He's been working super hard to capture cool happenings in the chiptune and videogame music scenes, and he filmed the whole show. I'll be sure to post any videos he puts together once he has had time to edit and put them up on Vimeo.
June 07, 2010
Chiptunes / Mr. Spastic / trash80 / Nullsleep / events / George Michael Brower / Jeriaska / Los Angeles
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