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Square Enix Members program has rewards for Bronze Tier members
Have you purchased at least one new Square Enix game in 2009? Fantastic. Quick, go register for the Square Enix Members program if you haven’t already. And hurry. Square Enix has just announced the first batch of Square Enix Members rewards! If you’ve purchased at least one Square Enix game new, you can register the code that came with it to become a Bronze Tier level member and claim your rewards!
The first batch of rewards includes three items that were previously only available as promotional items at special events. If you visit the Square Enix Members site, you can claim one each of the three items. There’s an E3 2009 Brochure, a Comic-Con Dissidia: Final Fantasy fan and a set of two Comic-Con Dissidia: Final Fantasy post cards. So, if you couldn’t make it to E3 2009 or Comic-Con 2009, you can still get the exclusive items…
Many game companies, analysts disappointed with E3 2008
Not many attendees were impressed with this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). During an interview held Thursday, (July 17, 2008) Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s senior managing director and general manager of entertainment analysis and the development division, told MSNBC that even though many fans of long running Nintendo franchise games such as Mario, Zelda or even StarFox were upset he felt that E3 was no longer a place for those types of game.
Click through to find out what game companies thought of E3 2008…
PAX 07 right around the calendar corner
The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is all about games and gamers. Lots of games. Lots of games and lots of gamers. Games of all types and gamers of all shapes and sizes. If you can play it, it will likely be there in some form for you to enjoy.
This year, PAX 07 has moved to downtown Seattle, WA, for the three-day event being held from 2 p.m., August 24, 2007 to 6 p.m., August 26, 2007, at the The Washington State Convention and Trade Center. The larger venue was necessary to accommodate the annually increasing size of the event. The first PAX. held in 2004 in Bellevue. WA, had 3,300 attendees and more than 30,000 are expected to attend this year. Tickets are $50 for the entire three-day event.
