TFU Launch At Best Buy
Filed under Events, Video Games, Work, Xbox 360
We had a fun event at Best Buy for the launch of TFU. The game didn't go on sale until Tuesday, September 16th. The party started at 8pm on Monday the 15th and went until midnight when the game could be distributed. It really felt like a mini-Star Wars convention with all the costumes.
George was there...which is always fun for any Star Wars geek.
I took a picture with the cutest Hoth soldier I've ever seen...
My favorite part of the launch party were the droids. These guys are part of the Astromech club...and their work will blow you away! They built their own R2-D2's from scratch...and the attention to detail is amazing! I took a bunch of video:
Here are a bunch of photos of R2...
They also had a mouse droid running around and I got some video of that.
The mouse droid and its operator
Tie Fighter Pilot and Obi Wan catching up
Playing TFU before it is released
My Mom...Unleashed!
Mom (wearing a very cool and unique Javva the Hutt shirt), Speeder Bike Storm Trooper, Imperial Officer, and my buddy Myra at the entrance to Best Buy.
Mom, Chewbacca (center), and Ben (worked on TFU)
They had a stage setup up in the back of Best Buy with various celebrities talking to the crowd...
Crowd favorite Bobba Fett begged me for a photo with him. How can you say no to a bounty hunter...
Autographs! They had the cast and developers on hand for autographs...
Very cute Adrienne Wilkinson as "Maris Brood"
Cully Fredricksen as "Master Kota"
Lead Engineer Cedrick Coullomb (also author of the must-have utility "unlocker")
David Collins (voice of Proxy, Audio Lead) on left and Art Director Matt Omernick on right.
I got got a bunch of autographs from my co-workers. Amy Beth Christenson (Senior Concept Artist...she is simply amazing) asked me for *my* autograph, which was very cool!
Of course they had everything TFU on sale at Best Buy...
The whole point of the party was for people that wanted to get the game as soon as it went on sale at midnight. I got pictures of the front of the line...and almost the last guy (#998). They only gave out 1000 tickets...then there were people waiting after position 1000 hoping to get the game without a ticket. Wow!
Sony provided an 18 wheeler loaded with PS3's for the event...
We had nice press coverage...
The Gas Unleashed...to the right you can almost see the storm trooper blasted off his feet.
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