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Entries from January 2007

Teh Hotness - Nerdversity

January 29th, 2007 · No Comments

My friend Jenn busted out ‘nerdversity’ today. Contrary to popular belief, nerdiversity is not where nerds get a post-secondary education. Nerdverisity represents diversity in your nerdings.
Some people hardcore nerd in World of Warcraft. While others nerd out with comics or toys. Some still nerd out with books (you know - pages […]

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Getting the dream job

January 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

On Wednesday, I started my new job - Producer at Relic Entertainment.
For me, this is the dream job. I have a lot of friends at Relic and I’ve been a long time fan of Relic’s games (their two brilliant releases in 2006, Company of Heroes and Dark Crusade were the first two games on my […]

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Beatdown of the day

January 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Bear armor vs gang of thugs, cars, Ewok style tree stumps and more.

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Lining Up for WoW

January 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Lining Up for WoW

Originally uploaded by Shane Neville.

Fully geeking out tonight. Lining up for the midnight release of The Burning Crusade. Disappointment at the lack of cosplay is immense.

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back in Van

January 15th, 2007 · No Comments

back in Van

Originally uploaded by Shane Neville.

Ces was a bunch of big TVs, digital cameras and people in suits shaking hands.
Not really my scene. I did oggle some video cameras and learned a lesson or two as I was handed my ass in Unreal at the gaming tent, but it’s good to be home.
Sadly, I […]

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Inspired by real events

January 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Inspired by real events

Originally uploaded by Shane Neville.

Warning sign of the week.

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Travis Collier riding with the Macneil team

January 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Completely kicking in out to left field for a second.
My man Travis Collier recently joined the Macneil team, being the only flatland shredder on the team, they took him on a road trip and put him through the ringer.

Travis is the guy laying down the tech lines and hucking it into the foam pit. […]

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if I never see another huge TV again…

January 8th, 2007 · No Comments

if I never see another huge TV again…

Originally uploaded by Shane Neville.

Spent a lot of time today in the booth and in conference calls, but I did manage to explore the floor and see the battle of the big screens.
Samsung came out on top with 108″ of lcd goodness and even better, a line of […]

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Behold the Nokia Mega Booth

January 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Behold the Nokia Mega Booth

Originally uploaded by Shane Neville.

I’ll be spending the week in the big black tent in Vegas. Can’t wait for the air conditioning to kick in, it’s hotter inside the tent than outside.
All of the other outdoor mega booths are white.
They’ve obviously done this before…

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Off to CES

January 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Next week I’ll be in wonderful Las Vegas at CES, working the floor at the Nokia mega-booth. If anyone wants to come by and say hi, look for me demoing games in the “Apartment” part of the mega-booth.
Now, for all extents and purposes, I don’t really like Vegas much. I’m not a gambler […]

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