As you may have heard, the Pyra‘s prototype CPU board could not be completed on time for the Gamescom, but there’s still the devboard available at the show as well as the case and the other hardware that is already finalized. Evil Dragon too this opportunity to prepare a little video for those who could not be at the show.
I’m finally back from the show, and while there was nothing really unexpected I somewhat enjoyed it more than the previous edition. Let’s have a look at what’s new in the world of video games, seen from a Japanese perspective.
If you follow the small world of Videogames, you are probably aware that the biggest European event, aka the Gamescom, is going on in Cologne right now. The first day was reserved to businesses only, but the rest of the days are open to the public. There’s one more reason to go this year: to see the Pyra prototype at the Dragonbox Booth. And some of key community members. Here’s a quick report from the first couple of days.
Today I went to the last public day of BitSummit, an exhibition in Kyoto which started last year and whose goal is to attract and showcase the works of indie game devs. Last year’s venue was very small, but this time they managed to get a lot more space, which means more titles on display and more visitors as well.
If you are a Pandora owner, and follower of PandoraLive, you probably already know a lot about what was planned for the DragonBox Pyra. If it’s the first time for you to hear about it, then look no further to find all about the upcoming successor of the Pandora, as it was revealed officially at the FOSDEM 2014 (held in Brussels, Belgium, Feb 1-2).
When you first arrive in front of the GamesCom entrance, you just can’t say anything else than “Wow, there are a lot of people here”. It was my first time at the GamesCom, so I wasn’t sure on what to expect. Well, I’m literally not alone in this convention. There are just thousands of people here. And I then realized that finding the Open Pandora booth may not be as easy as I thought…