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Was it a competition? How'd you win it?
Umm, Kinda.
There were golden tickets under random chairs at the Tomb Raider 20th anniversary panel. The entire right hand side of the theatre was empty.
Greg Miller was hosting and after mentioning the golden tickets and saying "look under your chairs" he said "there's probably some golden tickets under those chairs over there. So you might want to check after the panel is over, or go now".
So a bunch of us got up and started looking under the empty rows. I crawled down a row, saw a ticket in the next row back and dove for it.
Damn, so everyone who got golden tickets got that deal? That's pretty incredible.
At PAX East 2015, I attended a Final Fantasy XV panel and ended up winning a Type 0 book with the same kind of under-your-seat deal. Not nearly as cool as yours.
No, only one grand prize. Other tickets were Art books, games etc.
Realplumpbox85
Member
After all was said and done it was $900.
No date yet. Also congrats and good luck with yours. Also my soon to be MIL is already mailing her wedding magazines and stuff.
TheCochese
Banned
I thought my shop TV died, so I moved an old monitor out there and bought this:
32" Sharp 1080P on sale from BB. Turned out my TV wasn't broken, so now I have a TV and a monitor out there and my bedroom has a real TV again.
Also, my jigsaw turned out to be giving me not perpendicular cuts, so I splurged on something I've had my mind on for awhile.
32" Sharp 1080P on sale from BB. Turned out my TV wasn't broken, so now I have a TV and a monitor out there and my bedroom has a real TV again.
Also, my jigsaw turned out to be giving me not perpendicular cuts, so I splurged on something I've had my mind on for awhile.
iceblade997
Member
I won free Square Enix games for life while at PAX last week and they already sent me my first care package:
Wow congrats! That's a really great deal, and a great way to kick things off
. Not going to say too much, but if you haven't already, play Life Is Strange as soon as you can. Such a great game.
It's really awesome just how cheap last generation games are. Snagged all these for less than $10, and I've not yet played any of them before (mostly interested in the SP). Should be a treat.
7DollarHagane
Banned
I won free Square Enix games for life while at PAX last week and they already sent me my first care package:
That's so cool!
Also, my jigsaw turned out to be giving me not perpendicular cuts, so I splurged on something I've had my mind on for awhile.
Good choice. I work for this company
TheCochese
Banned
Good choice. I work for this company
Oh nice. This is just my latest. Not sure how many more I have in me though.
j0hnny_385
Member
It's beautiful! I would have bought like 3 of them if it wasn't for the stupid region lock :'(
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
I thought my shop TV died, so I moved an old monitor out there and bought this:
32" Sharp 1080P on sale from BB. Turned out my TV wasn't broken, so now I have a TV and a monitor out there and my bedroom has a real TV again.
Also, my jigsaw turned out to be giving me not perpendicular cuts, so I splurged on something I've had my mind on for awhile.
Hey man make sure you check your tv's picture size settings for a just scan or picture fit or something like that option. Judging by the placement of the HUD on the corners of the screen, I think your tv is zooming in by 5%. Not sure, double check. Nice bobblehead btw. what player is that? kimbrell when he was still with atlanta?
Maxwood
Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.
Disney Infinity haul Part 2: Those figures are pretty cool. And cheap. €6 a piece.Never even thought about buying Disney Infinity before thanks to it's high price tag, but for €10 per set (€13 for the Starterpack) i'm happy to help some shops get rid of their stock.
Its very likely i'm going to enjoy Disney Infinity, but I mainly bought these sets for the figurines.
Besides, they probably won't be easy to buy in a year or so. Felt like a now or never kinda deal.
I went out to buy a Nemo figurine, it got a little out of hand.
I also got a CD closet to store my funko's and other stuff.
Which resulted in some space in the main closet, filled it with some comics. They where all over the place before.
Good times.
PflargBlarg
Member
Is it normal for the parents to get that involved/crazy? Maybe it's a function of wedding size.
We had a 46 person wedding and did it all ourselves. The only involvement was her mom went dress shopping with her and my parents gifted us some money for it.
What's even funnier/weirder is the use of spaceship footage from the 1970s Battlestar Galactica TV series during the actual movie.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
Just came back from Orlando not too long ago, picked a few things up while at Disney and Universal.
from Disney:
The Stormtrooper t-shirt and (my favorite pick up) a BB-8 souvenir cup that I will be getting a lot of use out of.
from Universal:
a wand from Harry Potter world, which I know nothing about. Gf though got to be part of the whole wand choosing experience thing they do so she was really excited about that.
from Disney:
The Stormtrooper t-shirt and (my favorite pick up) a BB-8 souvenir cup that I will be getting a lot of use out of.
from Universal:
a wand from Harry Potter world, which I know nothing about. Gf though got to be part of the whole wand choosing experience thing they do so she was really excited about that.
So not too long ago I decided I wanted to collect DQ stuff (Well, mostly the games). Something about them I've just come to really enjoy and appreciate. I found these in a local used game shop. Got a great deal on them! A little disappointed that only V has a case. I need to figure out how to get the others, or make them, or something.
Nero's Neptune
Member
Third time owning these, first time new. I really love them, but I always end up selling them off to free up cash. They are on sale for $130, so I figured I'd jump in one more time.
I need to grab this one of these days as well.
I've picked up some great games as of late.
Edit: GLORIOUS!
grap3fruitman
Banned
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drangleic tourism
Member
Just checked out a clip of this because I'd never heard of it.
Looks interesting. LOVE that cover artwork though.
I plan on using the Xbox as my media hub mostly, but conveniently it came with the only two exclusives for the platform that I'm interested in!
Nice! How is this tv? It's the one I am leaning towards for when I get a PS4 Pro. Also considering an Xbox One S for the UHD Blu-ray functionality.
bodyboarder
Member
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MarkMan
loves Arcade Sticks
I will be picking it up while in Japan!
I know someone with this TV and it looks great! But here's a problem (not my video, btw) that may or may not show up in the future: https://youtu.be/hrrlQVcW2Zc
Thanks for the heads up!
speedlolita
Member
MrBambinoDent
Member
My shirt block arrived a few days ago!
Also got this monitor the other day:
Also got this monitor the other day:
PAX Prime West 2016 goodies.
First, the getting ready for PAX stuff:
PAX Swag:
And finally, stuff I actually bought at PAX:
First, the getting ready for PAX stuff:
- A KMASHI 10000mAh External Battery
- Badges for all 4 days
- The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes (to play with friends during queuing time)
PAX Swag:
- Three FFXV T-Shirts (One for playing the demo, one for going to the panel, and one someone gave away)
- A SE Online Store lanyard
- A FFXV lanyard, given to me by an official Cindy cosplayer (part of the Uber promo SE did)
- Small posters and postcards of FF games SE had at their booth
- An FFXV themed Xbox One controller skin given to me for playing the demo
- Small posters of upcoming DQ games
- Some Lumines
- An Ark pendant (looks like a cheap knockoff but it was actually given away at the Ark booth)
- Xbox sunglasses
- An inflatable Horizon: Zero Dawn bow that included a code for a PS4 static theme of the game
And finally, stuff I actually bought at PAX:
- Mega64 Blu-Ray
- Dark Souls III VHS T-Shirt that included some patches
- Fallout socks
drangleic tourism
Member
That dark souls shirt is awesome.
FearlessBelgian
Member
I plan on using the Xbox as my media hub mostly, but conveniently it came with the only two exclusives for the platform that I'm interested in!
Nice choice !
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Reviews be damned
YesManKablam
Member
It's been a pricey month so far.
My first Nendoroid.
Dark Souls 2 Design Works
Hyrule Historia Limited Edition.
I got it still shrink wrapped for 60.
Bonus up close shot.
Got some new dice to replace my cheapo set.
I got a next to new Razer Blackwidoe Chroma for 70. It's the newer revision without the bad switches that break immediately. I'm not a huge fan of Razer, and this is by no means the best keyboard I've ever used. But some of the RGB stuff you can do with it is frankly amazing. There's a music visualizer plugin for it that really impressed me.
Never owned a Super Nintendo, so I jumped on the chance to get one when I found a well kept one. This one isn't a 1Chip system, but I found one that is. It's not as well kept, so I'm still debating if I'll swap this one for it. Either way, I'm going to send this along to be region modded soon enough.
I also needed to get some games for the console, and I've heard some of these may be okay. Joking aside, the system came with a region adapter, so they are all currently playable, but only at 50Hz.
Finally, no pics yet, but I found a new job after about 5 months of unemployment. It's in the other side of the country, so I found a new place to move to.
YAY
My first Nendoroid.
It's all downhill from here.
Dark Souls 2 Design Works
Hyrule Historia Limited Edition.
I got it still shrink wrapped for 60.
Bonus up close shot.
Got some new dice to replace my cheapo set.
I found a A40 TR and Mixamp for half price. My previous mic was technically owned by who I used to work for, so I needed a new one and this one works pretty well. Had to spend a while tweaking the equalizer to make it not sound bad though.
I got a next to new Razer Blackwidoe Chroma for 70. It's the newer revision without the bad switches that break immediately. I'm not a huge fan of Razer, and this is by no means the best keyboard I've ever used. But some of the RGB stuff you can do with it is frankly amazing. There's a music visualizer plugin for it that really impressed me.
Never owned a Super Nintendo, so I jumped on the chance to get one when I found a well kept one. This one isn't a 1Chip system, but I found one that is. It's not as well kept, so I'm still debating if I'll swap this one for it. Either way, I'm going to send this along to be region modded soon enough.
I also needed to get some games for the console, and I've heard some of these may be okay. Joking aside, the system came with a region adapter, so they are all currently playable, but only at 50Hz.
Finally, no pics yet, but I found a new job after about 5 months of unemployment. It's in the other side of the country, so I found a new place to move to.
YAY
qa_engineer
Member
Now that I'm using my Logitech G710+ at work I had to find a suitable replacement for my home computing needs. Behold the mighty Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum.
Auron_Kale
Member
Actually picked this up on launch day, but forgot to post a pic:
ナイキ東京 (Nike 'Tokyo') LunarGlide 8s:
Zero Time Dilemma watch (only took over 3 months to get to me...):
A new planner thanks to the Hobonichi Techo threads:
Mother 2 "Memories" cover and both Japanese & English versions of the planner
Cover close-up:
Friend picked up the FF15 shirt for me from PAX Prime:
Finally, my biggest accomplishment this year as it pretty much took all year to finish. The 2016 Giant Race Series Sweep, which took me to Scottsdale, AZ, Sacramento, San Jose and finally San Francisco. The Turn-Two award was for SJ & SF, Three Bagger (it's a hat) was Sacramento, SJ & SF and Series Sweep (the broom) was for Scottsdale, Sacramento, SJ & SF.
ナイキ東京 (Nike 'Tokyo') LunarGlide 8s:
Zero Time Dilemma watch (only took over 3 months to get to me...):
A new planner thanks to the Hobonichi Techo threads:
Mother 2 "Memories" cover and both Japanese & English versions of the planner
Cover close-up:
Friend picked up the FF15 shirt for me from PAX Prime:
Finally, my biggest accomplishment this year as it pretty much took all year to finish. The 2016 Giant Race Series Sweep, which took me to Scottsdale, AZ, Sacramento, San Jose and finally San Francisco. The Turn-Two award was for SJ & SF, Three Bagger (it's a hat) was Sacramento, SJ & SF and Series Sweep (the broom) was for Scottsdale, Sacramento, SJ & SF.
StrangeRoboMemory
Member
That's a pick-up I can relate to - it's a tough job market out there. Nice work!
And finally family is complete:
2nd part still new & sealed.
Nice! I really liked the inFamous series. I know others found them a little touch-and-go, but I thought they were great fun. Hope you enjoy them!