Excuse me, I'm a bit groggy today. It's for a good cause. Last night I went to
Ümloud, a late-night Rock Band party to benefit
Child's Play.
It was
awesome! The crowd had a good-spirited vibe, and
Chris Kohler was the perfect MC. Check out some of these performers:
Costumes, tunes, and other Rock Band 2 goodness wasn't all. There were gaming treasures to be coveted and won in the silent auctions, raffle, and swag giveaways.
All of those piles of donated awesomeness were given away to the crowd by the end of the night. Darn my luck, my tickets came up too early to be allowed to claim this
vicious piece of signed Bioshock 2 art:
I watched it move around the club through the night, and as jealous as I was, I'm glad it went to
a good home. That Final Fantasy Distant Worlds CD signed by
Nobuo Uematsu? It looks pretty good on my shelf...
Look at all this craziness on the swag table!
Game Boy Advance games! T-shirts! Art books! A Blitz '99 arcade board with cabinet livery! A Kane & Lynch press kit! Goddamn Phillips CD-i games! It's like the nerdiest yard sale ever.
The whole night was a blast, and I can't wait until they do it again. Child's Play is constantly raising money to donate to children's hospitals across the country, and a night like this is a thoroughly enjoyable way to do it. I promised I would shout out to the
Fire And Sonic blog, who are donating a buck to Child's Play for the first 100 people who comment on their own Ümloud post. Ladies, my swanky jacket and I like your style!
What I'm Playing:
- Main Campaign: Muramasa: The Demon Blade
- Side Quest: Soul Calibur 4, Rock Band 2
Well this is...unexpected. I'll even go as far as unwanted, too. I think Green Day is fine, but I never would have chosen them as a candidate for their own disc release. They're certainly not The Beatles, nor AC/DC. Not sure if they're as big as Lego... I'm interested to find out what will fill the disc, but at this point I'm very skeptical. If this were DLC I'd be singing a different tune...perhaps one by Green Day. As it stands, the Rock Band Network is my most-anticipated RB development in 2010.
