PAX 07: The World in Conflict party

by Christopher Grant { Aug 26th 2007 at 8:30PM }

Sure, we had a lot of blogging to catch up on, but we couldn't help but stop by Sierra's splashy Word in Conflict party last night if only to play our favorite game: "How Much Do You Bet This All Cost?" Alongside what appeared to be real military vehicles (they're scary looking in Real Life) and Communist propaganda were the requisite "booth" (party?) babes and overpriced drinks. How overpriced? How does upwards of $7 or $8 sound? It's a good thing anyways, we'd have just drank too much, riflebutted a guard, then drove one of those tank-things out of the building and through downtown Seattle.

Gallery: World in Conflict PAX party

Tags: PAX, PAX07, Sierra, WorldinConflict

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

vidGuy @ Aug 26th 2007 8:49PM

And by "tank-things" you mean that soldiers chest?

/end requisite sexist comment/

Dapper Dan @ Aug 26th 2007 8:51PM

whole lotta pax news lately.

Reid Dudley-smith @ Aug 26th 2007 8:53PM

Wow, in London 7 or 8 dollars (or £3.50 £4 in real money) isn't bad for a drink...

America is so cheap! When it becomes cheaper to fly over, buy stuff and bring it back, it might even be worth going. Until then, Seattle!!!

vidGuy @ Aug 26th 2007 9:13PM

Depends on what kind of drink we are talking about. Here, a 12oz bottle of beer is usually USD$2 or so for domestic cheap beers (Bud, Miller, etc) and $3-4 for an imported or higher class beer like Heneiken or Samuel Adams. 20oz mugs (1.25 pints) of draft is usually $5-$6 depending on what you get. So yeah, I'd say $7-$8 is overpriced. Even concessions in sports arenas usually charge around $5 for a 12oz.

Dapper Dan @ Aug 26th 2007 8:58PM

Neebs @ Aug 26th 2007 9:02PM

From what I played of the WiC beta, it wasn't too grea-ooh, scantily clad women in uniform.

Einhanderkiller @ Aug 26th 2007 10:09PM

What? World in Conflict is an incredible RTS. It's definitely a nice change of pace from your typical resource gathering RTS. The beta was fantastic, and the recent demo release is even better. Pretty much every problem I had with the beta appears to have been ironed out, and the game is very well optimized. On Seaside (previously known as USTown2), my frame rates have doubled on max settings--from 20 FPS to 40 FPS, even during intense firefights. I'm definitely going to get this game.

Neebs @ Aug 26th 2007 10:19PM

Having like, 6 units was just no fun.

hvnlysoldr @ Aug 26th 2007 9:08PM

599USD oh wait 450EURO

el tonot @ Aug 26th 2007 9:16PM

Since when do German women have olive skin? Are those really German women? Just food for thought!!!

Wubbytoes @ Aug 26th 2007 9:47PM

They are supposed to be Russian.

Alcevious @ Aug 26th 2007 9:23PM

I'd like to World those Conflicts...

I guess it doesn't work every time.

Neebs @ Aug 26th 2007 9:34PM

If I said about the PSP girls "I'd mod that if you know what I mean," I'm sure it'll get you + votes.

Seriously. I'd mod that makes no sense.

Matt B @ Aug 26th 2007 9:26PM

I wouldn't mind "riflebutting" that chick in the middle. But I'm a sucker for some cleavage.

Alcevious @ Aug 26th 2007 9:36PM

I knew someone would find a way.

doogles @ Aug 26th 2007 9:32PM

The one on the left could conflict my world. Or...something.

doogles @ Aug 26th 2007 9:33PM

Oops, beaten. :(

Alcevious @ Aug 26th 2007 9:37PM

Dude, I'd stick my world in both their conflicts.

Jose @ Aug 26th 2007 10:54PM

Doesn't look like too much fun... the rest of PAX, on the other hand...

blooh @ Aug 26th 2007 11:57PM

rts's are so boring. all i ever can stand is playing their 1 level demo, then after doing that once a day for a week I uninstall it

Sl1pstream @ Aug 27th 2007 12:59AM

As a result to those overpriced drinks, the party was really, really empty. The only people there were the ones who wanted to try out the game. Unless it got crowded later on. 8 dollars for a standard beer, not so great.