Augmenting their usual Internet-based strategy of giving people
free games to lure them into a subscription service,
GameTap treated
SXSW attendees to a party at Austin's
Parkside restaurant Saturday night. Along with the laptops set up for free play of a selection of classics, partygoers were treated to fancy hors d'oeuvres (ceviche, croquettes, uh, tiny hamburgers), drinks, and excellent DJ-provided music. Also, projected logos that only shone directly into my eyes a couple of times.
It should be noted that these pictures were taken soon after the
beginning of the party. It was already picking up as I left. There were still plenty of people in Parkside enjoying the crowd, the food, the beer, and the
Metal Slug. If more parties had
Metal Slug stations, well, I'd go to parties.
