Meet up with us in LA at E3 2008

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So, apparently E3 is no longer a circus. No booth babes, no craziness. It’s for VIPs, not gamers. Media and industry types only, thankyouverymuch.

Forget all that.

King Taco

PlayStation.Blog is hosting a meet-up for all of our readers, fanboys (and Fanboys), fellow bloggers, and anyone else interested in PlayStation at the King Taco on Pico, down the street from the LA Convention Center, where all the E3 action happens. Bring your PSP.

Want to talk about that morning’s PlayStation Press Conference? Want to slam some free aguas frescas? Want to see if you’re taller than me? (hint: you’re not)

Then, we’d love to see you. Don’t forget to bring your PSP. If you’re in the area and can make it here are the details:

When: July 15, 5-7:30pm PST
Where: King Taco
Address: 2020 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca 90006

For more info and to RSVP, just visit our Facebook page, or send a note to playstationblog.comments@gmail.com. Space is limited, so RSVP’ing is strongly encouraged. I’d rather not irk Chief Freeman.

Looking forward to seeing you all there, and digging in to some tasty al pastor tacos.

Oh, and have I mentioned, you should bring your PSP!

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  • i love king taco

  • Wish I could attend, but way too far away.

    I’ll be keeping an eye out for more articles though, so keep those posts coming.

    Thanks !

  • Man I wish I could go. I live in Michigan. To everyone that is going have fun and please post impressions after you come back!

  • From one Jeff to another…

    Many thanks for the invite! I’m fairly local (just over the hills in the Valley), which is about as close as any two points are in the LA area these days. I’d love to come down and hang out with you folks — say hi, chat about the show, and stuff myself silly with tacos. Plus I’m literally dying to know why you’re so interested in getting your hands on my PSP unit. Nothing too nefarious, I hope…!?!?

    Unfortunately, I’m sorry to say that I will not be able to join you folks. *SIGH* This isn’t a drive that I’ll be physically able to make, since, um… er… I wasn’t exactly exaggerating about that “dying to know” about the PSP quip I just made.

    I got nailed ten years back by a real nasty genetic disease, so while all of you will be enjoying mas grande tacos and other tasty delights, I’ll instead be suckin’ down a yummy (gack… spit!) gadolinium-laced cocktail while stuck motionless inside small noisy tubes all afternoon for my latest scan series.

    Guess where I’d MUCH rather be spending my time that day…! Yup, at E3 and/or King Taco with you folks!!!

    I really miss going to E3, and haven’t been able to attend since 2002. Sure, it was super hectic and horribly overcrowded, but it was always an INTENSELY wonderful experience! I only wish I could experience the newer “calmer” E3 for myself.

    In any event, for those of you who are attending E3 — and/or the King Taco feast — I hope you have a terrific time! And for you Sony folks, I hope the show proves successfulfor you and the company!

    Huh… what’s that…? Oh, my PSP says it’s extremely jealous that it can’t attend either (lacking its driver’s license and all that…) If someone could please remember to let us know what feast it missed at King Taco, I’d be most grateful.

    Thanks again for the invite!

  • will we be able to watch the press conference from there?

    • It will be after the fact. We\’ll be live blogging, and G4 and GameSpot will be streaming video.

  • ok, will there be some cool stuff to see for the ps3.

  • Count me in!

    E3 is going to be a blast…

    I cant wait.

  • Aw man i live in Illinois but its great that you are doing something with the PS3 bloggers and fans of Sony

  • im their!!! cuz i got noting to do

  • Bah, you guys should go to Chicago >_>. Then I’ll bring my PSP!

  • Doh, need to fly there :( from australia. lol.

  • AAHHH Jeff! stop reminding me of the PSP… I got mine stolen by a “friend” who I dont know anything about since it happened… So I cant bring my PSP…. lol… But I will be there! So see you there!

  • grr I have a PSP, want to go, would probably kill to be there…….but I have exams next week, live in orlando florida, and have no means of getting out there. So not fair. lol Come on jeff throw guys like me a bone!

  • PSPs should come with a GPS, mine was stolen too

  • I wish I could go all the way on the other side of the country

  • I would love to be there. Only I live nowhere near LA. I’m not even in the same country. Any chance you could come to Sydney? ;)

  • @Shadow_Dancer

    Lol, I’m going there to WYD 08 next week

  • @3
    yeah I live in new jersey too
    sadly I live on the opposite side f the country, wish I could be there

  • It’s nice that Sony is giving back to the fans like this… wish I could go…

    You guys should fly me down from Oregon, because I am probably the biggest Playstation supporter IN Oregon.

    Please?

    Oh yeah, and how come you guys can organize a meetup on the blog but when we try to organize an EoJ meetup in Vegas in the forums the mods totally shut us down? Will you guys post info about the EoJ meetup on the PS Blog, please? Thanks!

    http://lbshooters.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3175

  • there probibly going to play a bunch of psp games and give everyone free a free copy

  • haha is this serious? Did Sony actually reserve the location or are they bogarding the taco spot?

  • darn hey sony pay for my Airline Ticket and place to stay! lol

  • love to get me some free tacos and frescas but alas i don’t think that the price of a ticket to get me from O-town to L.A. will be anywhere near cheap. still would love to be there though! take lots of pictures guys… hope to see them posted up here next week sometime. have a good time to all those going too.

    peace,
    Lh

  • Pictures and video please. I live too far to travel there.

  • Too bad im in Brazil…

  • Jeff tried to add you on my ps3, but you already have 100 friends. Is it worth buying a ticket from amsterdam to go there? I am in the mood for free food and drinks.

  • Good thing i live near L.A!
    defintely going to be there

    it really is a sahme that E3 is oly for industry people

    and im defintely taller than you Jeff

  • Im just wondering when the PSN cards will be in walmart? i would ask them, but when i get off work theres never anyone in the games section so ill never find out:(

  • @Our Man Jeff Rubenstein

    *Cries* aww, but you never called man. lol

    Perhaps after I start my Game Dev Company and move us out west we can hang out some time lol.

    Just hope my games don’t suck, would be lame if you went out bowling with our company and couldn’t brag on the blog about it O.O lol.

  • @ KazeEternal: just make sure your game develope studio is Playstation exclusive, your first game should be on PSN than make a full fledged ps3 game!

    also, it’d be awesome if i could be the story creator for your studio, i have so many ideas for stories!

  • Hey this is sorta off topic but is that the same King Taco next to Lupies (Forgot the correct name of it?)

  • Sounds nice.

    Still gotta get a PSP……but I think that time is coming very close.

  • @78

    Well my team and I have actually discussed where we want to go and how we plan to get there. MS at the moment is making the best case for us at the moment as it is really easy to get access to the X360 hardware.

    We’re actually hoping Sony will announce a similar program at E3 because as computer scientists we would really like to play with the PS3 hardware.

    However the majority of us want to be PlayStation exclusive and I have been quiet adamant about it as well. I am also very interested in trying to create games for the PSN including find a way of bring RPG’s to the PSN.

    My team on the other hand is very interested in exposure while I’m more interested in unsinking the ship (working with the PSP).

    Hopefully I’ll have enough money for a dev kit for PSN soon as I’m sick of writing code in C# using XNA.

  • yeah, atleast get a name for yourselves, get some money, im sure sony would help you out (if you were ps3 exclusive and had a very unique idea)

  • Darn, had to be on a work day. I would of gone, but working in Orange county, driving to LA around that time is murder.

    I have to sit this one out, unless… I mysteriously got sick.

  • NExt time there better be an event in New Jersey! ( lol )

  • Great event idea, but the question is, when are you gonna make your way towards the east coast? (Atlanta area preferably, I live in Chattanooga, TN)
    One more question- is there anyway for distributors to get tickets to E3 or anything?

    –Thanks

  • @82 That’s the plan and I certainly hope sony would help us out at some point. So close to this dream that started from Squares last ditch effort in the late 80’s. I’d hope to be seen enough to get an opportunity to work with or at least talk to those I look up to in the industry. Maybe even shake Kutaragi’s hand and thank him for taking game consoles where I’ve always wanted them to go for as long as I can remember.

  • Too bad I live on the East Coast. Will you guys be doing this again next year? I’ll try to make it their then. SInce I plan on moving to the Seattle, Washington region. Good luck to you Jeff. Glad to see you guys supporting the PS Blog Community.

  • Cool im only 20mins away and im off of work that day. QUESTION: Can I just show up or is there anything I need to do?

    • Showing up is what you need to do.

      Shoot us an email RSVP (details in the post) or RSVP on the Facebook event page.

  • I’m really mad right now!

    I know I haven’t been here for a long time, but I love you guys! I wanna be there, but like someone else here, I’m from Puerto Rico!!

    Come on, Jeff. I love you, you’re taller than me, and I have two PSPs to bring with me! Buy me a fly ticket! hahah. I wish..

    Well, I just hope you guys have a good time there. And record a video! So the rest of us can see what happened. :P

  • i read your comment saying you are going to have an event in the east coast well is there any way you can have it in boston i am a huge playstation fan anything you guys make i buy and i respect you guys so much

  • awww i live in california.:(

  • If only I were to vacation in Southern California by then…

    I already read a previous comment, but PLEASE do a San Francisco event!
    Really! Do a San Francisco meet when GDC comes around or something!
    Do it for your home city, Jeff!
    -puppy dog eyes-

    And have fun to those So-Cal-ers who are going!

  • N4G The Karate Kid

    Hey Im a District Manager for Game Stop, do I get any special attention?????

    Anyways count me in on being there!! Will i be able to meet Eric Lempel? Anyways we can discuss career opportunities ?

    I always had a passion for working for Sony!!!!

  • Nothing happens in Floriduh, why can’t I ever get free tacos and free schwag on the same day? Life has dealt yet another cruel hand!

  • Oh yeah what’s this bring your PSP dealio? Will there be free games or demos being handed out? Why oh why!!!!

  • So it’s on the 15th?

    I can’t make it :|

  • If i was able to go i would carry my friend
    Mr.Pepto Bismol. Enjoy yourselves.Sony i expect great stuff this year. See you in Home.

    PSN ID:stennex.

  • Too bad dont live in LA, If only we had E3 in Vegas, than we could have the booth babes!

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