Sep UPDATE: The Facebook event page – which was inexplicably down for a bit – is back up. RSVP now!
Don’t let me hear that the East Coast gets no love from us.
As mentioned earlier, I’ll be attending a blogging conference in sunny Orlando next week, and I’d like to meet you well-tanned PlayStation fans. Here are the details – we’ll be meeting up next Friday (September 26th) from 7-9 pm near downtown (*not* Downtown Disney!) at UCF’s FIEA – the awesome videogame grad school program that they’ve got going on down there.
We’ll be playing games competitively (yes, for prizes) and enjoying real southern BBQ, with sweet tea by the gallon. Mmmmmm, sweet tea…
FIEA people will also be around to answer questions – so if you’ve never seen a mo-cap studio before, this could be your big chance.
Afterwards, we’ll be conveniently located near the downtown bar ‘n’ club area, so I’m sure there’ll be some spillover as well. I’m a big fan of I-Bar, personally.
All you need to do is, um, show up. Yes, of course it’s free. RSVP at playstationblogorlando@gmail.com or on our Facebook event page, so we know how much pork to pull.
OK, the above, summarized into blurb form:
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Orlando PlayStation.Blog readers’ meet-up
Friday, September 26, 7-9 pm local time
Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy
500 W Livingston St
Orlando, FL 32801
USA, Earth
Click here for more specific directions, or check out the Google Map-pery below.
Don’t forget to RSVP – see you there!
(Average: 4.40 out of 5)
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+ Stallone on September 19th, 2008 at 8:54 pm said:
I WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET TO AN EVENT HOSTED IN OR AROUND TORONTO!
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 19th, 2008 at 9:18 pm said:
Fly us out and pay for everything. That\’s \”anything\”, yeah?
Haha, I don\’t know when we\’ll have an event there, but if I\’m there, we\’ll do something. I\’ve got a 5 Canadian dollar bill in my wallet right now. They\’re playing hockey on it. Hockey!
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+ Enigma777 on September 19th, 2008 at 8:55 pm said:
Bah, UCF? Seriously?
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+ Wip3ou7 on September 19th, 2008 at 8:58 pm said:
I’ll be there! Taking the day off and driving three hours coming from Clearwater Beach. By the way that map reminds me of *The Last Guy.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 19th, 2008 at 9:19 pm said:
Hmm, well since you\’re such a WipEout fan, maybe I\’ll have to bring it along…
And 3 hours from Clearwater?? You can make better time than that!
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+ Ghostm on September 19th, 2008 at 9:08 pm said:
Sweet! I cant wait until you guys show on my city.
Off subject:
L.A. Noire no longer PS3 exclusive.
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+ Wolfgare on September 19th, 2008 at 9:09 pm said:
I’ll be there!
Live in the area, but I’m visiting FSU that morning so I’ll be driving 4+ hours back down for this. Should be fun, hopefully I’ll win something. (lol)
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 19th, 2008 at 9:20 pm said:
This is a bad time to tell you all where I went to college…
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+ Mana Knight on September 19th, 2008 at 9:15 pm said:
I use to have to friends at UCF. I’ll have to tell those I know nearby to visit. This is really cool news nonetheless.
If PS Blog is in the Midwest sometime, I’ll be there. ;)
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+ KazeEternal on September 19th, 2008 at 9:21 pm said:
@52
It’s the downtown campus, not the main campus in east orlando.
Actually within walking distance of the court house, the Lynx terminal, and a jog from city hall. Over by the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. Can’t miss it.
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+ lakaihigh on September 19th, 2008 at 9:36 pm said:
*not downtown disney* I was just down there tonight at the Irish Pub checking out the U2 tribute band Elevation.
did you know they’re actually taking all the bars out of Downtown Disney Jeff? That place is gonna become a ghost town…
hope i can find this place on the 26th!
peace,
Lh
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 19th, 2008 at 9:47 pm said:
Oh man, the Irish pub is the only thing worth going to there!
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+ DiegoM8 on September 19th, 2008 at 9:40 pm said:
Come to Santiago – Chile!!!
please… :(
haha
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+ Affliction17 on September 19th, 2008 at 9:58 pm said:
Awwwww….Jeff your friend list has met it’s max. number of friends. :(
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+ schmitty8225 on September 19th, 2008 at 9:59 pm said:
Its jsut the clubs at Downtown DIsney that are closing not anything else.
Im excited about this event. Most of the gaming events at UCF are all Xbox related. Get some more events here.
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+ Ezalis on September 19th, 2008 at 10:03 pm said:
Oh yeah I kinda promised my girlfriend that she could play LBP if she came. Don’t let me down man. She kinda has a thing for the little sackboys.
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+ SJDistruction205 on September 19th, 2008 at 10:07 pm said:
come up to jersery!!!!
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+ KazeEternal on September 19th, 2008 at 10:26 pm said:
@61
You may want to close your eyes on the way to the mocap room lots of Xbox dev kits.
Hey Jeff how come Sony didn’t donate/offer at a discount any PS2′s, PSP’s or PS3′s to FIEA?
MS Dev is all SDK based, Sony requires alot more intimacy with the hardware than what the Xkits can deliver. My only real disappointment with FIEA.
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+ Natiej85 on September 19th, 2008 at 10:28 pm said:
What about the midwest, like Chi-Town or alittle outside the radar but not outside the radar(South Bend, IN) The home of the Fighting Irish and pretty good place that’s always packed for home games and a Home game combined with a Playstation event would be awesome in general.
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+ Wip3ou7 on September 19th, 2008 at 10:38 pm said:
That would be awesome! You’ll know me when you see me, I’ll be the guy wearing the WipEout HD shirt. And 3 hours is my modest estimation, I could hit some turbo boosts on the way there but my driving record here in FL is nothing short of Phantom Class, which means I’m on the verge being Contender Eliminated. =(
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2008 at 8:35 am said:
Heh. Just keep hitting the arrows.
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+ Semtex Revolution on September 19th, 2008 at 10:46 pm said:
Pretty far for me
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+ omarkh92 on September 19th, 2008 at 11:07 pm said:
@5 Dr-MoHD
Jeff, It means may god make this event a happy,easy and blessed event. It’s in Arabic in case you didnt know.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2008 at 8:35 am said:
Well amen to that.
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+ Dann7978 on September 19th, 2008 at 11:49 pm said:
i wish i didnt move from florida :(
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2008 at 8:35 am said:
I thought you were moving back?
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+ Wuggyboobeaufuf on September 19th, 2008 at 11:49 pm said:
How about a meetup in Canada?
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+ neversaydie on September 20th, 2008 at 12:05 am said:
Wow! I’m so stoaked for this..I go to school at UCF and when I heard you guys were coming I flipped out. Like literally, I did three back flips and flipped my desk over like a wild chimpanzee.
So exciteddddddddd
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2008 at 8:36 am said:
So you found out during cheerleader tryouts?
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+ Jeigh on September 20th, 2008 at 12:15 am said:
You opened the flood-gates, Jeff. I realize “giving the fans what they want” has its merits, but no matter how hard you try, someone’s going to feel screwed. You simply can’t please everyone. My recommendation would be to have four conferences: northeast, southeast, southwest, and, of course, the Superior Northwest (no bias intended- it’s just true XD ).
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+ Jeigh on September 20th, 2008 at 12:21 am said:
Aw, I wasn’t finished with that post! I didn’t even get to edit it for five minutes before deciding that it was too edgy and offensive to post! Of course, through the fault of no one but myself… or rather my stupid, genetically- and neurologically-impaired brain! Bad brain! I’m going to have to poke you with a Q-Tip!
Anyway, it probably would be a good idea to have some sort of system in which each quarter or section or whatever of the country gets its own Jeff Time. You’re a very popular guy, y’know. Have a good weekend. :)
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+ VenomX on September 20th, 2008 at 1:13 am said:
LOl, zomg I live in Orlando!
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+ VenomX on September 20th, 2008 at 1:13 am said:
3 miles from disney actually
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+ IGLOO05 on September 20th, 2008 at 1:19 am said:
Nice! I’ll be there with my two friends. Oh and two days ago, I saw and met Dwight Howard @ the mall at millenia. Dude is big as hell, plus he’s real cool. Anyways I’ll see there Jeff.
Peace Out.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2008 at 8:37 am said:
Nice! Where was he shopping? Do they have clothes big enough for him there?
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+ hijaker77 on September 20th, 2008 at 1:27 am said:
Jeff Rubenstein…. maybe you should one day make the meet-up here in Melbourne, Australia :)
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2008 at 8:37 am said:
Believe me, I\’d *love* to. And Buenos Aires, and Santiago, and London and everywhere else.
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+ KingOfHearts on September 20th, 2008 at 1:43 am said:
“Don’t let me hear that the East Coast gets no love from us”
Yea, but we would still love for you to come to Boston MA.
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+ xXoONiko_9OoXx on September 20th, 2008 at 2:05 am said:
can you talk to sony about PS STORE for BAHRAIN
we dont have STORE :S
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+ xXoONiko_9OoXx on September 20th, 2008 at 2:08 am said:
omarkh92
@5 Dr-MoHD
Jeff Rubenstein
Why the playstation 3 dont support ARABIC ?
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+ AceOfSpadesx1 on September 20th, 2008 at 2:50 am said:
Don’t let me hear that the “South Coast” gets no love from us You Sorry Playstation.Blog
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+ schu70 on September 20th, 2008 at 2:58 am said:
Pick something is in the N.E….like NYC…nothing like setting up an event during hurricane season in Florida.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2008 at 8:38 am said:
We live dangerously.
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+ hijaker77 on September 20th, 2008 at 4:54 am said:
@Jeff Rubenstein
This may be off-topic.
One thing I would like the PS3 is to be able to make sub folders.
Example:
Trailers > Home > Home Trailer.divx
I wont be able to keep organized. Ok, I may be an organizational freak but seriously I would like to see this in future firmware… please.
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+ magicjames92 on September 20th, 2008 at 5:50 am said:
Will there be LittleBigPlanet??!!
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+ meepmoopmeep on September 20th, 2008 at 6:09 am said:
any plans on coming out to Toronto? :D
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+ meta1militia on September 20th, 2008 at 6:52 am said:
Sony, you HAVE to get L.A. Noire to remain PS3 exclusive. You’ve already lost FF13 which was a MAJOR push in PS3 sales. If you get LA Noire to stay PS3 exclusive, sales will MASSIVELY increase. You guys need this game to stay on top. Don’t let it get away from you, us PS3 fans are counting on you.
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+ BZKlint on September 20th, 2008 at 7:15 am said:
Nice to see the East Coast getting some attention now ;)
It’d be nice to see you guys in Gloucester or Boston before winter comes though.
We got FISH here! :D
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+ chip5541 on September 20th, 2008 at 7:30 am said:
I just noticed. I think that is where teh old Mega-Con use to be held at.
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+ ionwaffle on September 20th, 2008 at 7:48 am said:
just got back from Manchester littlebigplanet show awesome game
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+ SS_keyblade on September 20th, 2008 at 8:11 am said:
:( is there anyway you can change the date :( cause this friday is my girlfriends bday and I always wanted to go to one of these and this will probably be my only chance :(
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 20th, 2008 at 8:40 am said:
Take care of the GF, or you\’ll be single the next time we roll through town.
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+ YGZ-GrayFox on September 20th, 2008 at 8:43 am said:
too far..can’t make it :( oh well thats gonna be fun!! :D
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+ Silly Hat on September 20th, 2008 at 10:32 am said:
Us here in New Jersey don’t get any love!
lol, we dont even like it here, so its alright i suppose lol
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+ Young Jay on September 20th, 2008 at 11:23 am said:
I worked at the Marriott right beside this place..I’ll be there..
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+ Enigma777 on September 20th, 2008 at 11:39 am said:
Jeff, u went to UF! Same here man! No wonder u’re so awesome
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+ Masterofallz on September 20th, 2008 at 11:52 am said:
Seriously, why dont you guys come to St.Louis?!
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+ mtmoney07 on September 20th, 2008 at 12:11 pm said:
Hey Jeff….
can’t wait to attend the meetup. I’ll be partying afterwards at “Antigua’s”, it’s bananaz on friday nights!
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+ SS_keyblade on September 20th, 2008 at 12:37 pm said:
well I guess I’ll wait for you guys to come down here again :) anyways to all have fun!
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+ Dann7978 on September 20th, 2008 at 1:17 pm said:
Well im moving back around Nov-Dec not sure yet. It sucks i cant make it
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+ fadet0black on September 20th, 2008 at 2:25 pm said:
forget that , hit the beach
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+ smitjd on September 20th, 2008 at 4:11 pm said:
LMAO @ 36 and Jeff’s Reply
Hey….you know you want to come to the Cleveland area….Rock & Roll Hall of Fame….Football Hall of Fame =)