Paul Fiander

Just a little check of things to take that will help you to enjoy your time at the show;

1. Drinks, the hall is very hot and this can lead to lethargy and irritability. Add to this being bumped in a queue and you may end thoroughly miserable. So take a drinks bottle and try to keep yourself topped up throughout the door.
2. Associated with point 1 is Headache tablets, with all the noise and lights mixed with the heat, the chance of a headache are pretty high. So take a pack of your preferred headache remedies as a just in case.
3. Something to kill time, a book, a Vita, a tablet or even just your phone. Any of these will come in handy as you stand in queues of up to two hours to plat the biggest titles. Failing this you can always to chat to the people around remember we are all gamers.
4. Headphones, this is handheld specific. To get the best out the Vita's on show (or 3DS) having a pair of headphones handy is a must. You will get the full experience and it will make games like Tearaway feel even better.
5. Cash; most places will accept cards but the cash machines are not free so bring readies to the show if plan on buying some of the great merchandise on show.
6. Be friendly, sorry to end with a little bit of preaching but the staff on the show floor do not make the rules so do not moan to them. Remember we're British so queuing should come naturally. 

So hope you have a good show and give one of us shout on the site Twitter if your on the show floor over the coming days.

To say I need a nap is a bit of an understatement. The barrage of sights and sounds (and occasional smells) was a deluge of information that now on the train in my way home I can try to sort through.

Firstly the site floor is filled with most of my hotly anticipated games for the coming year, but its a real shame that Destiny only managed to muster up a model to pose with and the E3 trailer. 

The Big two in microsoft and Sony take up the majority of the real estate in the centre of the floor. It was refreshing to see the 360 and PS3 still getting a lot of attention hopefully both consoles will have a lively if not totally full future.

The Vita was somewhat on the periphery of the Sony main stand this year, this was obvious with the PS4 just around the corner but I felt it was not being shown to its full potential. Just a little tip if your going to be jumping on a Vita at the show bring some headphones as none are supplied at the show. Normal earplugs work brilliantly and it really will make the experience of games like Batman Origins Blackgate that much better.


The retro scene was really well represented as were the indie titles. I'll be highlighting some of my picks of these and the AAA titles a bit later but for now all that's left for me to do is nap until the train pulls in at tonbridge.