Well, it's that time of year again. Time for SOE's FanFaire. While this year doesn't have as much that peak's my interest, I'll be sure to cover what I can.

Last year I attempted to broadcast my FanFaire experience via uStream. Unfortunately, unlike the previous year at the Las Vegas Hilton, Bally's did not have free Wifi available for the attendees to use. So, I was unable to do the broadcast.

This year I'm planning to attempt this feat again. Only this year I'm going a little more prepared. This year will be broadcasted, oh yes it will. I've made sure of it.

Be sure to check here throughout the day to see the broadcast.

Since there isn't any Vanguard content, aside from the Live Quest, I won't be broadcasting a whole lot. However, I am willing to take requests. If you want to see a specific panel, click here and fill out the info (panel time, name, etc.) and, if it doesn't conflict with anything else, I'll broadcast it. I can't guarantee that I'll be able to make every request, but I will try.

FYI: The broadcast will be at the top of the main page where the burning goblin is now.

Well, sorry to have been away for a spell. A lot of things have changed for me recently.

First off, I got a new job for a large marketing firm locally. Started last week and it's been pretty cool and busy. I'm enjoying it a lot and the job is a really cool one. Cool co-workers, cool environment and fast-paced work. Oh, and did mention that we are located on the tarmac of the KC Downtown Airport?! Is that not cool or what? I get to see private jets take off, local news stations' helicopter pop in and out, oh, and not to mention the fighter jets and bombers that buss the airfield. Totally awesome.

Second, my previous employers made sure to get their money's worth out of me before I left, a couple weeks ago. I guess that's a good thing. It was hard leaving but I'm glad I did. The place was awesome and I loved the people I worked with, but I needed to move on. So is this profession of mine.

What do I do, you may be asking. Well…. stuff like my own website. I'm a Web Developer/Designer, with a good helping of Flash/Actionscript Developer, all accompanied by a dash of sarcastic whit.

Annnnnway. That all said, and the reason as to why I haven't posted in a while, I've got updates on this year's upcoming FanFaire. Since my video last year was, at best, sub par, I bought a HD camcorder. I know, I know, I'm crazy. Add to that… IT'S HERE TODAY! Yay! I love getting new tech.

I'm going to do some testing and get stuff ready for this year and hopefully be able to bring some much better quality footage for everyone.

Anyway. Keep an eye out for the next update!

Who's ready to rock Sin City? *raises hand*

That's right. The SOE FanFaire 2010 will be held in Las Vegas again this year. I'm a little sad but also happy that's it going to be in Vegas again. I'm sad because it's been there for the past 2 years and I wouldn't mind a new locale. However, on the flip-side, I'm happy that it's in Vegas because of the rockin' time I had last year and all the stuff I didn't get to do and see.

So, down to the nitty-gritty details.

When: August 5^th -8^th
Where: Bally's Hotel
What's to do: Tons!

• Special announcements and sneak peaks of upcoming SOE titles
• In-game tournaments and live, game-themed competitions and quests
• Developer forums and roundtables
• Cool giveaways and other fun items!

Visit the Fan Faire website at www.soefanfaire.com  for up-to-date information on registration, pricing and schedules. Tickets are expected to go on sale early this spring.

The Schedule is still pending, so keep an eye out. As soon as I know, I'll be sure to post it up here so you can know when the panels and events that you want to attend will be.

Never been to a SOE FanFaire before? Then come and have some fun! Join fellow gamers for discussion, talks, games, prizes and just plain fun. Get to talk to the people who make your favorite games and, maybe, even get to shoot them some of your ideas!

Oh, one last thing! I want to say a humungous KUDOS to the team at SOE for getting this info out quicker than I've seen in the last 4 years. And to that, a GI-NORMOUS Kudos to Tiffany Spence (aka Amnerys) who has been working her fingers to the bone getting everything together. Yay, Tiff! (I think I may die for calling her “Tiff” btw, so if no one hears from me post-FanFaire, you know what happened.)

Ok, sorry it took me so long to get this video together. I just couldn’t seem to find the right music to put the video/pictures to… But, nevertheless, here it is! Trickey’s Trip to FanFaire…. put to music!

Ok, sorry it's taken me a while to post. I had a horrible week. Apparently, I caught a nasty bug on the way home Monday and it lasted almost the entire week. Still have a bit of it sticking around, but I'm at about 95%.

Anyway, to the FanFaire business at hand!

So, I didn't take as many pics this year as I did last year, but I promise the video I have will be worth it. The video isn't of the best quality (thank the cheapo camcorder I have, didn't get to buy a better one), but you will be able to watch it an know what's there, I promise!

Anyway, here's the pics I have. Enjoy!

NOTE: I just realized I did NOT get as many pictures as I thought I did of the Epic Weapons! Gah! Trying to run two cameras at the same time, one for video and the other for pics, did not turn out good. I will try and get some of the videos that I have cleaned up and put up for streaming today, if possible.

I did get some good (relatively speaking) video of PotA-B, so I will try and get that up first. Check back soon!