European Game Convention gets geared up
by Nick Doerr 
{ Jul 27th 2006 at 7:00PM }
Wedged in between E3 and the Tokyo Game Show is the less known, but still demanding respect, European Game Convention. Even though it's not the largest event in the gaming industry, it ranks as the top European event. Here's a sample of how a typical EuroGaCon goes (sure, EGC would be easier but far less nerdy). The day begins with a sold out concert of the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra playing your favorite videogame tunes (Final Fantasy, Shinobi, Castlevania). You can then peruse the game booths or check out the sprawling art gallery or watch some mini-movies created with game engines.The main speaker will be Will Wright, creator of the Sims games, not to mention the upcoming Spore title. He'll spread some of his ideas about the future of the industry and hopefully a demo of Spore! No solid guest list has been confirmed yet, but there will be approximately 367 names throughout the event. Maybe a couple of PS3 games will pop up that slipped past our radar. While this is nice, PS3's best moment may certainly come at Japan's Tokyo Game Show. JaToGaShow? Let's keep it to TGS.
