Its only just begun everyone see us Cutegeek girls at E3 on youtube. See some more new post of Ms. Radiris and I at E3 playing games. Radiris on Guitar and Nina on Drums!

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This year was my first experience actually attending E3. I had planned it for others before but never attended until now! As I walked into the LA convention center I was blown away immediately with a HUGE Pepsi Rockband stage with fellow rockbander rocking away, check out the video here!  I then walked into the south hall with my cutegeek partner in crime Radiris and I was AMAZED as you can see in my video here you can listen to my excitement plus see my girl!

My first observation, this was not like CES at all. There were so many women gamers and women executives at E3; I loved it! I believe women gamers truly showed themselves at E3 especially with Rockband, Guitar Hero, Wii Fit, Dance Revolution and Disney.  Of course we had some booth babes in gamer costumes; but I frankly thought they looked GREAT!

Our first stop was Disney Interactive Studios and I had a feeling Radiris would be in heaven! The Toy Story Mania game was fun check out Michael from Hardwaregeeks and I playing one of 25 games on this video. The Hannah Montana: Rock Out the Show (PSP), G-Force (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii) and Disney Sing It: Pop Hits (Wii, PS3)was fun as well! Oh and yes Radiris and I sang along with Sing it which also has vocal lessons as part of the game as well…How Cool!  Gforce was also a fun game to watch; check out Radiris in her GForce Demo…I think she rocked it!  See more toy story demo here!

My next stop and I was so excited Riiflex for Wii , check it out the awesome demo of Riiflex! Basically its 2 and 4 pound actual weights for your Wii wand and nun-chucks plus an interactive work out video which is intense as you see in the demo.

What I found amazing is that you cannot slack on this game, you have to work out and hard. Apparently the reason this product was developed was due to an executive whose wife loved WiiFit but needed a new challenge and a change to her workout routine! And Taaa Daaa…I think the husband majorly delivered. This product rocks and hope to test it out once its released.

Next and one of my favorite’s was the Beatles Demo! First off well done Harmonix and MTV the Abby Road House replica as the booth was amazing! We then walked into a theatre where we had a live demo of Rockband using all instruments. I have to be honest Harmonix, your employees love their job after seeing this demo!!

So what’s so cool? First off you get to vocally harmonize with other players. Second the new Beatle’s drums rock! Third they created the game so that if you are a beginner you will not fail out. How many times do you have a party, bust out rockband and you have to restart b/c apparently your friends aren’t gamers like you. Which is cool but I want to get through a song dang it!

This is the fun part to read so listen up! I got to DEMO it! OH yeah baby! First on day one all I did was I sing. I am a former singer but I hate singing, however to the Beatles, I loved it! It brought me back to a simple time in life!!!

So I missed the Alienware demo due to schedule conflicts (us cutegeeks cannot be everywhere all at once) BUT kudos Alienware, your booth rocked! Being a former Dell employee and into convention/event planning I loved what they did; two story booth, amazing gamer lights, modern/ sexy looking and a live DJ. Plus they had super official secret service Alienware agents! I also had the lovely opportunity to run into some old Dell friends from my past; always great!

Our next stop was Gamersfirst which is range of multi player online games as well as rich community features. I must be honest the dude who first gave me the demo bored the crap out of me, seriously I don’t care how to create a profile b/c guess what I already can figure that out dude (um not that hard).  I wanted to play and after this demo I was already looking around for new things to look at. Finally!  We meet a young marketing women of Gamersfirst (love it) who enlightened us on their products and how cool their games are.  She truly made me want to look more into their products and she was interested in social media! She related more to the female aspect of gaming and I admire their booth for that.

On a personal level I met up with a new friend at Rivera Restaurant in DT La which was an amazing hot spot. I had no idea DT LA was revamping itself!  After such I met one of my greatest pals from high school ten years later (I didn’t make it to my HS reunion) also in DT LA.  After drinks at a Whiskey bar…we had breakfast for dinner (love it) at Pantry Cafe where I swear to gawd the waiter was George Costanza’s dad.

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Disney was our first meeting and boy it’s timing could not have been any better. It was perfect because I had the most fun and started E3 with a bang. Like I’ve mentioned before, I’m not an avid gamer. I currently don’t own any systems and although I enjoy playing them, haven’t in a while.

The one thing I do know is that I love Disney. I played games that made me feel like I was at home, in the living room, and could be surrounded by a bunch of kids. Call it my mother instinct trying to throw hints at me, although I’m not even close to my clock to start clicking…but yea…Disney has a bunch of cool games coming out that can easily turn any day into a family day. Adults and children could enjoy them.

Most of the games I played were for the Wii, so I am convinced that it was my calling. I need to buy a Wii. The best game they had was Toy Story Mania! It’s scheduled to come out in the Fall and has over 25 mini games to play. Nina, Mike and I all played some of the games, and by the end, all of our arms got some sort of a workout.

I also played a game (The Princess and the Frog) that made us compete to see who could cook a stew faster, we were chopping, throwing and then stirring ingredients into a pot and that was cool. Another game was a rendition of red light, green light, except we were dancing, playing instruments and had to stop when the bad guy appeared.

Nina and Mike played a couple of games against each other, but being the all-goodness women that we are, Nina ended up turning it into more of a collaborative effort – despite Mike’s “You suck” comments. Girls play nice, boys do not.

My lack of experience using the Wii became apparent once I started playing G-Force…One, I was a little guinea pig, fighting household appliances – you know, the regular – irons, toasters – story of my life as a woman. It was fun, but man, those controls were freaking me out. I guess my quick demo was too quick, because I didn’t ‘get it’ and I eventually gave up and told the Disney guy I would much rather see him play, and actually see him do something in the game. I was going in circles, as if it was my first time driving, and all I wanted to do was whip some butt.

Disney’s car game, Split/Second (for the XBOX 360), was so freaking cool. It made me feel as if I were on the road. I don’t know if it was due to all the swerving going on, or what, but the game is extremely realistic and fun to experience. I tried recording Mike playing, because he was almost a zombie – glued to the TV, barely blinking – but my camera didn’t do a great job at recording my funny comments. I still posted it, and I’ll try to add what I was saying in the description for those of you that are interested.

The next game I played was Disney’s Sing-It – yes, you can stop clicking on the videos now…you do not want to hear me…Disney’s Sing-It – Pop Hits (yes, yes, yes…pop hits) is an ideal game for people who enjoy doing karaoke. They have a large selection of today’s pop hits, like most karaoke games, but the best part was its ‘educational’ side of things. The game provides singing lessons! Like for real, for real…Wouldn’t that be great for a child that has a voice and for a parent that may not have the money to send them off to expensive lessons? That’s the first thing that came to mind…

Nina and I sang Colbie Caillat’s Bubbly…it’s a catchy tune, and although I’ve heard it many, many, many times, the only part I know about that song is the chorus. Like most of you out there…don’t lie. Although it shows you the lyrics (you’re probably thinking how can you mess up in karaoke), all I can say is that the main reason I stood next to Nina, CuteGeek’s own singer/drummer/guitarist, is because I am her groupie. Yes Nina, I am your biggest fan and I knew you could sing. I didn’t think I would actually be singing until they gave me a mic, and then I was doomed. I usually only sing in the shower, where the tiles make me sound amazing, or when the music is loud enough for me to not hear myself…anyway…Mike got it on video…man the lights were bright and it was so hot. Now everyone knows the faces I make when I’m embarrassed, clueless or confused…

Cecilia told us all that Disney is usually the most enjoyable booth to attend and it’s true. We were all ready to believe…

I had sooo much fun.

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