The Gulf gets the Mountain and other news…
Are you a Game of Thrones fan? What does that have to do with games, apart from the word ‘Games’ in the title you ask? I’ll find a way…
Celebrity Guest
Firstly, The Mountain, featured in the latter episodes of season 4 of popular fantasy series, will be coming to the region. He’s the huge guy who killed the pervy guy by popping his head open. Well The Mountain, real name Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, will actually be at the IGN convention to be held in Bahrain on October 24 and 25. IGN is a global gaming and entertainment website with a Middle East chapter and well, that’s pretty cool! The 6 foot 9 Bjornsson is Iceland’s strongest man, and will probably be very busy with his Game of Thrones work, if you want to get a little taste of the 7 Kingdoms (or have your head popped open), this is your chance.
The IGN Convention
So what is the IGN Convention? The official Facebook page says it’s ‘the region’s biggest film, video games, technology, and comic convention’ – that’s good enough for me. Even cooler, it’ll be in Dubai at the Meydan Theatre November 21 and 22! Hooyah!! No word on whether The Mountain will be making an appearance in Dubai. Just go to www.ignconvention.com for more details.
Cliffy B is Back
Cliff Bleszinski, the genius behind the Gears of War franchise, is ‘coming out of retirement’ to make video games again. He rose to super geekdom by developing the Unreal franchise and has been in hiding since Gears of War 3. Now he’s promising a new title and indications point to a PC open world game. By the time of publishing we should know exactly what his plans are, but we should definitely keep our eyes on the nerd developed some of gaming’s most popular titles. We hope for awesomeness.
