I'm back in the thick of things here at Gamescom. It's been a while since I've visited one of these mega-expos so I thought I'd try to write a journal in the hope that something interesting happens over the weekend. It won't now, I've jinxed it.

I decided to come at the last minute so most of the hotels were fully booked. But then the Hyatt Regency popped up on Expedia and I had flashbacks of The CPL back in 2000. Nostalgia got the better of me and I booked it without even trying to work out the daily rate. Easyjet were giving me a good reaming on the cost of the flight anyway.



This really is a slick hotel, and I've been spoiled in the last few years. The view is incredible. Inside it's all black glass, velour, chrome and fountains.



I managed to get into Razer's private party on their stand in Hall 9 last night (thanks Arlene). It was odd to visit the expo after closing time. The floor was covered in glossy flyers scrunched up and marked with footprints as a lone cleaning man slowly cleared a path with a huge broom. The Razer stand was converted to a VIP zone in this sea of dead flyers with a strangely cool looking bunch sipping beers and smoking cigarettes with good looking girls hanging around them. On the other side a less cooling looking bunch were hanging out with their beers. I'm no critic of esports but it was pretty obvious which group were here for the stunt ramps, and which were playing video games. Ok that's not fair, I didn't go and talk to the LoL team they might have been awesome.

By this point my head was throbbing in time to the music so I called it a night to enjoy my hotel room a little more. Am hoping to catch up with Carmac and 2GD at some point this weekend, and maybe Griff too at the ESL party. Do these people even go by their nicknames anymore? Will the ESL party be a geekfest? Will Carmac judo-hold someone upside down? All this and more will be revealed.



I forgot to take any pictures in the Razer party so here's one of the flowers I planted outside my flat.