Last month was pretty special for me. I went to Edinburgh to see what all the fuss was about the gaming scene in Scotland. As it turned out, the event was packed with lavish demonstration displays, nervous looking reps and a "GameStation" stall where people could buy second-hand games for near retail price value.

I attended the seminars, asked questions and even got to speak to big games company people. The problem with the event was probably a lack of advertising because I certainly didn't have trouble getting a seat.

Other than that it was really cool to check out Little Big Planet and play it first-hand. My impressions? Maybe I shouldn't judge too quickly but it certainly seemed a little confusing at first. I'm sure that with more than 10 minutes play that I'll get more out of it.

I was surprised by how few newer games were represented. A lot of space was given to titles that are already available like Wii Fit and Race Driver: GRID from Codemasters. The Nintendo DS cooking game "Cooking Guide" had it's own special stand which served fresh food all day... after a sales-pitch, naturally.

Overall I had a lot of fun at the show and it was nice to see some familiar faces around. The reason for the lateness of this update? I forgot to take my own camera but I found some pictures taken by someone else on the official Flickr page so you can check them out HERE and there's a couple of videos on YouTube I found for you to enjoy too.





Next time I'm at something like this I'll definitely take my camera... You people deserve it.