Announce-gamesoc February 2008

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[Announce-gamesoc] Demonware Talk Today @ 3pm

by DCU Games Society

Hey guys, This is just a quick reminder that today at 3pm in the seminar room (upstairs in the hub) GamesSoc will be hosting a talk from game middleware developer Demonware, a company that has worked on such games as Call of Duty 4 and Rainbow 6: Vegas. The talk will start at 3pm and end at 4pm, after which there will be a build your own pc workshop. Also ton a side note, we've sent in an order for a new batch of GamesSoc hoodies! We should have them in about 2 weeks, so we'll let you all know when they arrive. Hope to see lots of you at the talk this afternoon! Robby Secretary, DCU GamesSoc http://games.dcu.ie

16 years, 8 months

[Announce-gamesoc] GamesSoc This Week: Techweek, Demonware Talk!

by DCU Games Society

Hey folks, - Demonware, Game Development Talk - Build Your own PC - Lab Gaming - Demonware Talk - So this week is 'Techweek', and as part of Techweek GamesSoc will be hosting a games development talk by Demonware, a maker of network middleware for the gaming industry. Demonware have worked on games such as Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, Call of Duty 3, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Splinter Cell: Double Agent and Rainbow Six: Vegas. Demonware are one of the top middleware companies in the gaming industry, and one of the most successful games development companies to originate in Ireland. This talk is a rare opportunity to hear from professionals in the gaming industry first hand, so if you're interested in the gaming industry this is must-attend event! - Build your own PC - At 4pm on Wednesday, after the Demonware talk GamesSoc will be hosting a 'build your own PC' tutorial given by our very own PC Ents. Officer Sean Hand! Sean will be going over the basics of how to go about building your own PC from scratch, which can be quite tricky! - Lab Gaming - On Thursday Lab Gaming returns after its week long hiatus! We'll be in C204 in the Henry Grattan building from 6pm playing CounterStrike, Quake, Age of Empires and all the rest! :) We'd also like to mention that during the week, GamesSoc held an all night charity event in the Mezz as part of Rag Week and I'm delighted to say we raised over 150 for charity! Thanks to everyone who came out and rocked rock band until 4 or so in the morning! The event was a huge success, and we look forward to even more fun during Techweek 2008! Robby Secretary, DCU GamesSoc http://games.dcu.ie

16 years, 8 months

[Announce-gamesoc] GamesSoc This Week: Mezz Night!

by DCU Games Society

Hey folks, - Mezz Night - Console Gaming - Mezz Night - On Thursday GamesSoc has a very special event planned! As part of our rag week efforts to raise money for charity, GamesSoc will be taking over 'the mezz' all night from 6pm on Thursday evening, with all proceeds made going to charity! We'll have loads of Xbox 360's with a huge catalogue of xbox games available to play. Also a special treat for all of those who come out is your first chance to play the new hit game ROCK BAND! Which will not be released in Ireland for another few months. As well as all the 360's and Rock Band, we'll have the Wii, Guitar Hero, Gamecubes & Playstation 3 setup too. And if that wasn't enough! We'll also have Mac computers available to us all night which will have steam installed on them, so you'll have access to play games such as CounterStrike & Team Fortress 2... Not to mention free Internet access all night long! The event is sure to be one of the biggest of the week, so make sure to be there as places are limited! Entry for the event will be 8 (remember all for charity) and we'll have lots of tournaments and other fun stuff running on the night! (The Mezz is located over the canteen) - Console Gaming - Wednesday we'll be running our weekly console gaming session in the seminar room from 2-5pm. We'll have our Wii & Guitar Hero setup as well as the 360 and Playstation 3. Free refreshments will be provided as per usual. So we've got a big week coming up, make sure you come out to our events and have a great rag week! Robby Secretary, DCU GamesSoc http://games.dcu.ie

16 years, 8 months

[Announce-gamesoc] GamesSoc This Week: Gears of War Tournament!

by DCU Games Society

Hey folks, - 3v3 Gears of War Tournament - C&S Day 2 - Lab Gaming - Gears of War 3v3 Tournament - On Wednesday GamesSoc will be running out first major tournament of the year, a team 3v3 Gears of War tournament. The tournament will begin at 3pm in the seminar room with an entrance fee of 2. Every participant will be given a free Gears of War related gift, and there will be prizes of vouchers and games for the winners! - C&S Day 2 - Just a heads up, GameSoc will be in the hub from 10-4pm on Wednesday for Clubs & Socs Day 2. We'll have a table setup running stuff like Guitar Hero & the Wii... bring along anyone you know who still hasn't joined GamesSoc this year! ;) - Lab Gaming - Lab gaming is on at the usual time of 6pm, in C204 in the Henry Grattan building. Come along and play some CS, Quake 3, Age of Empires and lots more. Another busy week, so come out and make a presence at our table on Wednesday and play a few games, and don't miss the big tournament Wednesday! Robby, Secretary, DCU GamesSoc

16 years, 9 months

[Announce-gamesoc] We're back! GamesSoc This Week!

by DCU Games Society

Hey folks, - Console Gaming - Lab Gaming - Consoles - Well another semester begins, we hope everyone got on well in their exams! GamesSoc are kicking things off on Wednesday with a console gaming session in the seminar room (upstairs in the hub) from 2-6pm. We'll have our XBox 360, Wii, Guitar Hero and Playstation 3 all setup, and there'll be lots of free refreshments for all! - Lab Gaming - Lab Gaming will be back on in the same place, same time (thats C204, Henry Grattan building @ 6pm) this week. Come along and play some CS, Quake 3, Age of Empires and lots, lots more... Keep an eye out for our first consoles tournament which will be run next week also. See you Wednesday & Thursday! Robby, Secretary, DCU GamesSoc

16 years, 9 months

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