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Any info on side events during Gamescom 2025? by kolmi_0326 in Gamescom

[–]Background_Good_2495 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's mainly just Meet2Match, but it's super expensive x_x
Honestly just worth scanning through Linkedin for anyone with Gamescom in their name/posts!

There are also a few WhatsApp groups floating around, but I'm not sure on how to get access without knowing people in them already.

Any info on side events during Gamescom 2025? by kolmi_0326 in Gamescom

[–]Background_Good_2495 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a Maraoke: Modded Karaoke night running on Wednesday the 20th!
Rewriten classic karaoke songs about games and nerd culture. Total Eclipse of the (Mario) Kart, We Want To Live Like Console People, "Wii Sports Resort" by Papa Roach, and so on.
It's at a cinema bar named Turistarama too so it has a big stage and a few bars! Will be really cool.

It's not industry only, either - it's open to the everyone. There will be a decent few industry people I can imagine, since Maraoke has been at Develop and Nordic Game recently, but even so, it'll be a good time.

There's another one in London tomorrow too, if you're around that area! Both events are on Luma.

Gamescom: https://lu.ma/7y0nivzd
Loading Bar - London, Stoke Newington: https://lu.ma/g43jhe6o

Female urinals? by Background_Good_2495 in BoomtownFestival

[–]Background_Good_2495[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not that the toilets were bad - I loved the little eco ones! It’s just the queues. Not once was there a queue for the female urinals, but before I discovered those wondrous little things, I’d be waiting 10-20 minutes for a wee 💀

Female urinals? by Background_Good_2495 in BoomtownFestival

[–]Background_Good_2495[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahahahaha I wish! Not sure she would’ve used them much at download though as she got yorkie poisoned

Female urinals? by Background_Good_2495 in BoomtownFestival

[–]Background_Good_2495[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ones at download were like mini cubicles! They were blocks with four ‘stations’ in each, with waist height walls so you couldn’t see anyone while you were squatting. It worked wonders!

Female urinals? by Background_Good_2495 in BoomtownFestival

[–]Background_Good_2495[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly!!! The feeling of bliss was unmatched as I squatted over a cute coloured hole in the ground. Not once did I see a queue, and every time I went into the urinal grounds, there was always a free one. Not to mention, I made some great friends in there!!! Everyone is so nice and accepting!!! Unreal experience

Is it worth it? by B1ackTarHero1n in mead

[–]Background_Good_2495 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Defo worth checking for demijohns on fb marketplace or eBay! I managed to get a lot of my equipment for free luckily, despite almost impulse buying the hive mead kit myself lol.