The Comic-Con chronicles of Mr. Steve Brand and Mr. Ben Talbot representing Rare…

Day 4 – Friday 23^rd July 2010

It’s our final day at Comic-Con and this one is set to be the most hectic and exciting yet. Steve, Elena (from Microsoft) and myself have been demoing Kinect Sports to the comic-loving public – and plenty of their mums, dads and young children.

The turnout at the Xbox Experience Lounge at the Hard Rock Hotel has been huge, and the response nothing short of magical. You only have to look at the smiles of wonderment on people’s faces when they pick up our virtual bowling ball, or hear the chuckles when we take on the 110m Hurdles to sense that it’s going down well.

The Hard Rock Hotel is also a fantastic place for a bit of celeb-spotting. Steve catches sight of Simon Pegg, and Lou Ferrigno who played The Hulk in the 70s TV show walks past moments later. Exciting stuff, but not quite as exciting as when we saw Kelly Brook outside our hotel the night before.

We don’t manage to snap any photos before they’re whisked away in SUVs (we’d make rubbish paparazzi), but Steve does manage to get a pic with Danny DeVito. Steve was demoing Sports at SyFy Channel’s late-night party, and he also saw Wesley Snipes, Seth Green and some of the cast of Glee.

It just goes to show that Comic-Con is very Hollywood these days, but games are a big part of the show too. As well as all the families waiting in line to play Sports, we also have more people in crazy costumes, a crop of hardcore gamers and some genuine athletes. NFL players look even bigger in real life than they do on TV, that’s for sure.

We’ve had an awesome time, and it’s really rewarding to see how much everyone is enjoying Sports and their first play with Kinect. We won’t forget the people of Comic-Con, their costumes and the gigantic slabs of steak in a hurry.   - Ben

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