I got the unfortunate confirmation that Tripwire Interactive won't be an exhibitor at PAX this year. They said they'd be too busy with the release of Red Orchestra 2, which is August 30th.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1981068
TWI plans on having a large closed beta for RO2 before it ships- tens of thousands of keys.
Since they can't make it to the expo... how cool would it be if the machines at the PC gaming area were loaded up with the latest beta build for people to drop in and play? Since PAX is just a few days before RO2's scheduled release, I think it'd be pretty darned representative of the retail product.
I'm wondering if we could convince them to make 64 keys available for the PC freeplay area if sufficient interest was shown by PAX-goers, and just have a 32v32 server running all weekend long!
Soooo.... is anyone out there anticipating this game as ravenously as I am? =] If anyone out there is one of the enforcers/organizers that makes the whole PC freeplay thing happen, can you comment on how feasible this would be?
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