Posted 09/02/08 at 02:00:00 PM by David Murphy

I’m sitting on the stairs to the San Jose Civic Auditorium’s balcony alongside Tommy Tallarico, self-proclaimed “veritable games industry icon” and co-creator of the popular Video Games Live (VGL) concert series.  It’s an hour and change before the first show of the night—the first back-to-back doubleheader in the tour’s three-year history—and the audience is beginning to fill the space of the once-empty lobby with the boasting of gaming conquests and click-click-clack of sweaty fingers against plastic guitar frets.

Tallarico is in the middle of running through the list of countries VGL has appeared in since it hit its start button for 11,000 eager gamers at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl in 2005.  The show’s worldwide travels could rival Carmen Sandiego for flyer miles.  Tallarico’s describing his geeky Rainbow Tour when an usher walks up.

“Are you guys a part of the show?”

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Posted 08/28/08 at 10:15:49 PM by The Maximum PC Staff

The podcast gang was in awe of the amazing winged cat! After the sense of wonder and amazement passed, we talked of Nvision, the amazing demoscene stuff that came out at Nvision this week, Video Games Live, and manage not to answer a single tech question in our Q&A bit. Also, Dave interviews Tricia Helfer and Nuclear Bastard. And we talk about the freaky cat with wings some more.

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Posted 04/03/07 at 07:08:19 PM by David Murphy

If Video Games Live is looking for a bass, Associate Editor Dave Murphy will start practicing his scales. ira vehementi Sephiroth...

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