I guess there wasn't enough discussion going on in the game events sub forum to keep it around. I'll be honest, I didn't really check it very often myself, only when I was gearing up to head to one, or when I wanted to talk about how great it was to volunteer

Speaking of heading over to a game conference to volunteer, I recently applied as a volunteer at Devcom/Respawn, the development conferences preceding the insanity that is Gamescom.

This might be the first Devcom, be it was born out of a need to fill in the void left when UBM Tech decided to pull the plug on GDC Europe. Somewhat similar to what Austin experienced when GDC Online was turned into GDC Next and moved to LA, only to be killed off as well. Is the same true for China?

Seeing how this new con unfolds, as well as the changes that are bound to happen to Respawn is going to be interesting.

Seeing how the new dates for Gamescom might change things, and how much of it I will be able to enjoy with my volunteer duties spilling into is also something I'll need to see. Every year (this will be number 6 if it all goes smoothly) I learn new things on making the most out of my week in Cologne.