We all laugh at selfies. They are weird and awkward and not part of our natural inclination. But, we also somehow find them wildly entertaining. So here are some of our best selfies (and pictures) from E3, as well as the stories that go with them.
On Monday night, following the gauntlet of press conferences, I went to an Xbox event. The actual event was a lie – it promised access to all the stuff “without the lines” while meanwhile I waited in a queue for over an hour just to get in the door, and I couldn’t get access to any of the games on show. Still, Xbox boss Phil Spencer was wandering around chatting to people and I managed to grab this selfie with bizarre light that makes him look like he desperately needs a dermatologist:
Oh, look who I bumped into… pic.twitter.com/jSeV1fnb2C
— Zoe (@Moonstormer) June 16, 2015
Then it was time for the real E3 to start. I went to check out No Man’s Sky and even gave it one of our nominee ribbons for an award. Of course that meant that I got to take a picture with Sean Murray, just the first of many pictures to make Sandy horribly jealous.
Still can’t get over how nice it was to meet Sean Murray of @NoMansSky and see his literally awesome demo pic.twitter.com/gsknvyTsAZ
— Zoe (@Moonstormer) June 17, 2015
But he didn’t have to wait too long for his own moment of awesomeness. We were outside the Xbox stand when he spotted one of his favourite people. I told him not to be shy, and then prompty abandoned him so that I could go to my meetings. Luckily, he went up to Todd Howard of Fallout and got this lovely image.
Holy crap just ran into Todd Howard and melted in Fallout fandom pic.twitter.com/rjnJLbDuZb
— Alessandro Barbosa (@CaptionBarbosa) June 17, 2015
The best picture of day one, though? Darryn went to an evening event for Tony Hawk’s new game. While there, he met the man himself and got this picture and insane smile. I think you can see the fear in Tony Hawk’s eyes…
Totally best friends with Tony Hawk now. pic.twitter.com/kN8ji9nQ6c
— DM PUNK (@Darrangedd) June 17, 2015
I went for my behind closed doors session with The Last Guardian. It was booked for an hour, but the actual demo was only 30 minutes to give everyone time to take pictures with Ueda-san. It was a bit weird, but I was still happy to take my picture with him.
Thinking of you @SaveTheQueenIX pic.twitter.com/IH4R1D3LMd
— Zoe (@Moonstormer) June 17, 2015
Oh, while waiting for that session, I managed to snag this picture, too:
Oh, I totally forgot to mention that I saw Snow/Joel/Talion/The Joker aka @TroyBakerVA pic.twitter.com/K6KJehH2pC
— Zoe (@Moonstormer) June 19, 2015
I already told you how much I adored Unravel and Yarny, but just check how crazy my eyes went after playing and getting a chance to touch that loveable crocheted kitty:
How much do I love @unravel_game? Just check my crazy eyes with Yarnie pic.twitter.com/fJ4W7rF11b
— Zoe (@Moonstormer) June 17, 2015
Yarny even brought out Al’s crazy eyes:
OMG I MET YARNY BEST E3 EVER @unravel_game pic.twitter.com/1WtIUEumsD
— Alessandro Barbosa (@CaptionBarbosa) June 17, 2015
Of course, sometimes we need to embarrass ourselves for our community. One community member (Umar) has asked for Persona stuff from E3 in the past, and this time Darryn and I put ourselves out there in the hopes of getting a t-shirt. These awful images are all your fault, Umar.
@SaveTheQueenIX I embarrassed myself in public to get you a shirt. Now we have to meet. ???????? pic.twitter.com/yBI3oJk60T
— Zoe (@Moonstormer) June 18, 2015
It’s all about ethics and super-fly dance moves. pic.twitter.com/odMEt1DmnL
— DM PUNK (@Darrangedd) June 18, 2015
While Darryn and I were making fools of ourselves, Alessandro bumped into one of my favourite humans in the industry. I wish I could have seen him, too, so you could have a sense of scale when you see just how tiny he is:
Ran into Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, on the show floor. So super friendly too 🙂 pic.twitter.com/MBn3Dhenjn
— Alessandro Barbosa (@CaptionBarbosa) June 18, 2015
Exhausted and broken on the final day, I was walking between the halls to my final meeting. I already felt dead, so this felt strangely fitting:
I died. #DarkSouls3 pic.twitter.com/tgDCcayy68
— Zoe (@Moonstormer) June 18, 2015
It really was a great show and we had a lot of fun. My back (and feet) might be less than pleased with me, but it was so worth it for all the incredible things I got to see and play. More coverage will be coming for days still, once I can stop being fueled by coffee and adrenaline.
Last Updated: June 19, 2015
Lord Chaos
June 19, 2015 at 11:41
Did you see that cabbage hover hand?!?!
Guild
June 19, 2015 at 12:14
Ya and Sean Murray with Zoe
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 19, 2015 at 11:47
Ugh, selfies, sies
Lord Chaos
June 19, 2015 at 11:47
Agreed
HvR
June 19, 2015 at 12:02
mehlfies
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 19, 2015 at 11:47
Wow, Tony got OOOOLD.
At least he is still cool! Not like the other guy in the photo
Lord Chaos
June 19, 2015 at 11:55
Who? the midget?
*Runs
kuuu(UMAR)rrrr
June 19, 2015 at 11:47
Omg I frekken love you guys so much <3 …….. crying over here *also laughing at those dance moves* ….
Hammersteyn
June 19, 2015 at 11:48
Best selfie ever! Also if Konami was there you’d see a lot of selfies of them being kicked in the nuts.
http://media.giphy.com/media/uyRMUtXg3i9kA/giphy.gif
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 19, 2015 at 11:57
It came…
Hammersteyn
June 19, 2015 at 11:59
to cure the world of selfies?
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 19, 2015 at 12:12
Anti-selfie-pacification-stream
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 19, 2015 at 11:48
So Sandy looks like he is a BROWtender to JJ
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 19, 2015 at 11:49
They can do a BROWdown!
We might need to smack Sandy in the face with a weight just to even the odds
Lord Chaos
June 19, 2015 at 11:53
Making up for not commenting on other articles?
Rock789
June 19, 2015 at 14:48
He resents that! Or possibly thanks you… 😉
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 19, 2015 at 11:56
Ek sou eerder met ‘n skokstok vroetel as met ‘n selfiestok.
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 19, 2015 at 11:56
^Hierdie
Hammersteyn
June 19, 2015 at 11:58
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 19, 2015 at 11:59
That DVD has a place of pride on my shelf.
Hammersteyn
June 19, 2015 at 12:00
XD
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 19, 2015 at 12:10
Pure nostalgia!
Jonah Cash
June 19, 2015 at 12:13
I also own it, watched it again last week…. Still good!
Hammersteyn
June 19, 2015 at 11:58
^Net so!
Trevor Matrix
June 19, 2015 at 11:59
Enige aap wat ‘n Selfiestok afkraak is ‘n moroon van die hoogste graad. Ek neem die beste foto’s van my en my verloofde saam met daai ding, sonder om te moet staatmaak op dom donners wat nie weet hoe om ‘n foto te neem nie.
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 19, 2015 at 12:01
…
Hammersteyn
June 19, 2015 at 12:04
lol
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 19, 2015 at 12:12
Thor is such an idiot
Hammersteyn
June 19, 2015 at 12:18
^THIS!
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 19, 2015 at 13:13
IKR? Lady Sif >>>>> some mere mortal chick
Rock789
June 19, 2015 at 14:49
Sies! 😉
hairyknees
June 19, 2015 at 11:57
The hover hand is real xD https://twitter.com/CaptionBarbosa/status/610961113883095040/photo/1
HvR
June 19, 2015 at 12:06
Penalties points for Allesandro for not hitting Ubi frenchy in the face with a cabbage.
Geoffrey Tim
June 19, 2015 at 12:11
Yves Guillemot is awesome, okay? 😛
Geoffrey Tim
June 19, 2015 at 13:58
Nobody noticed Grant Hinds in the header. why do I even bother. 😛
Nick de Bruyne
June 19, 2015 at 14:13
Damn Alessando, thats some strong hover-hand you got going with Todd Howard there!