Expeditions: Viking - September Newsletter

The September Newsletter for Expeditions: Viking:

Heil og sæl - Happy & Healthy

Greetings and well met Huscarls! Ah yes. Another month lies behind us, another newsletter ahead. We're back from Gamesom and hard at work filtering all the feedback. Lot's of exciting things going on!

Gamescom 2016

It's always interesting being at live events. Especially Gamescom. We don't quite think people realize just how damn big the thing is, but it can be overwhelming at times. From people queuing outside to get in, or walking one of the 10 halls or the corridor that connects them, all in all the Messe packs in 350.000 people during the whole event.

In the midst of all this, was our booth. Our community manager Teemo took to the public area, where he talked to the many people trying out Expeditions: Viking on the show floor, and put on some Viking Games on the accompanying stage.

Before that though, Alex and Teemo found the time for a little virtual climb amidst all the people, before heading back to the Viking Area for the stage show.

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The last part of the video you just saw? That was from our stage show.
The idea behind the show was simple enough, as you know, we're making a role playing game. Role playing games are interesting, not because of what others do, but because of the choices you get to make yourself. We therefore didn't want to have people sit and watch us play when they could sit and play themselves. So instead, we decided to have some Viking themed fun with them instead. THQNordic/Eurovideo were even nice enough to sponsor a 30" curved widescreen monitor as a prize for our games.

Enter: Viking Limbo. The general idea of Viking Limbo is simple enough. A stick is placed on the ground, and holding on to it with both hands, you now have to go under, not the stick, but yourself while only your feet and the stick, touch the ground.
For every person who does this, the next one in line has to put their hands below them.

Sounds simple, right? Heh, well that's what these people thought!

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