Months of preparation and anticipation culminated as thousands of hard-core gamers converged on the Adam's Mark Hotel in downtown Dallas. John, Louis and I road-tripped down and witnessed the carnage firsthand.

Dallas rush hour traffic. Looks very not fun. Good thing we were reverse commuting. :)

Dallas has some very striking buildings in its downtown. Here's an example.

John kicks it old-skool, as Louis looks on approvingly.

There was quite a line to get our computers into the Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) area. We stood in it for about 2 hours.

Getting acquainted with the place »