Pax?

[coreys429]

Does anyone have information on the Seattle gathering?

[rick weis]

Does anyone have information on the Seattle gathering?
info? like what? i know it's august 29-31.

[DigitalSpace]

Here you go:

http://www.pennyarcadeexpo.com/

[coreys429]

Is it worth going to?

[rick weis]

Is it worth going to?

i've gone twice, i have had a lot of fun there.

Rick

[Eric Dude]

I've gone the last three years, and for some reason last year seemed far more 'ho hum' than the rest. The One-Ups and the Minibosses definitely make it worth buying a pass, but other than that... yeah, dunno. My circle of friends just uses it as an excuse to hang out and play tons of video games.

[DigitalSpace]

A friend of mine went last year, and she had a blast.

On an interesting note, Uwe Boll was there as a surprise guest, promoting the Postal movie.

[swlovinist]

PAX simply is what E3 should have been the last two years.

It is worth going to
It is huge
You get to play games before they come out on all major consoles and PCs
There is specific side rooms for pen and paper, collectable card, minature and more types of games
Also NWCGE will be doing the "retro room" once again...we have also posted on it on their forum if you want to make recommendations

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=64770

[swlovinist]

Here is a list of who is going to be at the show. The booths of the following companies can vary from small and efficient to friggin huge and massive. Also noted is that ecto-1 from Ghostbusters fame will be on hand. Awsome

Complete List of PAX 2008 Exhibitors:

- 1up.com
- 2K Games
- Activision
- Antec, Inc.
- Astro Gaming
-The Behemoth
- Bethesda
- Bioware
- Blizzard
- Brawndo
- Bungie
- CCP/Whitewolf
- CDV
- clubNAMCO.com
- Cogswell Polytechnical College
- Cryptic Studios
- D3P
- Destineer
- Dolby
- EA Mythic
- ECA (Entertainment Consumer's Association)
- Electronic Arts
- Fantasy Flight Games
- Flying Frog Productions
- Flying Lab Software
- Foundation 9 Entertainment
- Game Publishers Association
- Gamecock
- GameTrailers
- Garage Games
- Guildhall at SMU
- Harmonix
- Hothead Games
- Hudson
- Indiecade
- Intel
- ITT Tech
- Klei Entertainment
- Media-blasters NYC
- Mega64
- Meteor Games
- Microsoft XNA
- Microsoft
- Midway
- Namco Bandai
- NCsoft
- Nintendo
- Nokia
- Patriot Memory
- Pegasus Publishing
- Pink Godzilla
- Plantronics
- Privateer Press
- Razer
- Rockstar
- Roosterteeth.com
- Sierra/Vivendi
- Sony
- SouthPeak Games
- Stardock
- Sumo Lounge
- Telltale
- THQ
- Tinderbox Entertainment
- Tritton Technologies
- Turbine
- Ubisoft
- Udon Entertainment / Oni Press
- Upper Deck
- Vivox
- Wizards of the Coast
- Zenimax

[swlovinist]

As in some previous shows, NWCGE will be supporting the retro game room at the show. It is going to be awsome this year. Anyone here going? Look for the worn N64 Zelda shirt :)

[y-bot]

Here is a list of who is going to be at the show. The booths of the following companies can vary from small and efficient to friggin huge and massive. Also noted is that ecto-1 from Ghostbusters fame will be on hand. Awsome

Complete List of PAX 2008 Exhibitors:

- 1up.com
- 2K Games
- Activision
- Antec, Inc.
- Astro Gaming
-The Behemoth
- Bethesda
- Bioware
- Blizzard
- Brawndo
- Bungie
- CCP/Whitewolf
- CDV
- clubNAMCO.com
- Cogswell Polytechnical College
- Cryptic Studios
- D3P
- Destineer
- Dolby
- EA Mythic
- ECA (Entertainment Consumer's Association)
- Electronic Arts
- Fantasy Flight Games
- Flying Frog Productions
- Flying Lab Software
- Foundation 9 Entertainment
- Game Publishers Association
- Gamecock
- GameTrailers
- Garage Games
- Guildhall at SMU
- Harmonix
- Hothead Games
- Hudson
- Indiecade
- Intel
- ITT Tech
- Klei Entertainment
- Media-blasters NYC
- Mega64
- Meteor Games
- Microsoft XNA
- Microsoft
- Midway
- Namco Bandai
- NCsoft
- Nintendo
- Nokia
- Patriot Memory
- Pegasus Publishing
- Pink Godzilla
- Plantronics
- Privateer Press
- Razer
- Rockstar
- Roosterteeth.com
- Sierra/Vivendi
- Sony
- SouthPeak Games
- Stardock
- Sumo Lounge
- Telltale
- THQ
- Tinderbox Entertainment
- Tritton Technologies
- Turbine
- Ubisoft
- Udon Entertainment / Oni Press
- Upper Deck
- Vivox
- Wizards of the Coast
- Zenimax

plus Video Game Collector magazine/Y-bot Classic Video Games (NWCGE)

See you guys there!

y-bot

[jahvybe]

Wish I could go. Sounds like fun. But I am having a barn sale this weekend.

[ubersaurus]

It was cool seeing y-bot and jeannerocket there! I snagged a Leisurevision off of him :P

[Coldguy]

Y-bot is famous, it is on this article twice!

http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/multimedia/2008/09/gallery_pax_ten_things?slide=1&slideView=11

[y-bot]

Y-bot is famous, it is on this article twice!

http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/multimedia/2008/09/gallery_pax_ten_things?slide=1&slideView=11

Not too famous since it doesn't even say my real name on there. Were you there? Good to see you too ubersaurus. I had a blast!

y-bot

[DTJAAAAMJSLM]

I had a great time at this year's PAX, though I still felt that last year's was a little bit more memorable. I documented my trip in two blogs:

Part 1 (http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8860308&publicUserId=5483220)

Part 2 (http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8860304&publicUserId=5483220)