I went to PAX last year, had a blast. Here's some of the pictures that I took:

http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/Arklier/PAX/

It was very, very crowded though. Waiting for some of the panels, you were definitely getting to know your neighbors in line.

I don't think PAX should fill the void of E3, it is a gamer's show. That's the point.

Guess im going to have to go register for this since i live like 20 minutes away.

NERDS!!!!!!!!!!!

already got my tickets for pax!!!

dang.... those PA dudes are gettin rich....

Zomg! Freezepop at PAX, most excellent

with these comparisons now being drawn to E3 i really hope that PAX doesnt also stast to suffer the same bloat that E3 did. While it isnt a trade event and is actually about play over business, it still could find unique ways of stinking as it grows larger and larger......i for one hope it doesnt though (even though i am not close enough to ever attend)

Hope we can have a whole PAX thing in GS with all videos and stuffs like for CES and Previous E3s.

I've heard of penny arcade but i haven't checked it out yet. Maybe i will right now?

I really like Penny Arcade, and I didn`t know they had an expo. Seems pretty promising, and I hope they can fill up the gap left by E3.

I'm all for competition in virtually all things, game shows included. With the complete d**k move that the E3 people made, other shows trying to fill that void is important. Lets see how it all shakes out.

last year was awesome.....
go if you can it was the best 3 days of my summer.......sounds pathetic but it really was heh

thats good news. we need bigger gams shows

@ okassar, E3 got downsized after last years its not going to be a public event like it used to be, so like DarkSoldier56 mentioned gamers, and developers may replace E3 with PAX to preview and show case new games respectively.

Meh,if PAX ever does get 60,000 people,E3 would go up to like 90,000-ish.E3 is huge,but ya dunno,Pax can break the E3 tradition as the last E3 was full of crazy fanboys that ruined everythng and made it a bad experience.

so...........PAX is the new E3?

E3 is no more, PAX now reigns! I think they can handle it. E3 made a bad move, and PA just said 'We will just become the next E3 and more!'

Good for them, I hope I can go to this year's PAX.

Well crap, I gotta get to Seattle now, don't I?

PAX imperia !

good to hear such kind of good news.

Good for Penny Arcade, they're a great company

Hmm, maybe I should pick up where I left off in Penny Arcade..

I'd go if I was close.

Javier, you got my number on that one. TimmyB's CAD ftw!
PAX = still good idea. hope it doesn't downsize anytime soon.

A little too far for me to go, but I'm excited none the less.

So has PAX TV sued them yet for using the name?

Just kidding, dont even know if PAX TV is still around.

Interesting.

I wanted to go last year, but wasn't able to. Hopefully I'll be able to make it this time. The problem is going there without a chaperone.

"Chief_Kuuni
hmmm"
"Ever_Ab
shh, he's thinking "

Lmao...

Poor Tycho, he's such a wuss he bought the burning crusade *shakes head sadly, dies a little inside for the poor little addict * hehehehe.

Yeah I read the site regularly

quote:
Generic_Dude "Am I the only one who believes Penny Arcade to be a cheesy hack operation whose moderately popularity can best be described by the theory that modern conveniences have turned us, the human race, into jelly-bellied, lazy-minded simps who collect their data regarding the world around them via sitcom and internet forwards?"

If you call four million plus readers moderately popular and make gross generalizations about the human race, than yes; I would say you are alone.

Penny-Arcade is well written, well illustrated, and funny. While I will not speak for or about everyone like you do, I personally do not get any of my news from that site. All the comics are always about news I have heard/read about elsewhere.

Are you the only magnificently naive person on this site? No. Are you one of the few magnificently naive people on this site who likes to garner attention to themselves by criticizing something everyone else enjoys?

I hope.

i've always thought pax would be cool but it's kind of a moot point if you dont live in or perhaps near seattle, kind of a bummer.....wish there were sattelite versions or somesuch closer to home

More room for PAX? Sounds good to me!

Only PAX could make me consider having my shoes x-rayed and fingerprints taken to get there.

Penny Arcade is the sickness

"Chief_Kuuni
hmmm"

shh, he's thinking

hmmm

Am I the only one who believes Penny Arcade to be a cheesy hack operation whose moderately popularity can best be described by the theory that modern conveniences have turned us, the human race, into jelly-bellied, lazy-minded simps who collect their data regarding the world around them via sitcom and internet forwards?"

I AGREE!! this thing is so stupid, and generation Y will be the downfall of society because of it. than afterwards i am sure there will tons of weblogs webcomics and chainmails of how stupid society was before we got rid of it

Generic_Dude says:
"Am I the only one who believes Penny Arcade to be a cheesy hack operation whose moderately popularity can best be described by the theory that modern conveniences have turned us, the human race, into jelly-bellied, lazy-minded simps who collect their data regarding the world around them via sitcom and internet forwards? "

Maybe not the only one but I certainly disagree with you sir. Good day.

It will be awhile before PennyArcade forum fanboys come and start text fighting Generic_Dude and hitting for 4 hps.

LAWL @ 360

Uhh ohh... comment attack of the webcomic fan boys.

In my opinion Penny Arcade sucks; Ctrl+Alt+Del is funnier.

I agree completely Generic_Dude, you summed up Penny Arcade very well.

And I live in Seattle and there's too many scary nerds here as it is.

It really is amazing that their little get-together has grown into a huge convention in only a few years. Good for them, it looked to be crammed full last year. They'll need the room.

Am I the only one who believes Penny Arcade to be a cheesy hack operation whose moderately popularity can best be described by the theory that modern conveniences have turned us, the human race, into jelly-bellied, lazy-minded simps who collect their data regarding the world around them via sitcom and internet forwards?

Sounds cool, too bad I don't live in the Seattle area

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