Anyone else going?
http://www.paxsite.com/paxeast/index.php

3/17/2010 1:34:02 PM

myself, Byrn Stuff, my gf, and another friend (both legacy posters) are going.

3/17/2010 2:37:37 PM

will felicia be there?

3/17/2010 2:46:22 PM

woooord.

3/17/2010 6:15:53 PM

I'll be there!

...

*disappears for years*

3/17/2010 6:41:31 PM

^RAWR go to hell, noob.

3/17/2010 6:44:03 PM

I wish someone would free treaves so he could post about his attendance

3/17/2010 8:19:40 PM

PAX was amazing. I'll definitely be there next year.

3/29/2010 10:38:57 AM

Amazing is an understatement. I got picked as an Omeganaut. Lost in the first round thanks to my dumbass partner not knowing how to do blue sparks even though I explained it repeatedly before hand. However, I got to use the Omeganaut badge to skip any line at PAX and it was magical. Some panels I got to sit with the VIPs and shit.

-Wil Wheaton's keynote was good, and losing my shit at the Omegathon bracket was indescribable.
-Bill Amend was great.
-We promised Scott Kurtz we wouldn't talk about his panel, but front row for that was incredible.
-The 10 linked Steel Battalion room was nuts. 5v5 Steel Battalion, in one room.
-The Expo Hall was nice, I bought Splosion Man while I was there and saw a demo for their next game.
-Monday Night Combat looked good too, especially for a Live Arcade game.
-Some of the indie games were horrible. Snake360? Snake, really?
-HOLY SHIT did you see the people playing DnD on the Microsoft Surface downstairs?? I'm glad I only encountered it the last day or I would have been drooling over it the whole time.
-The last round of the Omegathon was insane. If only it worked the first time.

Part of me is afraid of going again since I probably won't have the golden ticket...but I have a feeling that it was super awesome even without the pass and stratospherically awesome with it.

I'm definitely planning on going to Pax East 2011.

3/30/2010 9:54:18 AM

i was interested when i heard about it last year, but then i read through ^'s list and the only thing that made sense was wil wheaton. i may not be the target audience.

3/30/2010 10:30:43 AM

Wil Wheaton is the least interesting thing on his list too.

Seriously who cares what this guy has to say? What has he done to make his opinion worth reading? Being the worst character on a Sci-Fi show and playing DnD doesn't count for much IMO.

3/30/2010 10:43:01 AM

I don't follow him at all, but apparently he's a big name in the video game blogging industry. Also, most of the nerds at PAX were cheering to have Nathan Fillion do the next keynote. wtf?

At any rate, Wheaton's speech was entertaining.

3/30/2010 11:05:42 AM

haha well go see Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog and Firefly for why nerds would cheer for Fillion.

I actually like Fillion but I would also be curious as to why we would care about his opinion in regards to the video game industry, same as Wheaton.

Oh well, sounds like an awesome time. Ill have to look into PAX east. I just worry that, same as blizzcon, it gets so huge that is more of a hassle and annoyance than actual fun when you finally get there.

3/30/2010 11:15:43 AM

I think Wheaton has been active in the video game community for quite some time. IIRC, he mentioned running his own MUD back in the day and has definitely done a bunch of other nerd shit since.

Plus, he probably received a lot of clout from Felicia Day casting him this season on her webseries.

3/30/2010 11:28:55 AM

Someone has a crush on Felicia Day. See 3rd post.

3/30/2010 12:18:34 PM

Everyone has a crush on Felicia Day. See PAX.

3/30/2010 12:35:06 PM

New APB content was released at PAXE too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZx7A3PTfR0&feature=sub

3/30/2010 3:42:50 PM

t'was pretty awesome indeed. will go again. the new splinter cell is definitely on my radar and getting my money

3/30/2010 3:56:45 PM

I only got a few minutes with Splinter Cell and I think it was between rounds because me and the guy next to me couldn't find anyone to kill. We were just wandering around abandoned office space so I didn't get a good feel for the gameplay. Plus the "frag dolls" were not extremely helpful.

I really liked Splosion Man. I bought it from their booth and got a signed poster to go with it. Their next game looks great too.

I kept finding myself back at the Monday Night Combat booth. Definitely downloading that when it comes out.

3/31/2010 9:27:29 AM

back, back to life i say

3/8/2011 9:49:26 PM

yesss.

Who's going?

smoothcrim, treaves, and I fly out Friday with another friend

3/8/2011 11:21:43 PM

I'm flying out Thursday night with a friend.

First PAX, I'm pretty excited.

Pretty cool that disco_stu was an Omeganaut. That's like winning the lottery (although the chances are a good bit higher. 1 in 2,000 maybe? Assuming 20/40,000 get it.)

3/8/2011 11:42:26 PM

I don't think the odds were that big. For 2010, you wrote your name down on a card while you were waiting in line to get in. Maybe 5000 cards. (and my name was on several. )

It was still pretty sweet. Can't go this year because my wife is due in a couple weeks. Have fun everyone!

Edit: I'm super excited about my wife giving birth, btw.

[Edited on March 9, 2011 at 8:51 AM. Reason : .]

3/9/2011 8:50:41 AM

ha, love the edit

3/9/2011 9:19:11 AM

we'll pour one out for your gaming time and budget

3/9/2011 9:40:47 AM

PAX assistant Android app w/ schedules etc.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nickswar.paxapp

Also, it's apparently restaurant week in Boston?
http://www.restaurantweekboston.com/?neighborhood=all&meal=any&view=all

The games of PAX

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"Confirmed Playable (Alphabetical Order): Arcana Heart 3 Bastion BattleBlock Theater BattleField 3 - MUST HAVE AN EA GUNCLUB ACCOUNT (free to create here: http://gunclub.ea.com/us ) Beyond Good and Evil HD BlazBlue Continuum Shift Brink Carnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do Child of Eden on Kinect Dance Central Dead or Alive: Dimensions Duke Nukem: Forever Dyad Earth Defense Force 2 Fable III (PC) Firefall Fire Pro Wrestling Gears of War 3 Guild Wars 2 The Gunstringer Homefront Hunted: The Demon's Forge Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Jurassic Park Kid Icarus: Uprising Kinect Sports League of Legends The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D LEGO Star Wars III Michael Jackson: The Experience Might & Magic Clash of Heroes Mortal Kombat Ms. Splosion Man Nintendo 3DS - hardware NintenDogs + Cats Okamiden Orcs Must Die! Outland Pilotwings Resort Pokemon B/W Portal 2 Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Section 8: Prejudice Shoot Many Robots Skulls of the Shogun Slam Bolt Scrappers Snake361 Steel Diver SpyParty Star Wars: The Old Republic Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition Toy Soldiers: Cold War Trenched Confirmed Being Shown/Panel Only: Bioshock Infinite - May not be on show-floor, but is being shown to press Call of Juarez: The Cartel - Might Be Playable, Will definitely be there The Darkness 2 - Might Be Playable, Will definitely be there Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Panel Only Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - Panel Only L.A. Noir - Might Be Playable, Will definitely be there RAGE - Panel Only"

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=137535

It'll make me sad if Bioshock Infinite's only for press

[Edited on March 9, 2011 at 10:07 PM. Reason : more to add]

[Edited on March 9, 2011 at 10:08 PM. Reason : source]

3/9/2011 10:06:36 PM

Portal 2? Awesome!

I don't think Battlefield 3 will actually be playable though, from what I hear it's just going to be a developer-controlled walkthrough. I think they gave the wrong impression initially and reworded the announcement.

Still pretty excited for that though.

3/10/2011 10:08:55 AM

Ya, I'm really excited about Portal 2, but I was most excited about a ton of the indie/PSN/XBLA games being showcased last year. Those were the real surprises of the exhibition floor

3/10/2011 2:25:02 PM

PLEASE PLAY THIS

http://spyparty.com/

3/10/2011 3:28:01 PM

Deus ex 3 will be goty no question

3/12/2011 6:48:18 PM

my gf was at PAX yesterday and said it was awesome and the best game conference she's been to. And she works in the industry and goes to them all the time. She went for work so got tickets which sold out a long time ago. I'm not a super huge gamer, but i wish i could have gone!

3/12/2011 7:05:48 PM

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"Deus ex 3 will be goty no question"

o rly? That makes me happy.

3/14/2011 9:35:01 AM

Oh, man. I had such a blast.

I got to play Child of Eden (the Rez sequel), and it was beautiful. We spent a ton of time with Dance Central on the Kinect. It's a lot of fun, and it's also hilarious.

If you came across some black dudes dancing outside of the L.A. Noire booth, that was me and treaves with our friend El. Also, I had little interest in L.A. Noire until I saw the demo. Now, I really want it.

We all agreed that we did and saw and ton more than last year including the QR code quest, the Metroid Metal concert, and a couple of panels.

I think what I most love about PAX is going through the indie/start-up booths. There were a lot of neat things going on in those.

We also gave tabletop a try and played Shootin' Ladders, a Chutes n' Ladders board game shooter (more fun that it sounds in practice).

Definitely want to go back next year and do even more stuff.

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3/14/2011 11:37:28 AM

^Can't wait for Child of Eden.

3/14/2011 12:01:43 PM

Ya, I thought I could get by without a Kinect until I saw it. They're allowing for gamepad controls, but it won't feel the same. My friends were watching me play the demo, and they said I was just sort of staring wide-eyed the entire time, completely immersed while I switched from targeting to rapid fire and back again.

3/14/2011 12:09:37 PM

Well, after my first Pax I'm convinced I have to go to East every year. I might even try to go to Pax Prime in August (at least once).

I think I had a good mix of spending time on the showfloor, at the panels, and in the other rooms. The Classic Console and Classic Arcade rooms were great, I finally got to play ET for the Atari.

The highlight was probably the private dinner I had with a group of Halo community people and Microsoft employees (343 Industries). There were about 15 of us at a fantastic Italian place chatting and joking about all things Halo. Really felt like an insider, making friends with the people working on the next Halo game.

3/14/2011 2:22:25 PM

so jelly

3/15/2011 12:24:40 PM

Again again!

http://east.paxsite.com/
April 6th/7th/8th, 2012

Attending: (definitely)
Byrn Stuff
smoothcrim

Others?

I'm so glad that it's over my spring break

12/5/2011 9:56:19 PM

I'm going. Went to both East and Prime this past year, I don't think I'll ever skip one again.

12/5/2011 11:35:25 PM

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"i was interested when i heard about it last year, but then i read through ^'s list and the only thing that made sense was wil wheaton. i may not be the target audience."

12/6/2011 12:46:38 AM

whenever i see this i think it's about the cable system or about ryan adams' record label

12/6/2011 3:51:17 AM

Maybe. Depends on the lodging situation.

12/6/2011 8:48:45 AM

Strong potential for this happening this year.


Working out travel/lodging is a bit of an issue though.

1/2/2012 2:28:38 AM

anyone going?
I got 6 in my crew

4/4/2012 4:36:03 PM

how does this work for someone who is completely social inept and nervous around strangers/crowds?

4/4/2012 4:53:40 PM

you're one of many other similar goons there, generally stationed by the nacho stand

4/4/2012 5:31:11 PM

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"(both legacy posters)"

lol

4/4/2012 5:39:20 PM

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"how does this work for someone who is completely social inept and nervous around strangers/crowds?"

I don't know, how does it work for everybody in attendance?

4/4/2012 6:26:14 PM

I would like to retract my statements about Wil Wheaton.

I have decided he is ok.

4/4/2012 7:05:08 PM

It works like any other place where others are milling about (fairs, malls, football games) except more people are wearing costumes and holding portable games.

4/4/2012 7:12:22 PM