• Created in 2004 by authors of the Penny Arcade webcomic
• Hailed as a weekend-long celebration of gamer culture (not just the games themselves)

Chris and Jeremy attended last year…

• This year was larger, more crowded.
• Also larger budget for individual booths.
• And more booth babes!
• First year as Media/Press

Same as last year, would like to see return:

• Heavy emphasis on indie game titles (The PAX 10)
• Apps for mobile devices were very nice this year

Improvements for next year:

• Panel improvements
• Something to solve crowd issues (tight aisles, body odor, noise)

Alan’s First Impressions!

• poopie

The CONCERT, as a commentary on Gamer Culture

• DS screens in lieu of lighters, during ballads
• Rockband 3 to wild applause of ~3000 nerds
• …and Wil Wheaton
• White guys wrapping about hating blogs, and such
• Headlined by Jonathan Coulton (writer of the Portal theme)

Best Booths:
Need for Speed – Hot Pursuit
Disney Interactive
Little Big Planet 2
Fallout: New Vegas

Disappointments:
All of Microsoft’s booths – cheap, no presentation
Duke Nukem Gameplay

Surprises:
Duke Nukem Appearance
Age of Empires Online