Penny Arcade Expo
The Penny Arcade Expo ( PAX ) is a series of conventions for video and computer gamers in the United States and Australia . It was founded by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, the authors of the Penny Arcade webcomic founded,
The first event took place in 2004 in Washington State. After E3 , the Penny Arcade Expos are now one of the largest game fairs in the USA.
Events
PAX Prime
Originally simply called PAX , the event was the first in the series in August 2004. It took place at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue (Washington) and reached around 3300 visitors. In the two years that followed, this number grew rapidly to initially 9,000 and then to 19,000 visitors. Due to the rapidly increasing size of the event, the Washington State Convention Center, twice as large, was chosen as the new home for 2007 , where the fair takes place annually until today. The number of visitors increased further to over 60,000 by 2009.
PAX East
In March 2010 the PAX East took place for the first time in the Hynes Convention Center in Boston . With over 52,000 visitors, the offshoot immediately reached almost the size of the original in Washington, which since then has been nicknamed Prime for the sake of distinctness . In 2011 PAX East moved to the larger Boston Convention and Exhibition Center .
PAX Dev
For the first time in 2011, the special PAX Dev event took place on the two days before PAX Prime. It is reserved exclusively for game developers. Here they can speak freely and exchange ideas without the press.
PAX Australia
In July 2013, PAX Australia took place for the first time outside of the USA. Initially at home in the Melbourne Showgrounds , the following year they moved to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center.
PAX South
At the end of January 2015, another offshoot was launched with the PAX South . The venue was the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio (Texas) .
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PAX in Bellevue
PAX 2006
Dominion game at PAX East 2011
PAX East 2012
Web links
- Official site of the PAX (English)
- Official site of the Penny Arcade comic books (English)
