Category Archives: PAX 2012

LocoCycle, which was announced for Xbox 360 during E3 from Twisted Pixel, has a new trailer available below the break.

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Gears of War: Judgment’s new free-for-all multiplayer mode will be playable at PAX Prime, that’s ‘Penny Arcade Expo’ for anyone unfamiliar with it.

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Capcom has announced it will be bringing playable demos of DmC Devil May Cry, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure HD, Lost Planet 3, Marvel vs Capcom Origins, Okami HD, Resident Evil 6, Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection, the Vita and iOS versions of Street Fighter X Tekken and more to PAX Prime this Labor Day weekend. There will also be additional special promotions and giveaways, so attendees are encouraged to visit booth 3425 as often as they can. Capcom usually also brings its store to the event, which so full of goodies, your wallet will be screaming in pain. PAX Prime takes place August 31- September 1 in Seattle, Washington.

Firefall will be at PAX Prime this weekend, and if that wasn’t enough of an announcement from Red 5 Studios, the playable version at the event will include the in-game store and its largest update ever, the Tribe. On top of that, a new limited edition Founders Packages will go on sale this Friday, August 31, at a special discounted price.

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Wii U will be at PAX Prime this weekend along with a bevy of titles to sample, according to an announcement from Nintendo.

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Nintendo would like to invite all PAX attendees to be part of a potential bit of history, in honour of Kirby’s 20th anniversary.

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DOTA 2′s second major tournament takes place at PAX Prime this coming weekend, but the preliminaries are going down even as we speak.

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Torchlight 2 will finally be given a release date on Friday morning, August 31. The news was posted by Runic over on the official website. Here’s the word: “August 31 kicks off of our favorite con, PAX Prime, and we’ll be there to show Torchlight II and tell everyone the official Torchlight II launch date,” reads the post. The date will be posted on the website, as well as on the game’s Facebook page and Twitter account.

Metal Gear’s 25th anniversary event will include “exciting announcements” and something which will cause the industry to “be shook,” according to the latest Kojima Productions Report podcast.

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Dead Island: Riptide and Sacred 3 will be on show at PAX Prime in Seattle Labor Day weekend, according to an announcement from Deep Silver. Exclusive demonstrations of Riptide will be shown by the title’s senior creative producer Sebastian Reichert, and live multiplayer walkthroughs for Sacred 3 will be handled by senior creative producer Issac Parakhen. Sacred Citadel, will also be playable at the event. PAX Primes takes place in Seattle, Washington August 31through September 2. Thanks, Gematsu.

Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will continue his celebration of the franchise’s 25th anniversary with a panel at PAX prime.

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A North American Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Event will take place at PAX Prime, according to an announcement from Square Enix.

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Sega has advised us it’s going to front nine games at PAX Prime in Seattle between August 31 and September 2. Visit booths 242 and 252 to check out Aliens: Colonial Marines; Double Fine’s latest effort The Cave; Arkedo’s Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit; upcoming downloadable classics Jet Set Radio and NiGHTS into Dreams; MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2; Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. But wait – there’s more: Sega will also show off an “unannounced digital title” which could well be Toejam & Earl.

The first batch of tickets for The International 2012 will go on sale this Tuesday, with additional batches released every day this week until Saturday June 16.

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Valve has announced The International Dota 2 Championships 2012, revealing that the world’s leading Dota 2 championship will take place at this year’s PAX Prime event to be held in Seattle.

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Just over a week after sales first opened, all passes to PAX Prime have been sold. The show is sold out to capacity, meaning no extra tickets will come on sale at a later date. Penny Arcade has issued a warning to those picking up a badge through scalpers, following issues with counterfeit tickets in the past. PAX runs from August 31 to September 2 in Seattle.

Thanks, Joystiq.

With PAX East done and dusted, Penny Arcade has announced the first details of PAX Prime ahead of this year’s Seattle event. The Washington State Convention Center is playing host again, but some events will be spread across nearby venues – the Annex, Paramount, Seattle Sheraton and Grand Hyatt, for example. Registration opened temporarily, but is now expected next week after a quick vendor change, and Penny Arcade also hopes to launch its hotel scheme soon, so don’t be alarmed if everything is booked out. PAX Prime takes place from August 31 through September 2.