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Peter Molyneux to keynote PAX Prime

Bullfrog founder, 22 Cans lead and all-round games industry hero Peter Molyneux will open PAX Prime with one of the event's famous Storytime sessions.

"The only hard part about choosing a speaker for these things is the scheduling; if we want them to speak, it’s a very good chance that we aren’t the only one," Penny Arcade's Jerry Holkins wrote in a post announcing the news.

"The choosing part is incredibly easy. Peter Molyneux was like a Rockstar to me, one of the first whose games I could seek out by personal pedigree. I really, really can’t wait to hear what he has to say."

PAX Prime runs August 30 through September 2 in Seattle; passes have been completely sold out for some time.

It seems almost redundant to add a paragraph explaining who Molyneux is. The British designer is responsible for Populous, Dungeon Keeper, Theme Park, Fable, Black & White, Curiosity and Godus. He's won oodles of awards. He remains resolutely uncynical about games and communicates his enthusiasm in a famously exaggerated fashion, which has resulted in significant backlash against his 'broken promises'. He's actually exceedingly genuine.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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