So, with a busy three days ahead of me I’ve got my gear all packed and ready to go in the morning for the first day of the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Melbourne, newly crowned winner of the 2016 award for best drunks at a horse racing […]
The arrival of a three day pass in my mail can be only one mean one thing: PAX Australia is not that far away! In less than a month gamers will be converging again on Melbourne to check out a lot of video games, play Magic The Gathering, and see if […]
Tickets for next year’s PAX Australia are now available – if you buy before the end of the year a few dollars can be saved from the regular price. Also worth noting is that the dates have changed and the event will now be a week later than […]
Following up from the quick turnaround for tickets to this year’s Penny Arcade Expo, emails were sent out announcing that from December 8th (10am AEDT) fans will be able to purchase their single day and three day passes at a discount if they do so prior to Christmas. […]
The first day of PAX Australia 2015 opened brilliantly thanks to Warren Spector’s keynote where he discussed his thoughts on what made games special and what everyone should be doing to help advance the medium. From his perspective, the best games were those that had systems that gave […]
The dust has barely settled after PAX Australia 2014 ended and one month later tickets are now on sale for next year’s event, scheduled for October 30th to November 1st. Once again it’s located at the Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre. With the success of this year’s event, expect tickets […]
The last day of PAX Australia opened with a panel by the crew from Gearbox Software. Randy Pitchford and crew spent an hour and a half covering their new and upcoming releases. First up was Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, a game made right here by 2K Australia. In addition […]
Today’s session started off with the Penny Arcade guys again, watching Mike do his magic on the big screen. With many of the attendees being veterans of last year’s event, there was no shortage of reminders to include shout outs in the new comic strip. I also had a […]
On day two of PAX Australia, the Penny Arcade Q&A involved Mike drawing up a new strip while the audience watches. Last year Jerry wrote the text at the beginning but this time he was prepared in advance so Mike could draw right away. I’m always extra curious about the […]
Though I did have a handful of issues with last year’s venue for PAX, this year is a substantial improvement. The Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre is a perfect location for an event like this with plenty of floor space and dedicated theatres for the panels. The advantage of […]
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