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PAX EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag PAX East tickets now on sale 16 See all of those beautiful people above? Those are all Dtoiders that were at PAX this past year. Good times, but once a year is just not enough.As you may have heard, the Penny Arcade Expo will b... Shank impressions to live by: kill or be killed 14 If you didn't listen to Podtoid 114, you might've never heard of Klei Entertainment's Shank. Since it doesn't have a publisher or a platform (although I did demo it with an Xbox 360 controller) a... Crouching Tiger, Indie Brawler: HurricaneX2 impressions 13 When it comes to  videogames and China, most people think of free-to-play MMOs, shady gold farming, and a definite lack of World of Warcraft. But maybe China gets a bad rap; maybe people oug... Deadly zeppelins and Doctor Who: Nivel21's Rotor'scope 12 With the success of Level-5's Professor Layton series (thanks, Lisa Kudrow!) it's not altogether surprising that other puzzle games, like Nivel21's upcoming Rotor'scope: The Secret of Endless Ene... When less is more: impressions of Morsel's Kaleidoscope 6 It was one of two games not to win an award at the competition but, given the fact that it's only been in development for two months, its selection as one of six finalists is impressive neverthel... Max Blastronaut impressions from Dream.Build.Play 4 Coin App's Max Blastronaut seems to have something of an identity crisis. Creator and lead designer Panya Inversin describes his game as "a classic four-player beat-'em-up with some extra be... A look back at PAX 09 through the eyes of the community 28 Just like PAX last year, a ton of you made a community blog recounting your tales at PAX 09. And just like last year, I've (hopefully) managed to find all the blogs that were made and recapped th... Sol Survivor impressions: making turret defense 'twitchy' 8 One of the best things about going to conventions like PAX, and covering competitions like Microsoft's Dream.Build.Play, is that I get the opportunity to play games that I would've avoided like t... Letting the Dust settle: impressions of An Elysian Tail 15 Of all the upcoming indie games created with Microsoft's XNA tools, Dean Dodoril's Dust: An Elysian Tail is perhaps the best known. This is because a.) it's beautiful and b.) Dodoril's lupine pro... Burch n' Davis: how we spent PAX 2009 66 Some of you seemed to enjoy my and Davis's illustrated commentary at E3, so we're chronicling this year's PAX in much the same way.While you'll likely see indepth previews and news stories about ... The Destructoid community mosaic 47 On Saturday September 5th 2009, this happened. Once again proving we are part of the greatest community on the Internet, Dtoiders presented Niero and Colette with a signed mosaic of community me... A look back at PAX 09 in pictures 39 Another PAX has come and gone and the memories we all made will not be soon forgotten. Each year, more and more Dtoiders come out to PAX to take in what the guys from Penny Arcade have provided, ... PAX 2009 attendance announced 30 I wasn't at PAX, a fact that anyone reading the site last weekend could probably pick up on from my not so subtle hints. However, a lot of people were at PAX -- it did sell out after all. Unfortu... These community members rocked it as Mr. Destructoid 24 At PAX this year, we asked the Community to become Mr. Destructoid for an hour during the show. Many of you answered the call, but only a handful could become Mr. Destructoid. Dtoiders Dexter345... PAX 09: Nick vs. Darksiders' mechanical Ruin 19 A few weeks back, THQ contacted me to let me know it would be bringing a mechanical horse to PAX. The horse, I was told, was designed by special effects man Evan Brainard, and was modeled after t... The Daily Hotness: PAX memories 23 PAX may be over, but everyone has been posting about their experiences in the community blogs still. While the almighty shark takes the day off to recover, I'm going to do the same by mentioning ... Destructoid's PAX 2009 Game of the Show: Borderlands 44 We nominated seven of the best games from the Penny Arcade Expo's show floor and let our community pick the best one of the bunch. Their pick? Gearbox Software's Borderlands. The upcoming PS3, Xb... PAX 09: Swine flu confirmed, please go see a doctor 84 Very recently, via Twitter, Penny Arcade announced that they received word of a confirmed case of H1N1 (aka Swine Flu) from an attendee.ConSARS is something we typically joke about when we're not... PAX 09: ODST features an expansive secondary story 15 I think it's a safe bet to say that we all have heard about Halo 3: ODST. We know about its story, its background and its gameplay. In fact I'm pretty sure since it's a Halo game that there are p... And Dtoid's PAX Game of the Show nominees are... 66 So apparently, the Penny Arcade Expo show floor is packed with videogames. Who knew? Some are better than others, and some of them, well... some of them we think are simply great. We've hand-sele... PAX 09: Things that totally happened at PAX 09 39 We always do these "things that totally happened" round-ups at the end of each event we go to. This year's Penny Arcade Expo has had so many odd occurances that we had to do o... PAX 09:Tekken 6 trailers hit you with a dose of cardboard 15 I hear tale that at any moment during PAX there is a duel to the death with cardboard tubes occurring. Those of you there, unlike me, may have already been faced with a battle such as this. Howev... PAX 09: Ubisoft make Splinter Cell joke trailer, we laugh 14 One of the bad things about PAX is that I'm not there (yes, I will be whining all weekend), but one of the good things about it is companies seem to lay back a bit while they are there. It's not ... PAX 09: Red Dead Redemption is at PAX, you can see it 11 Hello everyone at PAX. I hate you. We're not friends and I'll probably attempt to stare you to death with an evil stare the next time I see you. While you have fun I sit here reporting the news a... PAX 09: Get a gander at the show floor 11 The first thought I had while walking the PAX show floor this year and taking pictures was that I was amazed how much it had grown since the first time I came in 2007 -- it's literally three time... Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin: Viva Pinata 49 Behold, 'tis the "exclusive, between-seasons" episode of HAWP that was shown at today's PAX panel. Not so exclusive NOW, is it? Ha. Hahaha. Muahahah-alright, that's enough.This paragrap... PAX 09: The Maw developer announces Comic Jumper 32 The Maw and 'Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel Games announced its next downloadable title -- the studios’ third original IP -- at PAX earlier this afternoon. It’s called Comic Jum... PAX 09: Mass Effect 2 screens show characters, explosion 11 While we should never neglect the narrative and RPG components of Mass Effect 2, we can, at times like this, indulge in the visual splendor. Developer BioWare just released four new images of the... PAX 09: Deathspank gameplay trailer has skeletons in it 14 I am unsure of why we are seeing trailers for videogames come out of a candy apple tasting convention, but nonetheless, above you will find the trailer for Hothead's upcoming PC title, Deathspank... New PAX-flavored RE:DC videos go for the Oscar 14 OK, I'll be upfront, I prefer "bad" videogame acting to "good" videogame acting. The voice work in games like Shenmue and the original Resident Evil is endlessly entertaining ... BioWare and Gabe and Tycho team up for Origins comic 11 Dragon Age: Origins is to be enthusiast-playable at PAX this year, but the connection between the game and the event doesn’t end there. Founders of the event, Gabe and Tycho, the artists be... PAX 09: The Behemoth lanyards are so totally baller 11 Yeah, that's right. I just took a picture of my badge to boast about on the homepage. Mostly just because I can, but also because this is by far the coolest event lanyard I have ever gotten. As y... PAX 09: Destructoid community meetup plans! 34 PAX is less than 72 hours away now, and I know all of you coming this weekend are excited beyond belief. In fact, there’s a handful of people, including a bunch of the UK Dtoiders, in Seatt... PAX 09: Ride a mechanical horse of doom at PAX 4 THQ will be at PAX this weekend showing off their upcoming game of doomyness, Darksiders. They will also have a giant Darksiders Mechanical Horse that looks like Ruin, the horse in Darksiders. ... Free chiptune show outside of PAX Friday night 6 Last year at PAX, Fighter X, Circles and other members chiptune artists held a small chiptune concert right outside the front doors of the Seattle Convention Center. The performance was free, all... PAX 09: Here's what Ubisoft will have at the show 11 Ubisoft has a big show planned for PAX 09 this year. They’re going to have Assassin’s Creed 2, Red Steel 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, the first publicly playable No More Heroes 2: De... Mad Catz to unveil 'Femme Fatale' TE Fight Sticks at PAX 12 All Units, confused nerds: Cammy’s round buttocks are set to grace the next run of Mad Catz Tournament Edition Fight Sticks. Starting September 4th, Mad Catz and Capcom plan to sell a very ... PAX 09: The list of Dtoiders coming to PAX 69 PAX is just four days away now! Some Dtoiders are already in Seattle today and there are more on their way over the course of the week. We’ve been doing a lot of planning for PAX over on t... Get your ass to PAX! No More Heroes 2 playable at PAX 2009 15 I'm so frickin' jealous of all of you that will be at PAX 2009 this weekend. Unfortunately, one of my stupid friends decided to get stupid-married and I'll be at his stupid-wedding in NYC next Sa... What the Penny Arcade Expo means to Destructoid 59 The Penny Arcade Expo was created by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, the guys behind Penny Arcade and Child’s Play, back in 2004. They started up this expo so gamers of all kinds -- consol... PAX 09: Bethesda showing off Brink, WET and more at PAX 9 Bethesda is going to have a ton of awesome stuff at PAX this year. The biggest game they’ll have at the show, in my opinion, is the much talked about Brink. There’s going to be a demo... BioShock 2 artist series now with more Penny Arcade 5 The second installment of the BioShock 2 artist series is out and the new piece was created by Penny Arcade. You may have heard of them. They have this little comic series and some kind of big pa... PAX 09: Left 4 Dead 2 playable at PAX 18 Valve is bringing Left 4 Dead 2 to PAX this year where they will debut the new level, Dark Carnival. Dark Carnival takes place in what used to be a carnival so expect to see some of the infected ... PAX 09: The Capcom store will be at PAX next week 13 Capcom is bringing their goods to the Penny Arcade Expo next week. If you've ever seen a Capcom store at any event in the past, then you know Capcom always bring the goods. Case in point: Giant-s... PAX 09: Three-Day badges sold out! 19 There’s just two weeks left until PAX 2009 and the three-day passes have finally completely sold out. There are still a number of Friday, Saturday and Sunday only badges still available, b... Take a look at this year's PAX show floor 11 Holy crap! PAX is just 21 days away now! PAX really is the best event for gamers to check out, and if this list of exhibiters can’t convince you, then nothing will. 2K Games, Blizzard, Val... Make your time! PAX schedule is live 23 The Penny Arcade Expo 2009 schedule is finally live. There’s going to be a ton of panels, some awesome concerts, tournaments and a ton of things for people to do while at the Expo. There ar... Contest: Become Mr. Destructoid for an hour at PAX 77 The excitement at Destructoid HQ is bubbling like dynamite in my grandma's toilet, as PAX is just three weeks away! There are a ton of people planning on going from the Dtoid Community, and we ha... Here are your 2009 PAX Omeganauts 12 PAX has revealed the 20 randomly selected contestants for the Omegathon competition. Over the course of PAX 09, the contestants will be battling it out in six games: ROUND 1: Mario Kart ® Wii... PAX pubs: Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft and Blizzard 32 The sixth Penny Arcade Expo is next month -- are you going? We are. And so are these studios: Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Blizzard, SEGA, The Behemoth, Wizards of the Coast and more. Toda... The indie games for the PAX 10 showcase have been chosen 11 The winners of this year's PAX 10 independent games showcase are in! Over 150 different projects were submitted, but ultimately only ten select games made the cut. Here they are, in alphabetical ... PAX 2009 keynote speaker announced 10 This year's keynote speaker at PAX 2009 will be legendary game designer Ron Gilbert. Ron is responsible for a  ton of great games that have been released over the years including Maniac Mans... Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin' is coming to the Penny Arcade Expo 33 If you're going to PAX this September (and really, why wouldn't you be?), you might like to know that both Ashly Burch and I will be presenting a panel on the first day of the expo.On Friday, Sep... PAX 2009 details announced, two new bands added 19 The Penny Arcade Expo is Dtoid's biggest and best excuse to gather hundreds of our community members and friends in beautiful downtown Seattle once a year to see awesome games, go to nerdy concer... Calling all indie devs: The Pax 10 is now taking game submissions 4 As a reader, it may not seem like today has been any slower in terms of news than usual, but trust us when we say that it most certainly has been. As such, this story isn't going to directly pert... PAX 2009 pre-registration now open 29 [video]115040:900[/video]Penny-Arcade just announced that pre-registration is now open for the sixth annual Penny Arcade Expo, taking place September 4 through the 6th this year. If you purchase... A look back at PAX 2008 with the Destructoid Community 48 Ask anyone that attended PAX this past year and they'll tell you it was one of the most amazing experiences of their lives. It still blows my mind that we had so many people from the community co... Destructoid Discusses! PAX 2008 22 In case you missed CTZ's post collecting all the community members' PAX stories, we thought we'd throw out one more "I <3 PAX" piece to cap off the glory that was PAX '08. Although t... PAX 08: A recap of all the amazing times from the community 44 PAX has come and gone, and everyone that went can easily tell you it was the best time of their lives. It was just unbelievable how many of you came out to hang out with Dtoid. People came all th... Velvet Assassin model not just a pretty face, voices character in-game, more 19 What's a gaming expo booth without a "booth babe," really? Gamecock of all people understand this, and decide to bring along their own -- a leather-clad, pistol-wielding model dressed l... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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