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PAX, short for Penny Arcade Expo, is an annual convention hosted in Seattle by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, the authors of the Penny Arcade webcomic. Since its inception in 2004, PAX has grown to become a celebration of gamer culture, featuring live game-inspired concerts, tournaments, game industry-related panels and exhibitor booths.

As it follows the larger and older E3 expo earlier in the summer, major gaming industry announcements tend not to take place at PAX. The event has grown every year since its creation, from 3,300 attendees in 2004 to nearly 60,000 in 2008. The event is currently hosted at the East Coast PAX in Boston is planned for Spring 2010.

Gaming news blogs and other similar Web sites, such as Kotaku, Joystiq and Destructoid, provide in-depth coverage of the event, with prominent staff members often speaking at panels. Such panels offer one of the few times the gaming public are able to interact with members of the gaming industry and media in such a manner.

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• Hallway storage from Pax wardrobe

  
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  Materials: Pax wardrobe Description: We have a side door that never gets used. Stuff got piled in front of it all the time, so it was time to do something. I cut a Pax wardrobe half and fixed it in front of the door. I needed two doors, which were cut half. I used one door for side filler panes to make it look ...
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• Wall mounted shoe rack from Pax door

  
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  Materials: Pax wardrobe door Description: Shoe rack for any size shoes. I had a a half of Pax wardrobe door left from a previous hack which I cut to a design that holds four pairs of shoes. Great looking and doesnt need a lot of space. ~ Design by Mika, UK More hacks on IKEAHackers.net
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• Gaming, Anime, and Community: The Otaku Life

  
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  It’s safe to say that all gamers, anime fans, and enthusiast love engrossing themselves with their favorite hobbies. There are days when anyone would jump at the opportunity to stay at home all day and have a marathon of their favorite show or run-through of the latest game releases. Yet fun things like this are ...
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• Saints Row 4: Neues Gameplay-Video zeigt Demo von der PAX East 2013

  
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  Die Entwickler des Studios Volition haben zum kommenden Action-Titel Saints Row 4 einen Videomitschnitt der Demo veröffentlicht, die erstmals auf der diesjährigen PAX East in Boston präsentiert wurde. In dem rund sieben Minuten langen Beitrag stellen die Macher die zahlreichen neue Gameplay-Features und ...
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• Creating Space

  
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  The Hill: Last May, in the heat of President Obama’s reelection efforts, Biden went on "Meet the Press" and said he was “comfortable” with same-sex marriage. Obama had not at that point announced his support for gay marriage, and the vice president’s endorsement left the campaign lurching to clarify the ...
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• United Upgrading Airbus Fleet

  
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  First2Board | Food, Wine and Miles Visit FlyerTalk for the original announcement and ongoing discussion United is making a number of great updates to their A319s and A320s (legacy United planes). Here’s the info from UA Insider on FlyerTalk: Hi Everyone, As part of our continuing investment in our onboard ...
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• Saints Row IV shows off gameplay, dubstep

  
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  It was only a matter of time, but Saints Row IV seems to be the first game that lets you use dubsteap as a weapon. Volition Senior Producer Jim Boone shows off this nifty new weapon takes us through seven minutes of (pre-alpha) gameplay, which also gives gamers a good look at the superpowers that are available in ...
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• Saints Row IV Gameplay Footage (PAX)

  
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  Today Volition has revealed footage that was previously shown off behind closed doors at PAX East of Saints Row IV . It’s close to 7 full minutes of unbridled gameplay. At PAX East we were shown the exact same footage with live developer commentary. The PAX East demo was not a live demo but rather pre-recorded ...
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• Video: Saints Row IV Walk-Through Demo

  
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  By now you’ve heard the streets of Steelport are somehow going to be more insane then the previous Saints Row games. The developer, Volition, built a demo for PAX East attendees which featured aliens, superpowers, a Dubstep gun and more. Up top is that very demo that was shown at the convention. While the action ...
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• Saints Row IV PAX East gameplay walkthrough

  
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  Deep Silver has released the six-minute gameplay walkthrough of Saints Row IV first shown off to press behind closed doors at PAX East in late March. Watch it below.
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• Saints Row IV PAX East Demo Gameplay Video Revealed

  
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  Ever since Saints Row IV was first announced back on March 15th, fans around the world have been eager to learn more about the game. During PAX East 2013, we got the chance to have a look at the game behind closed doors at a media only appointment. Today, Deep Silver has finally released all the gameplay footage ...
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• To Exist Is To Resist

  
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  Yup, some things take a lot of time, even if theyre the most correct things in the whole world.  Like closing Gitmo.  My friends at Code Pink are in Harry Reids office right now, petitioning for redress of grievances. My life has taken another few different twists since I first was involved, and I always feel more ...
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• Make Sure It Really Is Nonviolent

  
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  Good : The District of Columbia’s police chief said Tuesday officers would arrest marchers who plan to openly carry rifles into the city in violation of District law. “Passing into the District of Columbia with loaded firearms is a violation of the law and we’ll have to treat it as such,” Metropolitan ...
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• Guacamelee! Review

  
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  The thesis statement (if previews of video games about supernatural luchadores can have such a thing) of last year’s PAX Prime coverage of Guacamelee! could probably be summed up in the question “why not?” In my short time with Drinkbox Studios’ third release then, it came across as an appropriate ...
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• Watch This Navy Robot Make a Top-Gun Move

  
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  It may have happened on land, but the Navys demonstrator for its aircraft-carrier drone of the future caught the arresting gear on a mock deck. Thats a positive sign.
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• India-China-India Face-off Ends: How Things Have Changed

  
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  As for the current intrusion, all these war-like noises in the Indian media are good. It sends a good message See how Daulat Beg Oldie can be used to cut off China from Pakistan and Gwadar. ight at the onset, the Chinese military contingent pitching tents at Daulat Beg Oldie in Ladakh was a ...
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• “Thou Shalt Not Be Poor” – The 11th Commandment

  
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  Ms. Rosalind Wee of Marine Resources Development Corp. was the one who coined that 11th Commandment. It’s the first phrase that you will read upon opening the first pages of the new book of Bro. Bo Sanchez and Dean Pax … Continue reading → The post “Thou Shalt Not Be Poor” – The 11th Commandment ...
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• Gearbox and Sega Sued Because Aliens: Colonial Marines Was Terrible

  
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  In a perhaps unsurprising move for our litigation-happy society, a disgruntled owner of Aliens: Colonial Marines has joined forces with a lawyer to start a class-action lawsuit against Gearbox and Sega. According to the article over at Polygon , his argument is that “Gearbox and Sega falsely advertised  Aliens ...
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• Celebrity Sighting: Britney Spears and son Jayden with MadPax and Gutzy Gear

  
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  Britney Spears spends some quality time with her boys at a soccer game. Jayden carries his  MadPax Lator Gator Pack and Gutzy Gear patches that was gifted in our 2012 Back to School Celebrity Kids Gift Bag . See the pics on TMZ and Celebrity Baby Scoop ! Visit MadPax for 3D backpacks in Bubble , ...
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• Chinese Softpower: No Answer To Hollywood

  
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  Deng’s China has decided that China must give up its pre-Maoist past – and become ‘modern’. Result – China has become a huge market for Hollywood now . China informs the world that Hollywood film Django is being released in China. Such an important event, no! | ‘#Django’ might get ...
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