PAX day 2 was pretty awesome. I realized that I had accidentally missed a TON of expo floor so Saturday I spent the day exploring the rest of the expo floor, listening to talks and watching a few League of Legends matches.
I also spent Saturday collecting a ton of Beta keys and DLC vouchers, so checkout a later post for give-aways!
http://i.imgur.com/OVIVa.jpg [crossing the street at PAX]
The first talk of the day was a panel on the future of multiplayer games. It featured Andy Williams [Nexon], Scott Hartsman [Trion Worlds], Matt Higby [Planetside 2], Max Schaefer [Runic Games], Scott Youngblood [Red 5 Studios], Craig Morrison [Age of Conan], Joel Bylos [The Secret World]. This was one of the best panels at PAX and I enjoyed how honest it was. It really opened up during the Q&A and I am glad I attended. They handed out a TON of beta keys for Planetside 2 and FireFall, check a later post if you want to snag one.
After the panel @chowda and I hit the expo floor.
http://i.imgur.com/Z8KRJ.jpg [if you figure out what I am doing in this picture that would be super. in retrospect it looks like I am pretending to put on a power glove but I am not really sure.]
I noticed much more cosplay on Saturday. Some of it was pretty impressive and funny. One guy was dressed like a Republic commando and walked around with a boom-box playing some kind of dance music. The Halo guys didn't seem to mind the cross of worlds.
http://i.imgur.com/EZgat.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ltXWL.jpg [yes, he could walk in that]
http://i.imgur.com/3LhRg.jpg [at the d&d neverwinter area, yes this dragon apparently died this way]
http://i.imgur.com/Gsvq8.jpg [aliens colonial marines area]
http://i.imgur.com/jVbE3.jpg [d&d area. no smiles for the camera!]
http://i.imgur.com/ABNvp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/O9zaR.jpg [ac3 area]
http://i.imgur.com/J1zdc.jpg [practicing duck and cover because I have no prior experience with yeti protection.]
Mojang had a pretty interesting area at PAX. The outside was Mojang community art and inside was a museum.
http://i.imgur.com/X5u7E.jpg [community art]
http://i.imgur.com/1y04L.jpg [guncraft had a showing]
http://i.imgur.com/E1wQP.jpg [mojang museum]
http://i.imgur.com/0Vz3T.jpg [the anatomy of a creeper]
Playstation had a pretty impressive showing this year. They were showcasing God of War Ascension, Little Big Planet Karting & Playstation Allstars Battle Royale.
http://i.imgur.com/T7Jnm.jpg [playstation area]
http://i.imgur.com/7DOXe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tGDyx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zVWAw.jpg [playstation allstars]
http://i.imgur.com/tBjvB.jpg [god of war]
Oh right and sorry many of the shots are so muddy. Next year I plan on using a much nicer camera. Apparently the iPhone 4S doesn't thrive in low light conditions. Who knew? Well maybe you did and I blame you for not telling me ahead of time!
I also spent Saturday collecting a ton of Beta keys and DLC vouchers, so checkout a later post for give-aways!
http://i.imgur.com/OVIVa.jpg [crossing the street at PAX]
The first talk of the day was a panel on the future of multiplayer games. It featured Andy Williams [Nexon], Scott Hartsman [Trion Worlds], Matt Higby [Planetside 2], Max Schaefer [Runic Games], Scott Youngblood [Red 5 Studios], Craig Morrison [Age of Conan], Joel Bylos [The Secret World]. This was one of the best panels at PAX and I enjoyed how honest it was. It really opened up during the Q&A and I am glad I attended. They handed out a TON of beta keys for Planetside 2 and FireFall, check a later post if you want to snag one.
After the panel @chowda and I hit the expo floor.
http://i.imgur.com/Z8KRJ.jpg [if you figure out what I am doing in this picture that would be super. in retrospect it looks like I am pretending to put on a power glove but I am not really sure.]
I noticed much more cosplay on Saturday. Some of it was pretty impressive and funny. One guy was dressed like a Republic commando and walked around with a boom-box playing some kind of dance music. The Halo guys didn't seem to mind the cross of worlds.
http://i.imgur.com/EZgat.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ltXWL.jpg [yes, he could walk in that]
http://i.imgur.com/3LhRg.jpg [at the d&d neverwinter area, yes this dragon apparently died this way]
http://i.imgur.com/Gsvq8.jpg [aliens colonial marines area]
http://i.imgur.com/jVbE3.jpg [d&d area. no smiles for the camera!]
http://i.imgur.com/ABNvp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/O9zaR.jpg [ac3 area]
http://i.imgur.com/J1zdc.jpg [practicing duck and cover because I have no prior experience with yeti protection.]
Mojang had a pretty interesting area at PAX. The outside was Mojang community art and inside was a museum.
http://i.imgur.com/X5u7E.jpg [community art]
http://i.imgur.com/1y04L.jpg [guncraft had a showing]
http://i.imgur.com/E1wQP.jpg [mojang museum]
http://i.imgur.com/0Vz3T.jpg [the anatomy of a creeper]
Playstation had a pretty impressive showing this year. They were showcasing God of War Ascension, Little Big Planet Karting & Playstation Allstars Battle Royale.
http://i.imgur.com/T7Jnm.jpg [playstation area]
http://i.imgur.com/7DOXe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tGDyx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zVWAw.jpg [playstation allstars]
http://i.imgur.com/tBjvB.jpg [god of war]
Oh right and sorry many of the shots are so muddy. Next year I plan on using a much nicer camera. Apparently the iPhone 4S doesn't thrive in low light conditions. Who knew? Well maybe you did and I blame you for not telling me ahead of time!
