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Dear PAX, Yep. Thats me up there lounging in a Riot Games

Dear PAX,

Yep. That's me up there lounging in a Riot Games bean bag chair watching a few League of Legends tournaments. PAX, you are big. You have attracted every kind of geek imaginable. You are the first video game convention ive attended and you are intense.

We met up with a few friends of @chowda and that was fun to meet some new people. They had attended PAX a few times previously and gave us a few tips. One such tip was that you would stand in many lines. I am not sure I have had feet as sore as this and ive back-packed around Italy. I just might be getting too old or something..... :D

http://i.imgur.com/b6U7I.jpg (the morning line up)

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PAX today - WOW. I am continually floored at the dedicated

PAX today - WOW. I am continually floored at the dedicated community that are gamers. From the most intricate cosplay costumes, to hardcore e-sports fanatics; gamers turn out in mass for their passion.

I saw lines to play unreleased games that were a multiple hour wait. I went to panel discussions where the entire room was dead silent in anticipation of developers sharing their knowledge. I watched the League of Legends tournament live and the crowd was louder than any professional sporting event I've ever attended.

This is why I love the "nerd/geek" community, this is why I love gaming.

Taking a few minutes to post a bit about PAX as I wait in

Taking a few minutes to post a bit about PAX as I wait in line for a panel on PC gaming. Nothing could have prepared me for the scale of this convention. The amount of video game fans present and eager to tear through the endless halls of video game culture is incredible.

I heard there were 60,000 tickets sold and that doesnt surprise me. Had to take a few breaks away from the crowds due to the scale and intensity of things.

I'll post more tonight, with pictures and more awesomery! Having a good time with the army of nerds.

I cant always visit cheerful ghost but one day, when i was

I can't always visit cheerful ghost but one day, when i was sitting on your site, i saw this little cute cheerful ghost and that gave me an idea, and this is what it turned out to be:

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/31/2012 at 04:55pm

That is totally awesome! Sharing this!

hardeyez wrote on 08/31/2012 at 05:42pm

that's great!

Travis Admin wrote on 09/01/2012 at 02:46am

This is awesome!

AutoCat1000 Post Author wrote on 09/04/2012 at 10:18pm

Thanks...<3

AutoCat1000 Post Author wrote on 09/04/2012 at 10:20pm

notice the village in the backround? they saw it to! I wonder if they shared it on twitter...

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/04/2012 at 10:25pm

I shared it on a few sites :D

AutoCat1000 Post Author wrote on 09/04/2012 at 10:27pm

um.. do you have a twitter account?

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/04/2012 at 10:28pm

I do.

AutoCat1000 Post Author wrote on 09/04/2012 at 10:28pm

Oh, how was pax?

AutoCat1000 Post Author wrote on 09/04/2012 at 10:29pm

Doctor who is awesome!

AutoCat1000 Post Author wrote on 09/04/2012 at 10:32pm

how can i follow you?

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/04/2012 at 10:33pm

I am jdodson on Twitter too.

AutoCat1000 Post Author wrote on 09/04/2012 at 10:34pm

thank again

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Cool new Borderlands 2 trailer narrated by a new character,

Cool new Borderlands 2 trailer narrated by a new character, Sir Hammetlock. In this 7 minute video he gives an awesome run down of the new classes and some characters skills. A few new enemies are shown as well as some gun and grenade abilities.

This game looks epic!

Happy PAX day!

Travis Admin wrote on 08/31/2012 at 10:49pm

I came here to post this. If this video doesn't make you want Borderlands 2, I'm not sure you have a soul.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/31/2012 at 11:09pm

Soul present and accounted for!

Axel_Mller wrote on 09/04/2012 at 08:18pm

Can't wait to get to play this. Hoping I will of course.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/05/2012 at 01:16am

Me too, Sept 18th can't come soon enough.

Axel_Mller wrote on 09/05/2012 at 08:28am

If I happen to win this contest, ever need a co-op player? I'm more than willing to join. :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/05/2012 at 11:39am

Great idea! Problem is I pre-ordered it on PS3. Kind of lamented that for a long time.

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A really fun documentary about the Starcraft craze. The

A really fun documentary about the Starcraft craze. The video covers the history of Startcraft to Starcraft 2 and eSports.

A fun watch on the eve of PAX.

Skyrim Hearthfire, the newest DLC. I dont know if Im so

Skyrim Hearthfire, the newest DLC. I don't know if I'm so crazy about this one, but will probably check it out at some point.

I have the iPod version and I have to say it is not my

I have the iPod version and I have to say it is not my favorite. I like to earn awards, but the awards for the Europe version are not easy to figure out. As I already posted, I do like the board game version and the handheld version of US.

Leaving for PAX Prime in Seattle Tomorrow!

Leaving for PAX Prime in Seattle tomorrow. Reading over the presentations and noting which ones I want to attend:

"Story Time with Ted Price"
"Chiptunes"
"The Double Fine Adventure Adventure"
"Assassin's Creed III PAX Prime Panel"
"Epic Games Presents: Fortnight Reveal"
"Behind the music of blockbuster video games"
"After notch the new minecraft team"
"Which Interactive Lie Did I Tell: A conversation on game writing with Chet & Erik of Valve Software"

I plan on hitting up others but these were the ones that stood out to me.

According to Bethesda Doom 3 BFG Edition will be playable as well as Departed. Gearbox will be showing Borderlands 2 as well so I will have much to write... Read All

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/30/2012 at 12:21am

Looking forward to hearing your reporting!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/30/2012 at 01:06am

I am too :D

Travis Admin wrote on 08/30/2012 at 02:43am

Request: You must play Departed and report back! :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/30/2012 at 02:50am

I will do that. Pictures will be included. If I remember to take them.

:)

Tungsten wrote on 08/30/2012 at 11:21pm

Hey, if you see a game called "Ironclad tactics“ would you mind checking it out? It's made by my favorite Indy dev.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/31/2012 at 03:45am

I will. Noted to check out.

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Epic Madden 13 Intro. I put the disk in, fired it up and

Epic Madden 13 Intro. I put the disk in, fired it up and was totally not expecting to see something like this! So rad!

Just barely started the game. Lost an online game 24-21 and started a Coaching Career, but the EA servers were down for most of the time, so I didn't do a lot. But, it looks so good! Gonna be playing this a lot!