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ABOUT PAX

PAX is a series of gaming conventions held in Seattle, Boston, Melbourne, & Philadelphia. Founded by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, authors of the popular web comic Penny Arcade, each PAX is a show dedicated to supporting and celebrating video and tabletop gaming. 

Since PAX’s inception, millions of attendees have enjoyed the expo floor halls filled with booths from major game publishers and independent developers, panels from video game industry insiders, game culture-inspired concerts, LAN parties, tabletop gaming, competitions, and much more.

HISTORY

In 2004, Penny Arcade established a convention exclusively for gaming, following in the footsteps of comic, anime, and other geek hobbies. That year, a 4,500-person event was held in Bellevue, WA focused around the gaming community. Subsequent years saw the show double in size until venues reached capacity, prompting the creation of the Boston-based PAX East in 2010.

PAX East drew tens of thousands of attendees in its inaugural year and Penny Arcade hasn’t looked back since, quickly expanding to markets around the world while still staying true to the original formula of celebrating all aspects of gaming and game culture.

"Penny Arcade creators ride their webcomic to a whole new level"
– Marian Liu, The Seattle Times

FOUNDING DATES

PAX WEST | AUGUST 28, 2004

PAX EAST | MARCH 26, 2010

PAX AUS | JULY 19, 2013

PAX UNPLUGGED | NOVEMBER 17, 2017

CONTACT & VENUE ADDRESSES

Website: www.paxsite.com
Press Contact: [email protected]
PAX specific questions: [email protected]
Penny Arcade: www.penny-arcade.com

PAX WEST

Seattle Convention Center

800 Convention Place
Seattle, WA 98101, USA

PAX EAST

Boston Convention & Exhibition Center

415 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210, USA

PAX AUSTRALIA

Melbourne Convention Centre

1 Convention Centre Pl,
South Wharf 3006
Melbourne, Vic, AUS

PAX UNPLUGGED

Pennsylvania Convention Center

1101 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

BRAND GUIDELINES

When writing out the name of the show, PAX should always be written in all caps, followed by the location.

Hashtags should be show specific, followed by the year, #PAXWest 20XX, #PAXEast, #PAXUnplugged 20XX, #PAXAus

PAX VIDEOS

PAX PHOTOS

SELECTED ARTICLES

“It feels like home”
-Jason Burrows and Kim Malcolm for KUOW, Seattle NPR

“PAX East packed in Boston’s Seaport”
-Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald

“From Magic to Pokémon, PAX Unplugged brings gamers together”
-CBS News, Philadelphia

“Thousands pile into biggest gaming convention in the Southern Hemisphere”
-Julian Price, 9 News AU