PRESS KIT
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
PAX VIDEOS
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