Microsoft, Nintendo to Headline Penny Arcade Expo
Keynote to Focus on Prehistory of Xbox
Seattle, Washington - June 23, 2006 - Penny
Arcade Inc today announced that exhibit space is now sold out
for its upcoming Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) gaming culture fest
slated to invade Washington State this August 25th-27th. On
the exhibit floor PAX '06 attendees can expect to get hands
on with yet-to-be-released games and products from the likes
of exhibitors Microsoft, Nintendo, Nvidia, ArenaNet,
America's Army, Turbine, NCSoft, Ubisoft, Mythic, Sabertooth
Games, Foundation 9, Rockstar, Flying Lab, Creative Labs, The
Behemoth, Garage Games and Red Octane among others. In
addition to pre-release games galore on its show floor, PAX
offers attendees a host of game-related conference sessions,
parties, concerts and contests, including the grand-daddy of
game challenges, the Omegathon.
It was also announced that Alex St. John will keynote PAX06.
St. John's keynote entitled "The Prehistory of Xbox," will
address the legends and anecdotal stories of the evolution to
Microsoft's Xbox as experienced by the man behind the
"Manhattan Project." A former Microsoft employee, whose
exploits have been chronicled in books such as "Renegades of
the Empire" by Michael Drummond, "Opening the Xbox" by Dean
Takahashi and "Masters of Doom" by David Kushner, today St.
John runs WildTangent, an online game publishing
company.
"Last year's PAX was like a big party with 9,000 of your
closest friends," said Penny Arcade's Robert Khoo. "It's hard
to imagine, but PAX '06 is on track to be even larger and
more outrageous."
About Penny Arcade Expo
Started by videogame-oriented comic strip creators Gabe and
Tycho in 2004, Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is a 3-day,
round-the-clock celebration of games and game culture. It
includes an exhibition floor filled with playable demos of
games that won't be on shelves until next year, a conference
program of game industry speakers on topics related to
gaming, music concerts, game tournaments and more. For more
information visit www.pennyarcadeexpo.com.
About Penny Arcade
Equal parts online comic and commentary, Penny-Arcade
(http://www.penny-arcade.com) covers
videogames in a way that is genuine, insightful, and
respected by the gaming community. What started as a hobby
for Jerry "Tycho" Holkins and Mike "Gabe" Krahulik has, over
five years, grown into an online phenomenon that serves 45
million page views a month to millions of readers worldwide.
In addition to the comic strip and PAX, Penny Arcade Inc.
also manages Child's Play (www.childsplaycharity.org), a gamer-driven
charity for sick kids in Children's Hospitals across the
world.
# # #
Media Note: Reporters who wish to attend PAX06 should
register online now at http://www.pennyarcadeexpo.com/registration.php#attendeereg.
Contact:
Michael Meyers
Michael Meyers Public Relations
Michael@mmpr.com
925-551-8080