PAX 2008 exhibitors announced

The organisers of the 2008 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) have announced show exhibitors and programming details for this year's show.

In addition to seeing pre-release games on the show floor, attendees can expect a "bevy" of panels, the Omegathon gaming competition, tournaments, an independent games showcase, music and the ECTO-1 of Ghostbusters fame.

"We nearly doubled our exhibition hall and added another 80,000 square feet of content overall, so the show is going to be pretty amazing this year," said Penny Arcade's Robert Khoo.

"You should come. I think you would like it."

Exhibitors confirmed for the show include:

• 1up.com
• 2K Games
• Activision
• Bethesda
• Bioware
• Blizzard
• Bungie
• Cryptic Studios
• D3P
• Destineer
• EA Mythic
• Electronic Arts
• Foundation 9 Entertainment
• Gamecock
• Garage Games
• Harmonix
• Hothead Games
• Hudson
• Microsoft
• Midway
• Namco Bandai
• NCsoft
• Nintendo
• Nokia
• Rockstar
• Sierra/Vivendi
• Sony
• SouthPeak Games
• THQ
• Turbine
• Ubisoft

PAX 2008 will be held Aug 29 - 31 at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle.