The Electronic Entertainment Expo focuses on the gaming industry and its media, and the Game Developers Conference revolves around … well, developers. However, the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle is all about those who, in the words of one PAX official, “pay the salaries.” Gamers really do rule at PAX. Despite a recession that has started slashing away at industry revenues, the fifth edition of PAX on Sept. 4 through 6 pre-sold so many one- and three-day passes to the public that for the first time in its brief history, show officials had to shut down registration.
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PAX '09: For the Gamers, By the Gamers
Posted by: Renay San Miguel September 14, 2009 06:00 AMThe Electronic Entertainment Expo focuses on the gaming industry and its media, and the Game Developers Conference revolves around … well, developers. However, the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle is all about those who, in the words of one PAX official, “pay the salaries.” Gamers really do rule at PAX. Despite a recession that has started slashing away at industry revenues, the fifth edition of PAX on Sept. 4 through 6 pre-sold so many one- and three-day passes to the public that for the first time in its brief history, show officials had to shut down registration.