PAX ’11: The Official, Overkill Wrap-Up
Video game debuts, rolls for initiative and grown men in tunics: the total-nerd ecosystem of this year’s Penny Arcade Expo served an estimated crowd of 80,000, its biggest yet. The house seemed to hold 80,000 games, as well, and my goal to play every single one of them went unmet.
Still, by skipping meals and forgoing sleep, I racked up a decent gaming tally. In the days since the fest’s closure, I’ve split my time between sleeping and cataloguing my every move at PAX, playing equal parts big-name games and indie sleepers; the result is as much a look at the biggest public games show in the nation as it is a state of the union in games. Don’t expect brevity.