Trailers! Batman: Arkham Origins and The Wolf Among Us

Just a quick post about two games we hope to see at PAX next week!! Speeder has determined that we will be running to the Warner Brothers booth for Batman first thing Friday morning. The Wolf Among Us is Telltale Games' new game to come out later this year. You should all know Telltale for their award winning Walking Dead game. This new one is looking excellent thus far. Any how, enjoy!

PAX Prime 2013 is approaching!

It's almost that time again. That magical time when downtown Seattle is flooded with nerds of every facet for several days. Video gamers, cosplayers, tabletop gamers, developers, writers, bloggers...ALL THE NERDS! We are less then three weeks away from making the trek to PAX Prime 2013, and Speeder and I could not be more excited! There's going to be a lot to see and luckily, we will have an additional day to explore this year. Of course, it's near impossible to see absolutely everything but we've definitely thought of a few things that are must-sees in our eyes. On the list is the demo for Batman: Arkham Origins, the Oculus Rift virtual headset, XBox One and/or PS4, a live show from the guys at the Chainsawsuit podcast, live show by the awesome Doubleclicks, new Cards Against Humanity (and possibly their panel) and so, so much more. 

But it's not just the games and performances that make PAX an excellent event: it's the people too. As I described in a previous post regarding PAX last year, there's an absolutely astounding sense of camaraderie among all of the PAX patrons that surround you day to day. I consider myself to be a somewhat socially anxious person at times, but being in a very large room full of these people did not bother me in the least. I felt like I actually belonged, that these people and I shared the same passions towards gaming and everything else that PAX is about. You'd strike up a conversation with someone in line with you or even sit down and play Cards Against Humanity. And most of the time, you wouldn't even get their name. You'd have some laughs, and then when the line started moving again, you'd go on your way. I've never experienced something quite like it in my past adventures. One of my favorite PAX stories actually came from this type of brief interaction. We were waiting for a panel about getting into the games industry, and so a group of us decided to play Cards Against Humanity. A guy sat down and asked to play, we said yes (of course) and he told us his first name. We all had a good time for a while, and then it got close to the panel. The aforementioned gentlemen told us sorry, but that he had to go. A few minutes later, the panel room opened and he walked in ahead of us audience members. When we got into the panel, he was one of the speakers up on stage. Turns out, this guy was one of the higher-ups in Naughty Dog Games. This was simply amazing to me, and a stunning example of what PAX really is: a place where EVERYONE can meet up and enjoy what they love with like-minded people.

We will be trying to live tweet as much as possible so that we can share what we take in, so be sure to follow our twitter account! The connection at the convention center was sketchy at times last year, but we will try our absolute best.

PAX Prime 2013 or bust!!