Gamers Go for Maximum Geek Fun at Penny Arcade Expo 2007
From Wired Magazine:
Gamer geeks from across the nation packed into the Washington State Convention and Trade Center for Penny Arcade Expo 2007 over the weekend. With the death of the E3 trade show, PAX has become the country’s largest gaming convention, nearly tripling in size from last year, with 40,000 people attending between Aug. 24 and 26.
Show organizers were bowled over by the attendance figures, but handled the boom in stride, presenting a weekend packed full of surprise celebrity guests from the world of gaming, tournaments with cash prizes and, most importantly, a chance for like-minded gamers to get together and try out the latest games.
The game rooms at PAX stay full late into the evening. Banks of PCs and monitors, set up by Intel, line a massive room opposite the exhibit halls. Players test their skills at Counter-Strike against all comers, with thousands bringing their own PCs to the event.
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