Jaffe to keynote PAX Prime 2011
by:
Chuck
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posted:
6/30/2011 6:51:00 AM
You have to hand it to the folks at Penny Arcade, they know how to put on a great show. Last year the team got Warren Spector to do the PAX Prime keynote and this year they've landed David Jaffe. I'm guessing the content will be just as good as Spector's but probably with a few more expletives.
Jaffe is known for his work on the first God of War game as well as his work on the Twisted Metal series (somehow Calling All Cars didn't make the press release).
As far as the rest of the show expect the usual suspects like Jonathan Coulton, Metroid Metal, Minibosses, and MC Frontalot along with newcomers Supercommuter and The Video Game Orchestra. Last show's surprise appearance by Duke Nukem Forever will be hard to top though but I'm sure it will still be a pretty kick ass event. Of course if you haven't bought passes by now you're kind of screwed as the show has already sold out.
PAX PRIME BRINGS GAMING HEAVY WEIGHTS BACK TO SEATTLE
SEATTLE – June 28, 2011 – David Jaffe, of Twisted Metal and God of War fame, will kick off three days of demos, speakers, competitions and concerts by some of the biggest names in gaming.
The panel discussions at the festival will take attendees through an exploration of the good, the bad and the quirky aspects of gamer culture guided by some of the biggest names in gaming.
Fans will also see some of the hottest new games from more than a hundred exhibitors including video game companies like 2K Games, Activision, Bioware, Capcom, NCsoft and Turbine as well as table top/CCG power houses such as Wizards of the Coast and Privateer Press. Microsoft is hosting Halo Fest – the largest and most expansive live Halo experience anyone has ever seen – at the third floor annex of the Washington State Conference Center.
PAX Prime is also bringing back the ever popular nightly concerts. The full list of acts this year includes some of the hottest acts in the geek culture music scene including:
• Jonathan Coulton
• MC Frontalot
• Metroid Metal
• Minibosses
• Paul and Storm
• Supercommuter (first PAX Prime appearance)
• The Video Game Orchestra (first PAX Prime appearance)
PAX Prime is scheduled at the Seattle Convention Center on August 26 - 28. Passes are completely sold out.
