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Penny Arcade

Report from the PAX floor in Seattle: Independent game developers define this year’s show

To some extent, the Penny Arcade Expo, as a video game show, was defined by who wasn’t there. Nintendo was… Read More

PAX in Seattle: A rundown of games developed in the Pacific Northwest at this year’s show

The indies ran the floor at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, showing off everything from classic role-playing experiences… Read More

How Penny Arcade is preparing for in-person PAX in Seattle, with lessons learned from virtual events

For the first time in two years, actual humans will physically descend on the Washington State Convention Center for four… Read More

PAX with people: This year’s Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle will be a live, in-person event

ReedPop, the events company behind the annual Penny Arcade Expo gaming convention in Seattle, announced that this year’s PAX West… Read More

The long road back to normal: Penny Arcade Expo announces event dates for 2021

In a sign that nature is healing, the organizers of the annual Penny Arcade Expo gaming convention have announced tentative… Read More

Penny Arcade co-creator Jerry Holkins

Interview: How Penny Arcade took PAX online, and what it means for the future of the popular event

The Penny Arcade Expo, better known as PAX, has become a major fan convention and games industry event since starting… Read More

Seattle video game convention PAX West falls to COVID-19 and will be part of 9-day online event

PAX West, the giant video game convention originally planned for Labor Day weekend in Seattle, is being turned into a… Read More

long line at PAX

PAX has lost its luster: Growth of gaming show mutes the voice of independent developers

When the doors of the Washington State Convention Center open next Friday, PAX West will be welcoming gamers to its… Read More

Penny Arcade partners with Wizards of the Coast to publish official "Acquisitions Incorporated Dungeon Manual"

Penny Arcade partners with Wizards of the Coast to publish official ‘Acquisitions Incorporated Dungeon Manual’

Penny Arcade, the Seattle-based webcomic that spawned the popular PAX video game conventions, is partnering with Dungeons & Dragons publisher… Read More

Is PAX still a convention ‘for gamers’? How streamers and media are changing the game

When Penny Arcade co-creator Mike Krahulik announced the first PAX gaming expo in 2004, he described it as “a big… Read More

PAX West 2016 Omegathon Finale - Jerry Holkins third from left

Penny Arcade’s Jerry Holkins on the future of PAX, new projects, and his current favorite game console

Penny Arcade co-founder Jerry Holkins sat down with GeekWire this weekend at the PAX West game convention to discuss the… Read More

PAX Unplugged: Penny Arcade’s new tabletop-only convention debuts this November in Philadelphia

At PAX South on Friday in San Antonio, Penny Arcade creators Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik announced PAX Unplugged, a… Read More

Penny Arcade’s Robert Khoo stepping down after 15 years at PAX parent

Robert Khoo, the business leader who grew Penny Arcade from a small webcomic into a global force in games, is… Read More

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Will Convention Center expansion alleviate the PAX West ticket crunch?

Tickets to this year’s PAX West (formerly known as PAX Prime) went on sale Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. sharp,… Read More

How Penny Arcade manages PAX ticket sales — and why your crazy idea to fix them won’t work

Tickets to PAX Prime are becoming increasingly hard to come by. Two years ago, the Seattle event sold out in… Read More

PAX Prime prices hit a record high as organizers eliminate all-weekend passes

Many hopeful PAX attendees were surprised by a missing option today when they made it through the virtual queue to purchase their tickets today: No all-weekend passes were made available.

For PAX fans that do want to attend all weekend long this year, the change means a big spike in the ticket price… Read More

Surface Pro 3: Why Penny Arcade’s Gabe is struggling with Microsoft’s new tablet

Comic strip artist Mike Krahulik, better known as Penny Arcade’s Gabe, was an early adopter of Microsoft’s Surface Pro — writing… Read More

PAX to feature ‘Diversity Hub & Lounge’ following controversies

According to a report by Indie Statik, this year’s upcoming Penny Arcade Expos will feature a “Roll for Diversity Hub… Read More

Penny Arcade shutters video network and news site

Seattle area-based gaming comic Penny Arcade has decided to roll back its empire-building plans. The Penny Arcade Report, the company’s… Read More

Inside PAX’s 6-Hour Sellout: ‘The crush was insane’

At 10:38 AM Wednesday, the Bat-Signal for gaming geeks lit up Seattle’s cloudy skies: It’s time!PAX Prime badges have gone… Read More

Stylus Points: Why Penny Arcade’s Gabe is a fan of Microsoft’s Surface Pro

Standard product reviews are fine, but we’re big fans of people actually incorporating new technologies into their daily routines and… Read More

Penny Arcade raises $528k on Kickstarter — no home page ads for a year

Chalk up another big milestone for the crowdfunding phenomenon. Penny Arcade raised more than $528,000 from its fans in a… Read More

Penny Arcade’s Kickstarter project aims to dump site ads

Everybody’s doing Kickstarter, so why not Gabe and Tycho, too? That’s the news today from Penny Arcade, the Seattle-based media… Read More

Valve’s hardware ambitions revealed by Penny Arcade’s new ‘PA Report’

In case you missed the news last month, the guys behind the hit Penny Arcade webcomic have hired veteran video-game… Read More

Oblivious game-accessory marketer turns unhappy customer into PR disaster

Today’s lesson in customer relations — as in, what not to do — comes from this painfully entertaining email thread… Read More

Podcast

Rewind: How Penny Arcade is building its business — and how it isn’t

Our guest this past week on the GeekWire podcast/radio show was Robert Khoo, the president of Penny Arcade — the… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Show: Bezos’ clock, Mix-A-Lot’s game, and the story of Penny Arcade

This week on the GeekWire Show, we explain Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ plan to build a 10,000-year clock inside a… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: What is this classic arcade game?

[Updated below with answer and winners] This week on the GeekWire podcast and radio show, we have a new installment… Read More

Nerd Notes: A dad embarrasses his kid for a year and Peanuts on Twitter

Microsoft releases a teaser trailer for Halo 4. Master Chief is still a mega hunk, sporting a mega gun.  … Read More

Nerd Notes: Whales inspire pianos, bugs inspire robots and marijuana inspires Ziggy

How to fix any computer by The Oatmeal. Kohler introduces new $6,000 “smart” toilet. The perfect place to spend the… Read More

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