List of PAX events: Difference between revisions

== 2000s ==

=== 2004 ===

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On April 12, 2004, the authors of ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' announced PAX, the ''Penny Arcade'' Expo.<ref>{{cite web|last=Krahulik|first=Mike|author-link=Mike Krahulik|date=April 12, 2004|title=PAX is coming!|url=https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2004/04/12/pax-is-coming|access-date=August 19, 2020|work=Penny Arcade|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924082550/https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2004/04/12/pax-is-coming|url-status=live}}</ref> '''PAX 2004''' was a two-day event held at the [[Meydenbauer Center]] in [[Bellevue, Washington]], from August 28–29, which they hoped would turn into an annual event. Several exhibitors, including [[Warner Bros.]], [[Microsoft]], [[Rooster Teeth]] and [[Ubisoft]], showcased videos and playable demos of their upcoming games at PAX 2004. Microsoft allowed attendees to experience a multiplayer level of ''[[Halo 2]]'' months before it hit stores in addition to a number of other Xbox games, while Ubisoft showed ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory]]'' and ''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2|Ghost Recon 2]]''. Warner Bros. brought all of its E3 assets for ''[[The Matrix Online]]'' to the show as well as several hands-on stations for the game. Included amongst the events of the first PAX were live musical performances by bands including [[The Minibosses]], panels featuring ''Penny Arcade'' creators [[Mike Krahulik]] and [[Jerry Holkins]] as well as others in the video game industry, and the Omegathon, a contest where twenty contestants played a series of games for a chance at winning an excessively large video game collection worth an excess of $25,000. The contestants competed in a tabletop dice game called [[Diceland (dice game)|''Diceland'']], ''[[Halo (video game series)|Halo]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]'', ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'' and the original home version of ''[[Pong]]''. Sean Celaya defeated Kevin Potter in the final round to take home the grand prize becoming the PAX 2004 Omegathon champion. Penny Arcade claimed that precisely 1337 (or "[[leet]]") people pre-registered, to which Holkins mused, "though I ordinarily shun leet-speak that number clearly implies the blessing of gaming deities."<ref>{{cite web|date=August 27, 2004|title=Gabriel The Orator|url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2004/08/27|access-date=April 7, 2012|publisher=Penny Arcade|archive-date=April 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426025539/http://penny-arcade.com/2004/08/27|url-status=live}}</ref> Roughly 3,300 people attended the event.

=== 2005 ===

'''PAX 2005''' took place from August 26–28 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Washington, where the first PAX was held. PAX 2005, unlike its predecessor, occupied the entire center, effectively doubling the usable floor space. Sponsors included [[Nintendo]], [[Sony]], Microsoft, Ubisoft and [[NCsoft]], among others. Musical guests included the rock groups [[Minibosses]] and [[The NESkimos]], self-professed "professional hardcore gangster rapper" [[mc chris]], pianists [[Video Game Pianist|Martin Leung]] and Connie Lin, nerdcore hiphopper [[MC Frontalot]], and rap/funk group [[Optimus Rhyme]], who performed live in two separate concerts in a massive theater. Events from PAX 2004 such as Pitch Your Game Idea, [[Red vs. Blue]], a screening of the 1989 film [[The Wizard (1989 film)|''The Wizard'']], and Penny Arcade Q&A made encore appearances. New events included Beat The Pros and industry panels on online gaming, the video game marketing process, and controversy in the industry. Omegathon II was an even more elaborate affair than its predecessor. Krahulik said that, "[At PAX 2005] we will deliver an even bigger prize to the winner of the Omegathon."<ref>{{cite web|last=Krahulik|first=Mike|date=February 9, 2005|title=PAX '05|url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2005/02/09|access-date=September 14, 2009|work=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]|publisher=Penny Arcade, Inc.|archive-date=April 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418014129/http://www.penny-arcade.com/2005/02/09/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was revealed that prize would be the complete NES video game library, with a claimed value of at least $10,099.99.<ref>{{cite web|last=Krahulik|first=Mike|date=February 9, 2005|title=Huge NES Collection|url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2005/06/29|access-date=September 14, 2009|work=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]|publisher=Penny Arcade, Inc.|archive-date=March 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329065823/http://www.penny-arcade.com/2005/06/29|url-status=live}}</ref> The prize was locked in a large cage in the exhibition room and also included two [[Star Wars]]-themed [[Alienware]] gaming PCs, one of which would go to the winner and the other to the runner-up. Contestants competed in the tabletop game ''[[Diceland (dice game)|Diceland]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', ''[[Katamari Damacy]]'', ''[[Karaoke Revolution]]'', ''[[Quake (video game)|Quake]]'', and the [[Atari 2600]] game ''[[Combat (video game)|Combat]]''. In a four-round match, Luke "Coreside" Armstrong defeated Will "LeRoy" Garroutte by a single point to win the best-of-three series 2-1-1 and take home the grand prize. In total, more than 9,000 gamers attended PAX 2005, almost triple the previous year's attendance. In response to [[Hurricane Katrina]], Penny Arcade auctioned off the original pencil sketch of the PAX 2005 program cover on eBay with the profit to be given to the [[American Red Cross]]. It was sold to Christian Boggs for the final price of $8,700. Mr. Boggs also placed the winning bid of $20,000 on an auction to appear in a Penny Arcade comic strip at the 2005 [[Child's Play (charity)|Child's Play Charity]] Dinner.<ref>{{cite web|last=Krahulik|first=Mike|date=December 14, 2005|title=Charity Dinner!|url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2005/12/14|access-date=September 14, 2009|work=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]|publisher=Penny Arcade, Inc.|archive-date=October 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001141507/http://www.penny-arcade.com/2005/12/14/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Holkins|first=Jerry|date=February 6, 2006|title=In The House Of Boggs|url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2006/02/06|access-date=September 14, 2009|work=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]|publisher=Penny Arcade, Inc.|archive-date=March 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302192304/http://www.penny-arcade.com/2006/02/06/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2006 ===

=== 2007 ===

The fourth annual Penny Arcade Expo took place August 24–27 and experienced its first year within the confines of the {{convert|130000|sqft|m2}} of the [[Washington State Convention and Trade Center]], more than doubling the space used to house PAX 2006.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sinclair|first=Brendan|date=January 26, 2007|title=Penny Arcade Expo doubles in size|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6164874.html|access-date=September 9, 2007|work=Gamespot|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|archive-date=May 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516093005/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6164874.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The massive [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] (E3) was heavily downsized in 2006, which allowed the growing Penny Arcade Expo to become the biggest gamer festival in North America. Headliners for 2007's PAX included Nintendo, Microsoft and [[Sony]], as well as others such as Ubisoft, NCSoft, [[THQ]], Wizards of the Coast, [[Namco-Bandai]], [[Vivendi]], [[Konami]] and 45 other game publishers and developers. The 2007 keynote speech was delivered by [[Wil Wheaton]]. Attendance was reported at 39,000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Magrino|first=Tom|date=August 29, 2009|title=PAX 2010 descends on Boston|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6197016.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/query?url=web/20091124114641/http%3A%2F%2Fwww://www.gamespot.com%2Fnews%2F6197016/news/6197016.html&date=2009-09-07|archive-date=SeptemberNovember 724, 2009|access-date=September 7, 2009|work=Gamespot|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|df=mdy-all}}</ref> For the final round of the Omegathon, Ryan "Accalon" Zack and Ben "MNC Dover" Gray competed on never before seen levels of ''[[Halo 3]]''. Accalon won the grand prize, $5000 and a trip to the [[Tokyo Game Show]]. While the convention was housed on three of the floors of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, the exhibition hall was certainly a busy place, featuring educational, video game and tabletop exhibitors, as well as retailers. The layout of the exhibition hall allowed visitors to peruse through a variety of displays, offering places where they could win their weight in [[Ramen noodles]] or enter the World's Smallest Dungeon, as hosted by Technomancer Press.

=== 2008 ===

=== 2009 ===

'''PAX 2009''' was held from September 4–6 at the [[Washington State Convention and Trade Center]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Penny Arcade Expo 2009|url=http://www.upcomingcons.com/upcomingcons/66-Penny-Arcade-Expo|publisher=UpcomingCons.com|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-date=2021-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225191422/https://upcomingcons.com/upcomingcons/66-Penny-Arcade-Expo|url-status=live}}</ref> The total attendance of the convention was 60,750.<ref name="bigdownload60750">{{cite web|last=Callaham|first=John|date=September 12, 2009|title=Exclusive: PAX 2009 brings in 60,750 attendees|url=http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/09/12/exclusive-pax-2009-brings-in-60-750-attendees/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/query?url=web/20091016180210/http%3A%2F%2Fnews://news.bigdownload.com%2F2009%2F09%2F12%2Fexclusive/2009/09/12/exclusive-pax-2009-brings-in-60-750-attendees%2F&date=2009-10-14|archive-date=October 1416, 2009|access-date=October 14, 2009|work=bigdownload|publisher=[[AOL]]|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The keynote speaker was [[Ron Gilbert]]. Musical guests included previous performers [[Anamanaguchi]], [[Freezepop]], [[Jonathan Coulton]], [[Molly Lewis (ukulele player)|Molly Lewis]] and MC Frontalot, along with first-time PAX appearances by [[Stemage|Metroid Metal]] and [[Paul & Storm]]. For the first time, PAX occupied the entire convention center to accommodate an increase in attendees.<ref>{{cite web|last=Magrino|first=Tom|date=February 19, 2009|title=PAX 2009 preregistration begins|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/pennyarcadeadventures/news.html?sid=6204929&mode=news|access-date=September 15, 2009|work=Gamespot|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.}}</ref> Despite the increase in capacity, two days before the start of the show, PAX passes were sold out for the first time. Penny Arcade then announced that no passes would be sold on-site, however circumstances allowed on-site sales of 1,000 extra one-day passes each for Saturday and Sunday.<ref>{{cite web|last=Holkins|first=Jerry|date=August 21, 2009|title=PAX: 3-Day Passes Are Sold Out|url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/08/21/|access-date=September 15, 2009|work=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]|publisher=Penny Arcade, Inc.|archive-date=October 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002071953/http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/08/21/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Holkins|first=Jerry|date=August 31, 2009|title=Iteration|url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/8/31/|access-date=September 15, 2009|work=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]|publisher=Penny Arcade, Inc.|archive-date=September 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918143807/http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/8/31/|url-status=live}}</ref> After many attendees reported feeling sick,<ref>{{cite web|last=Barber|first=Tyler|date=September 8, 2009|title=Swine Flu Emerges at PAX|url=http://www.gamespy.com/articles/102/1022194p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915181233/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/102/1022194p1.html|archive-date=September 15, 2009|access-date=September 14, 2009|work=GameSpy|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc.}}</ref> an [[2009 flu pandemic|H1N1]] outbreak was later confirmed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Krahulik|first=Mike|date=September 7, 2009|title=Feeling Sick?|url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/9/7/|access-date=September 14, 2009|work=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]|publisher=Penny Arcade, Inc.|archive-date=November 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108145417/http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/9/7/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=September 9, 2009|title=Swine Flu Outbreak At PAX|url=http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/09/09/1843218/Swine-Flu-Outbreak-At-PAX?art_pos=24|access-date=September 18, 2009|work=[[Slashdot]]|publisher=SourceForge, Inc.|archive-date=June 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612015805/http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/09/09/1843218/Swine-Flu-Outbreak-At-PAX?art_pos=24|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Peter|date=September 9, 2009|title=Confirmed H1N1 cases at PAX|url=http://www.itworld.com/science/77033/confirmed-h1n1-cases-pax|access-date=September 18, 2009|work=IT World|publisher=The IDG Network|archive-date=September 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916124115/http://www.itworld.com/science/77033/confirmed-h1n1-cases-pax|url-status=live}}</ref> At least 100 cases of H1N1 virus infections were confirmed in attendees after the convention.<ref name="wired100flu">{{cite magazine|last=Mastrapa|first=Gus|date=September 9, 2009|title=PAX Swine Flu Outbreak Soars to Nearly 100 Cases of 'H1Nerd1′|url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/09/pax-swine-flu-outbreak-soars-to-nearly-100-cases-of-h1nerd1/|access-date=September 14, 2009|magazine=Wired.com|publisher=Condé Nast Digital|archive-date=September 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914165704/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/09/pax-swine-flu-outbreak-soars-to-nearly-100-cases-of-h1nerd1/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== 2010s ==

=== 2010 ===

=== 2011 ===

=== 2012 ===

'''PAX East 2012''' was held from April 6–8 at the [[Boston Convention and Exhibition Center]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]]. All of the passes sold out except for single-day Sunday passes (due to the event being held on Easter Weekend).<ref>{{cite web|title=PAX East|url=http://east.paxsite.com/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/66mi8qQYP?url=web/20120410111045/http://east.paxsite.com/|archive-date=April 910, 2012|publisher=Penny Arcade|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Exhibition Hall held over 160 booths, including game design companies such as Riot Games and [[Electronic Arts]], hardware companies such as [[Alienware]]/[[Dell, Inc.|Dell]] and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] ([[Microsoft]]), and other various companies. PAX East also held a console freeplay area, where attendees could play games such as ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]'', ''[[Dance Central 2]]'', ''[[Tony Hawk Ride]]'', and ''[[Rock Band Blitz]]'', and various console tournaments for games such as ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Tetris Splash]]'', and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. There was a PC freeplay area, where games such as ''[[Battlefield 3]]'', ''[[League of Legends]]'', and ''[[Minecraft]]'' could be played, and PC tournaments for ''[[Magic Online]]'', ''[[League of Legends]]'', and ''[[Starcraft 2]]''. There was also a tabletop gaming area, where many types of games were being played, and where tournaments for games such as ''Puzzle Strike'', ''[[Dominion (card game)|Dominion]]'', and ''Penny Arcade: The Game''. There were also handheld tournaments, for games such as ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Tetris DS]]''. Panels were held during most of the day in the various theaters. Concerts were held in the evenings, featuring performers such as Minibosses, Metroid Metal, The Protomen, Video Game Orchestra, Paul and Storm, Jonathan Coulton, Supercommuter and MC Frontalot.<ref>{{cite book|title=PAX East 2012|publisher=Penny Arcade|year=2012}}</ref>

'''PAX Prime 2012''' was held from August 31–September 2 at the [[Washington State Convention and Trade Center]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]].<ref name="Sold Out">{{cite web|last=Killham|first=Evan|date=May 3, 2012|title=PAX Prime 2012 sells out in record time|url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/05/03/pax-2012-sold-out/|access-date=May 3, 2012|publisher=[[VentureBeat]]|archive-date=May 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507024935/http://venturebeat.com/2012/05/03/pax-2012-sold-out/|url-status=live}}</ref> Badges for the event went on sale April 25. However, due to technical issues, badge sales were halted on the same day. A week later, on May 2, sales resumed and within 5 hours all 3-day badges were sold out.<ref name="Sold Out" /> The keynote was delivered by [[Ted Price (businessman)|Ted Price]]. Concerts were held in the evenings at the Paramount, featuring The Protomen, Video Game Orchestra, Sam Hart, Supercommuter, Paul and Storm, Jonathan Coulton, and MC Frontalot. Special guests on stage at the Saturday night concert included Wil Wheaton, [[John Roderick (musician)|John Roderick]], Aubrey Webber of [[The Doubleclicks]], and [[Hank Green]]. Notable events included the ''League of Legends'' North American Regional tournament hosted by [[Riot Games]], which took over most of the sixth floor and drew a crowd of thousands of fans and [[cosplayers]].

=== 2013 ===

'''PAX East 2013''' took place March 22–24 at the [[Boston Convention and Exhibition Center]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|title=PAX on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/Official_PAX/status/250274830614671360|work=Twitter|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-date=2021-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307233150/https://twitter.com/Official_PAX/status/250274830614671360|url-status=live}}</ref> Passes went on sale October 8, 2012, and 3-day passes were sold out by the next day. All passes were completely sold out by February 28, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Sheets - create and edit spreadsheets online, for free.|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AilPyWyh2FlbdGtjaG1pYjlMWENKaEdxY2dGRU95V1E&usp=sharing#gid=0|work=google.com|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-date=2014-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523175048/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AilPyWyh2FlbdGtjaG1pYjlMWENKaEdxY2dGRU95V1E&usp=sharing#gid=0|url-status=live}}</ref> At PAX East, Blizzard Entertainment announced ''[[Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft]]''. Additionally, the console version of ''[[Diablo III]]'' was made playable for the first time. ''[[Dungeon Defenders|Dungeon Defenders 2]]'', ''[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroe]]''s, ''[[Warface]]'', ''[[Remember Me (video game)|Remember Me]]'' and ''[[Elder Scrolls Online]]'' were all playable in the expo hall. Many indie developers also came and showed off their games, including ''[[Guacamelee!|Guacamelee]]'', ''[[Outlast]]'', ''[[Castle Story]]'' and ''[[Super Time Force]]''. Musical performances by Jonathan Coulton, MC Frontalot, Paul and Storm, The Protomen, Sam Hart, Those Who Fight, Video Game Orchestra, and the Video Game Music Choir.

The first PAX Australia, '''PAX Australia 2013''' was held from July 19–21 at the [[Melbourne Showgrounds]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Serrels|title=PAX Australia Is Heading To Melbourne|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/09/pax-australia-is-heading-to-melbourne/|work=kotaku.com.au[[Kotaku Australia]]|date=27 September 2012 |access-date=2021-04-04|archive-date=2020-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214001006/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/09/pax-australia-is-heading-to-melbourne/|url-status=livedead}}</ref> at the Melbourne Showgrounds and was organized locally by [[ReedPop]]. PAX Australia was the first time that the Penny Arcade Expo was held outside of the United States. Holkins and Krahulik, as well as Victorian Minister for Innovation Louise Asher, announced that PAX Australia will return in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=The FIX – Australia's number one entertainment destination|url=http://games.ninemsn.com.au/news/pax-is-returning-to-melbourne-in-2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101044539/http://games.ninemsn.com.au/news/pax-is-returning-to-melbourne-in-2014|archive-date=November 1, 2013|access-date=October 28, 2019|work=ninemsn.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Serrels|title=PAX Officially Coming To Melbourne For The Next Two Years|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/pax-officially-coming-to-melbourne-for-the-next-two-years/|work=kotaku.com.au[[Kotaku Australia]]|date=21 October 2012|access-date=4 April 2021|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111201242/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/pax-officially-coming-to-melbourne-for-the-next-two-years/|url-status=livedead}}</ref> The keynote was conducted by [[Ron Gilbert]].<ref>{{cite web|title=PAX Australia|url=http://aus.paxsite.com/news/ron-gilbert-to-open-pax-australia|work=paxsite.com|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-date=2013-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222012824/http://aus.paxsite.com/news/ron-gilbert-to-open-pax-australia|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2014 ===

'''PAX East 2014''' was held from April 11–13 at the [[Boston Convention and Exhibition Center]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]]. Passes went on sale on October 23, 2013. Three-day passes were sold out in under an hour and all passes were completely sold out by November 7, 2013. An agreement reached in early 2012 extended Boston as the home of PAX East until 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Staff|first=Herald|date=February 15, 2012|title=PAX East commits to Boston for 10 more years - BostonHerald.com|url=http://news.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20220215pax_east_commits_to_boston_for_10_more_years/srvc=home&position=recent|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910082416/http://news.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20220215pax_east_commits_to_boston_for_10_more_years/srvc%3Dhome%26position%3Drecent|archive-date=September 10, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2012|publisher=News.bostonherald.com}}</ref> Musical performances included The Doubleclicks, MC Frontalot, [[Stemage|Metroid Metal]], [[Anamanaguchi]], [[Bit Brigade]], and The Video Game Orchestra<ref>{{cite web|title=PAX East 2014 Music Guests Announced|url=http://www.originalsoundversion.com/pax-east-2014-music-guests-announced/|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-date=2021-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303185748/http://www.originalsoundversion.com/pax-east-2014-music-guests-announced/|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''PAX Prime 2014''' was held from August 29–September 1 at the [[Washington State Convention and Trade Center]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|date=March 11, 2014|title=PAX PRIME 2014 Information and FAQ|url=http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/188202/pax-prime-2014-information-and-faq-read-this-first-then-ask-all-questions-here|access-date=March 9, 2015|publisher=Penny Arcade Forums|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145458/http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/188202/pax-prime-2014-information-and-faq-read-this-first-then-ask-all-questions-here|url-status=live}}</ref> Badges for the event went on sale May 28, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 28, 2014|title=PAX on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/Official_PAX/status/471700451118039040|access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111193252/https://twitter.com/Official_PAX/status/471700451118039040|url-status=live}}</ref> The 4-day passes sold out within 15 minutes, and all badges were sold out within 75 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|title=PAX Prime Badges Sell Out In Just Over An Hour - IGN|date=28 May 2014 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/28/pax-prime-badges-sell-out-in-just-over-an-hour|access-date=March 9, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180837/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/28/pax-prime-badges-sell-out-in-just-over-an-hour|url-status=live}}</ref> The keynote speaker was [[Mikey Neumann]], the writer of ''[[Borderlands: Origins]]''.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 25, 2014|title=Penny Arcade - Experimental|url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2014/06/25/experiential|access-date=March 9, 2015|archive-date=February 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227162347/http://penny-arcade.com/news/post/2014/06/25/experiential|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2015 ===

=== 2016 ===

'''PAX Australia 2016''' was held from November 4–6 at the [[Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Serrels|first=Mark|date=December 7, 2015|title=PAX Australia 2016 Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/12/pax-australia-2016-tickets-go-on-sale-tomorrow/|access-date=December 7, 2015|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|archive-date=October 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028052531/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/12/pax-australia-2016-tickets-go-on-sale-tomorrow/|url-status=livedead}}</ref>

=== 2017 ===

'''PAX Australia 2017''' was held from October 27–29 at the [[Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Serrels|first=Mark|date=February 16, 2017|title=PAX Australia 2017 Dates Were Just Announced|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/02/pax-australia-2017-dates-were-just-announced/|access-date=February 16, 2017|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|archive-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216033028/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/02/pax-australia-2017-dates-were-just-announced/|url-status=livedead}}</ref>

'''PAX Unplugged 2017''' was held from November 17–19 at the [[Pennsylvania Convention Center]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. At PAX South 2017, Penny Arcade announced a new annual PAX focused on tabletop games, to be called PAX Unplugged. In explaining the need, Holkins said "I've looked down from [PAX East]'s skybridges and seen what would be an entire convention right there, just of tabletop games!" while also joking that due to his schedule of annual events, the only way he would be able to attend a tabletop convention would be to found one himself.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Machkovech|first=Sam|date=2017-01-27|title=PAX Unplugged: Just boards, cards, minis, and dice, coming in November|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/01/pax-unplugged-just-boards-cards-minis-and-dice-coming-in-november/|access-date=2018-12-14|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us|archive-date=2018-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022119/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/01/pax-unplugged-just-boards-cards-minis-and-dice-coming-in-november/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first PAX Unplugged was held from November 17–19 at the [[Pennsylvania Convention Center]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. Rather than the traditional evening music concerts, Unplugged featured a live game of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.<ref>{{Citation|last=pennyarcadeTV|title=Acq Inc: The "C" Team Live - PAX Unplugged 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crekFvIR4U4|access-date=2018-12-14|archive-date=2018-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907023317/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crekFvIR4U4|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2018 ===

=== 2019 ===

== 2020s ==

=== 2020 ===

'''PAX East 2020''' was held from February 27–March 1 at the [[Boston Convention and Exhibition Center]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=pax|author=PAX|number=1177692161552375808|title=It's officially official! #PAXEast 2020 will be February 27 - March 1!|date=September 27, 2019|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> On 19 February 2020, [[Sony]] announced its intentions to withdraw from the scheduled event due to fears over the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|coronavirus outbreak]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Alexander|first=Julia|date=February 19, 2020|title=Sony is skipping Pax East convention over coronavirus concerns|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/19/21144121/sony-playstation-pax-east-coronavirus-cancel-last-of-us-part-2-dreams|access-date=September 27, 2020|website=The Verge|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031111300/https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/19/21144121/sony-playstation-pax-east-coronavirus-cancel-last-of-us-part-2-dreams|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the announcement, other companies such as [[Capcom]], [[Square Enix]] and other notable video game publishers also confirmed plans to skip the event due to safety concerns of its staff.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Capcom developers, Square Enix bow out of PAX East|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-02-25-capcom-square-enix-bow-out-of-pax-east|access-date=September 27, 2020|website=GamesIndustry.biz|date=25 February 2020 |archive-date=2020-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919101243/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-02-25-capcom-square-enix-bow-out-of-pax-east|url-status=live}}</ref> The news coincided with similar [[Game Developers Conference|GDC 2020]] withdrawal announcements.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 25, 2020|title=Electronic Arts pulls out of GDC over coronavirus concerns|url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/25/ea-gdc-coronavirus/|access-date=September 27, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927061337/https://venturebeat.com/2020/02/25/ea-gdc-coronavirus/|url-status=live}}</ref> In response to Sony's withdrawal, Boston Mayor [[Marty Walsh (politician)|Marty Walsh]] urged the corporation to reverse its decision in a letter addressed to CEO Kenichiro Yoshida.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 24, 2020|title=Pax East 2020: Boston mayor urges Sony to reconsider attendance|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pax-east-2020-boston-mayor-urges-sony-reconsider-attendance-1675918|access-date=September 27, 2020|website=International Business Times UK|archive-date=August 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813181118/https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pax-east-2020-boston-mayor-urges-sony-reconsider-attendance-1675918|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2021 ===

On December 4, 2020, PAX announced 'optimistic' dates for its 2021 live, real-world, in-person events if everything goes to plan with the roll out of [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] vaccinations.<ref name="PAX2021">{{cite web |last=Chalk |first=Andy |date=December 4, 2020 |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/pax-announces-optimistic-dates-for-2021-events/ |title=PAX announces 'optimistic' dates for 2021 events |newspaper=[[PC Gamer]] |access-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122195701/https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/pax-announces-optimistic-dates-for-2021-events/ |url-status=live }}</ref> These were events and dates for their 2021 events:

*'''PAX East 2021''' at the [[Boston Convention and Exhibition Center]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]] from June 3–6.<ref name="PAX2021"/> (later cancelled on March 29 and replaced by '''PAX Online''', which ran from July 15–18)<ref>{{cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=March 29, 2021 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/29/22356451/pax-east-canceled-online-west-unplugged-penny-arcade-reedpop |title=PAX East is canceled, but organizers are 'cautiously optimistic' about other in-personlive events |publisher=[[The Verge]] |access-date=March 29, 2021 |archive-date=March 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329152953/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/29/22356451/pax-east-canceled-online-west-unplugged-penny-arcade-reedpop |url-status=live }}</ref>

On March 10, 2021, ana live, real-world, in-person event for PAX Australia was announced and was originally going to be held at the [[Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia|Australia]] from October 8–10,<ref>{{cite web |last=Singh |first=Surej |date=March 10, 2021 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/pax-australia-to-return-as-a-live-event-this-october-2897285 |title=PAX Australia to return as a live event this October |publisher=[[NME]] |access-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310040206/https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/pax-australia-to-return-as-a-live-event-this-october-2897285 |url-status=live }}</ref> but was eventually cancelled on August 10, 2021, and ran as an online event instead, held on the same dates under the name '''PAX Aus Online'''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Prescott |first=Shaun |date=August 10, 2021 |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/pax-australia-2021-is-cancelled/ |title=PAX Australia 2021 is cancelled |newspaper=[[PC Gamer]] |access-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810084018/https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/pax-australia-2021-is-cancelled/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References =2022===

[[Category:Lists of organized events]]