- Name
- PAX East 2011
- Aliases
- Penny Arcade Expo East 2011,PAX East '11
PAX East 2011
The second annual PAX East took place at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts on March 11-13, 2011.
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Venue
BCEC
The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) is newer and much larger than the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center where the inaugural PAX East was held. The new site features 516,000 square feet of floor space plus dozens of meeting rooms, and a 40,000 square foot ball room.
The keynote speaker for PAX East 2011 was Jane McGonigal (Person).
Boston Indie Showcase
Boston Indie Showcase
The Boston Indie Showcase is held annually at PAX East. Games included in the showcase are chosen by Penny Arcade staff and a panel of industry professionals. To qualify, teams/companies must be in the Boston area and have less than 15 employees.
- Blinding Silence (Game) - Team Uncertainty (Company)
- Smuggle Truck - Owlchemy Labs (Company)
- Snapshot (Game) - Retro Affect (Company)
The Omegathon
Omegathon Finals
The Omegathon is a semi-annual tournament held at PAX that pits 20 or more randomly selected attendees in a three day marathon of games that span the spectrum of the gaming universe. After each round, some participants are eliminated. Each year, the final game is held secret until moments before the final two Omeganauts enter battle. At PAX East, the tournament features teams of two that stay together through to the end of the Omegathon.
- Round 1: Katamari Forever (Game)
- Round 2: Bananagrams
- Round 3: Jenga
- Round 4: Operation
- Final Round: Ikaruga (Game)
Music
As opposed to previous years, there were no concert wristbands given out Friday and Saturday morning. The concerts' attendance were held on a first come first served basis.
Friday
- Protomen
- MC Frontalot
- Metroid Metal
Saturday
- The Video Game Orchestra
- Paul & Storm
- Jonathan Coulton (Person)
Registration
Pre-Registration opened up on September 27th, 2010.
- Friday Only: $35
- Saturday Only: $35
- Sunday Only: $35
- 3 Day Pass: $55
Attendance
- February 14, 2011 - 3 Day Passes Sold Out
- February 19, 2011 - Saturday Passes Sold Out
- March 6, 2011 - Friday Passes Sold Out
- March 7. 2011 - Sunday Passes Sold Out (PAX East completely sold out)
Exhibitors
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- 2K Games (Company)
- 8-Bit Cubist
- Aksys
- Alienware
- Antec
- ASUS
- Autumn Games (Company)
- Battleground Games & Hobbies
- Becker College
- Beckett Media
- The Behemoth (Company)
- Bethesda Softworks (Company)
- Beyond Gaming
- Blazing Bit Games
- Calibur11
- Capcom (Company)
- Cardhaus Games
- Chessex
- CM Storm
- Computer Power User
- Cooler Master
- Corsair Components
- Cryptozoic
- CyberPower
- D3 Publisher
- Demiurge Studios
- Devolver Digital
- Digital Interactive
- Digital Press
- Dolby
- Don Gusano Games
- Dyad
- Eagl3
- Electronic Arts (Company)
- EVGA
- Fangamer
- Fantasy Flight Games
- Firehose Games
- Foam Brain Games
- G4TV
- Galaxy Microsystems
- Gambit
- Game Underground
- Gamesville
- Gaming Etc.
- The Gaming Invasion
- Geek Chic
- Gigabyte
- The Guildhall at SMU
- Gunnar Optiks
- GXL
- Halfbrick Studios
- Harmonix
- Haunted Temple Games
- iBuyPower
- IGN
- In Win Development
- Intel
- Interworks Unlimited
- Kalypso Media USA
- Kaupang Studios
- Kingston Technology
- Logitech
- MadCatz
- Maingear Corp
- Maphook
- Massive Online Gamer
- Mayfair Games
- Mega64
- Microsoft
- Moonshot Games
- MSI
- N-Control
- NetherRealm Studios (Company)
- NewEgg
- New England Institute of Art
- Nexon
- Nintendo (Company)
- NVIDIA
- NZXT
- Oni Press
- Palit Microsystems
- Patriot Memory
- PNY Technologies
- Pokemon
- Red 5 Studios (Company)
- Robot Entertainment (Company)
- Rockstar Games (Company)
- Rooster Teeth Productions
- Rosewill
- Sacred Heart University
- Senario
- SilverStone Technology
- Singapore MIT - Gambit
- Ska Studios
- Smirk and Dagger Games
- Snowblind Studios (Company)
- Sony
- SRRN Games
- StarCityGames.com
- Sudden Impact
- Supergiant Games (Company)
- The Tap Lab
- Thermaltake
- THQ (Company)
- Tin Man Games (Company)
- Torn Banner Studios
- Trapdoor (Company)
- Turbine
- Turtle Beach
- Tweak Footwear
- Twisted Pixel
- Uber Entertainment
- Ubisoft
- Udon Entertainment (Company)
- Utilikilts
- UTV Ignition andamp;amp;amp; True Games
- Valve Software
- Video Games New York
- Wacom Technology
- WB Games (Company)
- Western Digital
- Wizards of the Coast
- Wooden Pixel
- Xtendplay
- YYR Games
- Zalman USA
- Zombie Ear Gear
- Zotac
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- Alien Hominid (Game)
- Bastion (Game)
- BattleBlock Theater (Game)
- Battlefield 3 (Game)
- Beyond Good & Evil (Game)
- BioShock Infinite (Game)
- Blinding Silence (Game)
- Brink (Game)
- Castle Crashers (Game)
- Child of Eden (Game)
- Comic Jumper (Game)
- Dance Central (Game)
- Dead or Alive: Dimensions (Game)
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Game)
- Dragon Nest (Game)
- Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (Game)
- Dungeons & Dragons Online (Game)
- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (Game)
- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (Game)
- Fable III (Game)
- Fallen Frontier (Game)
- Faxion (Game)
- Fez (Game)
- Fire Pro Wrestling (Game)
- Firefall (Game)
- Fruit Ninja (Game)
- Gatling Gears (Game)
- Gears of War 3 (Game)
- Hunted: The Demon's Forge (Game)
- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (Game)
- Jimmie Johnson's Anything with an Engine (Game)
- Kid Icarus: Uprising (Game)
- LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Game)
- Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 (Game)
- Mario Sports Mix (Game)
- Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes (Game)
- Monday Night Combat (Game)
- Mortal Kombat (Game)
- Ms. Splosion Man (Game)
- Need for Speed World (Game)
- Orcs Must Die! (Game)
- Outland (Game)
- Pokémon Black/White (Game)
- RISK: Factions (Game)
- Raskulls (Game)
- Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Game)
- Rock Band 3 (Game)
- SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs (Game)
- Section 8: Prejudice (Game)
- Serious Sam: Double D (Game)
- Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack! (Game)
- Shift 2: Unleashed (Game)
- Shoot Many Robots (Game)
- Skullgirls (Game)
- Skulls of the Shogun (Game)
- Slam Bolt Scrappers (Game)
- Snapshot (Game)
- Snuggle Truck (Game)
- SpyParty (Game)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (Game)
- Steel Diver (Game)
- Swarm (Game)
- The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile (Game)
- The Fancy Pants Adventures (Game)
- The First Templar (Game)
- The Gunstringer (Game)
- The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (Game)
- The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (Game)
- Toy Soldiers: Cold War (Game)
- Tropico 4 (Game)
- Vindictus (Game)
- WWE All Stars (Game)
- iRacing (Game)