PAX

PAX, originally known as Penny Arcade Expo, is a series of annual gaming culture festivals. The event was started in 2004 by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, the authors of the webcomic, because they wanted to attend a show exclusively for gaming. PAX shows generally include a keynote speech from an industry insider, game-culture inspired concerts, panels on game topics, exhibitor booths from both independent and major game developers and publishers, a LAN party multiplayer, tabletop gaming tournaments, and video game freeplay areas.
Currently, there are three annual PAX events focused on video gaming: PAX West in Seattle, Washington; PAX East in Boston, Massachusetts; and PAX Aus in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. A fourth event, PAX Unplugged, is held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and focuses on tabletop games.
== McLeodGaming at PAX ==
Starting in 2023, McLeodGaming has attended PAX events to promote Fraymakers with a booth where attendants are be able to play forthcoming versions of the game. The booth is run by members of Team Fray and typically decorated with merchandise of various franchises featured in Fraymakers, including Among Us, BIT.TRIP, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Octodad, OneShot, Renaine, Rivals of Aether, and Wandersong.
=== PAX West 2023 ===
PAX West 2023 was held from September 1 to September 4, 2023 in Seattle, Washington and was the first PAX convention to be attended by McLeodGaming. On July 23, 2023, Team Fray revealed on Twitter that they would be attending both Super Smash Con 2023 and PAX West 2023, with there being a booth dedicated to Fraymakers at each event. The booth would be available for friendly matches of a developmental build of Fraymakers, and it was also confirmed that , who had been revealed on the previous day to be the next upcoming playable character, would be available at the booth before being publicly released.Twitter. Accessed on August 12, 2023.
The Fraymakers booth was located in the Expo Hall at booth 849 and was operated by Max Silverman, Jake Siegers, and Ramsey Kaid.
=== PAX East 2024 ===
PAX East 2024 was held from March 21 to March 24, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. On February 17, 2024, Team Fray revealed on Twitter that they would be attending the event with a Fraymakers booth featuring a developmental build in which would be playable before being publicly released.Twitter. Accessed on March 21, 2024.
The Fraymakers booth was located in the Expo Hall at booth 16093.
=== PAX West 2024 ===
PAX West 2024 was held from August 30 to September 2, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. On July 31, 2024, Team Fray revealed in a Kickstarter progress update that they would be attending the event with a Fraymakers booth with certain content potentially made available before release.🙏 The Watcher OUT NOW!! + Character 7 Update & Fraymakers at PAX West - July 2024 Progress Update Accessed on September 3, 2024. On August 28, 2024, said content was revealed on Twitter to include Lady Luck as an Assist and versions of Backyard and Merchant Port with stage hazards.Twitter. Accessed on August 31, 2024. The following day, the first official merchandise for the game was revealed, being pins of the Crewmate's in-game sprites, which would be available for purchase at the booth.Twitter. Accessed on August 31, 2024.
The Fraymakers booth was located in the Expo Hall at booth 1306. The booth included a small table where Crewmate pins and Fraymakers Steam Keys are available for sale, and a button styled after the emergency button from Among Us could be pressed to call the Team Fray members over.
== References ==
== External links ==
*PAX official website
Category:Conventions
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Category:Fraymakers