PAX 2009 Exhibitor List Revealed

[Earnest Cavalli]

PAX 2009 Exhibitor List Revealed

The organizers behind the 2009 iteration of Seattle's Penny Arcade Expo have unveiled the convention's official exhibitor list.

Almost all the big names in gaming are scheduled to appear at the show, including Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, EA, Ubisoft and BioWare.

Specifically regarding those latter two firms, this morning's announcement claims PAX 2009 will include the "first live US demonstration of LucasArts' Star Wars: The Old Republic," as well as "demonstrations of Ubisoft's hottest titles, including Assassin's Creed II and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction."

The official release is certainly great news for the show's attendees, but we have to think its even better news for PAX creators Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins (aka Gabe and Tycho). What started less than a decade ago as a way for the duo to create a convention by and for gamers has become one of the industry's biggest annual events.

If this was a John Hughes movie, this would be like Ducky throwing a party attended by John Bender, Charlie Sheen and Duran Duran.

A full list of the PAX 2009 exhibitors can be found below:

- 1up

- 2K Games

- Aeria Games & Entertainment

- Alienware

- Alteil

- Ankama Games

- Antec

- Astro Gaming

- Atari, Inc.

- Bethesda Softworks LLC

- Big Fish Games

- Bioware

- Black Sheep Studios

- Blizzard Entertainment

- Capcom Entertainment, Inc.

- CCP Games

- CDV Software Entertainment USA

- Chessex

- Disney Interactive Studios

- Dolby Laboratories

- ECA

- Electronic Arts

- Eminence Group Pty. Ltd.

- Fallen Earth LLC

- Flying Frog Productions

- Flying Lab Software

- Frogster America

- Funcom

- Garage Games

- Geek Chic HQ

- Gunnar Optiks

- Harmonix Music

- Hi-Rez Studios

- Hothead Games

- Hudson Entertainment

- iGlove Inc.

- Ignition Entertainment

- ITT Technical Institute

- Jones Soda Co.

- Klei Entertainment

- Mana Energy Potions

- Mega64

- Microsoft

- Microsoft-XNA

- Mythic Entertainment

- Namco Bandai Games America inc

- Namco Networks America Inc.

- NCsoft

- Nexon

- Nintendo of America Inc

- NVIDIA

- Omni Consumer Products (Tru Blood)

- Oni Press

- Patriot Memory

- Phantom EFX, Inc.

- Pink Gorilla LLC

- Playlogic Entertainment Inc.

- Privateer Press

- Riot Games

- Rockstar Games

- Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC

- Runic Games

- SEGA

- Sony Computer Entertainment America

- Stardock Entertainment

- SteelSeries

- Sweet Kitty

- Swell Games / Simon Fraser University

- Telltale Games

- The Behemoth

- The Dreaming Comics and Games

- The Guildhall at SMU

- THQ

- TN Games

- Tozai, Inc.

- Tritton Technologies

- True Games Interactive

- Turbine

- Turtle Beach

- Twisted Pixel Games, LLC

- Ubisoft Entertainment

- Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Inc.

- Upper Deck Entertainment

- Valve Software

- Vancouver Film School

- Wacom Technology

- Warner Bros. Games

- Wizards Of The Coast

- Y-Bot Classic Video Games

- Zalman USA Inc.

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[Flying-Emu]

Yeah, Bioware had it posted on their site [http://swtor.com] for SW: ToR that the demo would be playable. I can't wait... just under a month left!

Was I the only one that finds it odd that Jones Soda is going to be there?

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

Yay! I'll get some in game footage of TOR...

 

[RavingPenguin]

Dammit! I really want a job. Arrgh, I want to go so bad, but I dont have the money. Curse my life.

 

[Chimaera]

Yeah, Bioware had it posted on their site [http://swtor.com] for SW: ToR that the demo would be playable. I can't wait... just under a month left!

Was I the only one that finds it odd that Jones Soda is going to be there?

Probably. Jones Soda is based in Seattle.

I'm quite looking forward to going now! Well, I was already but now more so.

 

[Flying-Emu]

Yay! I'll get some in game footage of TOR...

Actually, it's "The first public demo"

Whether that means a floor demo or them playing it at their conference I'm not sure.

Dammit! I really want a job. Arrgh, I want to go so bad, but I dont have the money. Curse my life.

If you pre-register, it's only $50 USD for all three days, man.

I'm quite looking forward to going now! Well, I was already but now more so.

I'll see you there, then.

I just don't understand why Jones is footing money to have an appearance at a gaming convention. I mean, yeah, we love sugary treats and all, but still... seems a bit superfluous, really.

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

Yay! I'll get some in game footage of TOR...

Actually, it's "The first public demo"

Whether that means a floor demo or them playing it at their conference I'm not sure.

I'm pretty sure the footage is going to get on the internet some how.

 

[megapenguinx]

Man I wish I could go. But alas it's too far and too much money for me (travel and room+ticket). I need something closer to home. Isn't Blizzcon in San Francisco?

 

[RavingPenguin]

Dammit! I really want a job. Arrgh, I want to go so bad, but I dont have the money. Curse my life.

If you pre-register, it's only $50 USD for all three days, man.

Yeah, but I live in Alaska and itd cost anywhere from 500 to a grand to travel there.

 

[Chimaera]

Yay! I'll get some in game footage of TOR...

Actually, it's "The first public demo"

Whether that means a floor demo or them playing it at their conference I'm not sure.

Dammit! I really want a job. Arrgh, I want to go so bad, but I dont have the money. Curse my life.

If you pre-register, it's only $50 USD for all three days, man.

I'm quite looking forward to going now! Well, I was already but now more so.

I'll see you there, then.

I just don't understand why Jones is footing money to have an appearance at a gaming convention. I mean, yeah, we love sugary treats and all, but still... seems a bit superfluous, really.

Escapist PAX Meetup! That'd be cool! (Anyone organizing one?)

 

[Flying-Emu]

Escapist PAX Meetup! That'd be cool! (Anyone organizing one?)

Actually, [user]Vivaldi[/user] is getting one together. So far though, we've only got six people.