The Problem With PAX

PAX, for those who have never looked up anything about video games on the Internet ever, stands for “Penny Arcade Expo” and consists of the original convention (now termed “PAX Prime”) in Seattle, which began in 2004, “PAX East” founded six years later in Boston, and as of this year “PAX Australia.” Born from the webcomic Penny Arcade by authors Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, the expo celebrates all things gaming, including console, arcade, tabletop, and card gaming, and routinely pulls in close to twice the amount of attendees as E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo.