Oh hey it's back up, but you have to go directly to the URL to order.
04-25-12 Registration Update
Here's where we're at:
#1. We tried a new registration vendor this year. It....didn't work out. We are going back to our previous vendor and registration should be set up next week.
#2. For those of you who have successfully registered, we'll shoot you an email next week to confirm your registration.
#3. We're really sorry about this =(.
The good news is that if you bought with the system that failed and still got a confirmation email you're good to go. Everyone else will have to wait a week.
I'll actually be around for this, how much is it and is it worth it/fun?
3 day badges are $65 I think? That covers 95% of the content as well, only vendors and some product-bearing tournaments have entry fees.
It's probably my favorite convention, honestly. People are friendly, the atmosphere is excellent, and the spread of content usually means there's something for everyone.
If anyone is going to this, would they be able to pick up some of the Kid Icarus AR card packs for me? i'll pay for shipping and all that.
Sooooooo 3 day badges are sold out, a mere like 6 hours after they reopened reg after the initial snafu
Hotels are also going fast
If you want to go, get the fuck in now.
Saturday badges are gone.
I miss the days when you could buy at the door. Looks like our streak ended at four years.
Awesome. Sunday is the only day left. Something tells me they need to move to a bigger venue next year.
Is there a bigger venue in Seattle? I'm pretty sure Safeco field is booked for the Summer.
There's no bigger venue in the immediate area. Safeco and Qwest Field are both open air.
Apparently the state has been dicking around with the idea of expanding the convention center for a while now. Since they built it on top of a freeway though, it's kind of tough to do.
They could build an annex hall but that would involve years of construction. PAX Prime's attendance crush problems aren't going to be solved anytime soon.
I was going to wonder if PAX East took any of the load off of attendance, but this states pretty plainly it's really yep or really nope.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Attendance.svg
Those are pretty fucking impressive numbers, even AX didn't rise that fast.
Typical convention growing pains. Even if they open up PAX Southeast or PAX Europe demand for East/Prime tickets will continue to rise.
Me and my group got our confirmation emails for our 3 day passes. Can't wait. 3rd PAX Prime for all of us.
Bump -- Anyone else on BG going to this?
I'm gonna be living in Seattle while this is going on, but I didn't manage to nab any tickets. Sad times, but I'd be willing to hang out with any BGers that are in town for it!
Square Enix today announced the official North American 25-year celebration of Final Fantasy, one of the most groundbreaking video game franchises in history. A new website dedicated to this occasion allows fans to share their memorable experiences and stay up-to-date on the various events planned throughout the rest of the year.
Since its first release in 1987, Final Fantasy has won hundreds of awards and has received tremendous praise from fans around the world. The franchise titles are currently displayed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s “The Art of Video Games” exhibit that showcases the forty-year evolution of video games as an artistic medium. With fourteen installments of the main game and multiple sequels and spin-offs, the brand has expanded into other areas including motion pictures, anime, merchandise and publications.
In conjunction with the official Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event in Tokyo, Square Enix will kick-off the North American festivities at Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Prime 2012 with the franchise’s first “Experience Final Fantasy” event on Friday, August 31 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the ACT Theatre in Seattle. The general public is invited to re-experience their most cherished Final Fantasy games through dozens of playable units that span multiple generations and participate in a series of commemorative activities and games for fans of the renowned franchise. Prizes include fan favorite character plushies and a custom Final Fantasy XIII-2 branded PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Attendees will also be able to receive a special 25th anniversary poster featuring Yoshitaka Amano’s artwork.
Near the end of the event at 7:30 p.m., fans will also have the opportunity to learn about the new details about the direction of Lightning’s story through a special video message from the esteemed creators Yoshinori Kitase (producer), Motomu Toriyama (director) and Isamu Kamikokuryo (art director).
Oh man, I'm so going to that SE event then. Was planning to go to the ArenaNet pavilion if they had one, but since they don't this year, SE it is. Getting that Amano poster.