Insanity. I literally *just* dropped the E3 party list from the front page of the site a couple of weeks ago, and now this… THIS. It’s too early to think PAX Prime, isn’t it?
Nah, it’s not. Not when the event brings together fantastic friends, great games & culture. This year especially will be, uh special, what with the Xbox One and PS4 launching, the Oculus Rift a real goddamn thing, and the Wii U still floating around. Might as well get ready now, circle dates on your calendar, and go stand in line already for the keynote.
We’ve (yet again) graciously curated the biggest gaming party list for you fine readers. This time it’s PAX Prime on deck, ready to swing for the rafters of party heights. Enjoy!
There are more events being announced all the time. If you know of one, please let us know and we will add it to the list. Mention it in the comments or contact us.
Or, feel free to tweet me with your info: @kewlrats
Thanks to all those who have send us tips already: Bryanna Lindsey, Dustin Hsu. And visit the PAX Prime Party group! They’ve been filling up the events as they happen as well!
Official PAX Prime 2013 site: CLICK HERE
Listed by Day
- Wednesday, August 28
- Thursday, August 29
- Friday, August 30
- Saturday, August 31
- Sunday, September 1
- Monday, September 2
Listed by Day (Abridged)
Wednesday, August 28
- Seattle Cosplay Meetup – 6PM – Location TBD
Thursday, August 29
- Pre-PAX Board Game Night – 4PM – The Sheraton Hotel, 2nd Floor in Grand Ballroom B & Willow Room, 1400 6th Ave, Seattle – PAX
- Facebook and East Side Games Present INDIE POWER Happy Hour: PAX Edition – 5-7PM – Brasserie Margaux, 401 Lenora Street, Seattle, WA 98121 – Tickets (Free)
- MMO Reporter Meetup – 6-10PM – Elephant & Castle Pub, 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA – 21 & Up – Website Info
- Chartboost & Z2 Mobile Happy Hour – 6PM-8PM – Shorty’s, 2222 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98121 – Registration (Free)
- Pre-PAX Sky High Tabletop Play Benefitting Food Lifeline – 7:30PM-2AM – Columbia Tower Club, 701 5th Ave Ste 7500, Seattle, Wa – Tickets $34
- Xbox Meetup in Seattle w/ Major Nelson – 7:30-9PM – Microsoft Store, 2624 NE University Vlg, Seattle, WA 98105 – Free
- Pre-PAX Hookah Lounge – 8PM-1AM – Night Owl Hookah, 4745 University Way, Seattle, WA 98105 – Cost: $5.50, 18 yrs & up – RSVP Here
- Pre-PAX Pinball – 8PM – ? – The Narwhal (below the Unicorn), 1118 E. Pike st., Seattle, Washington 98122 – 21 & up – Facebook page
- X360A & PS3T’s Pre-PAX Prime Party – 8PM-??? – Tap House, 1506 6th Ave, Seattle, WA – 21&Up
- The Burl-X-Files: Burlesque Show – 8PM – Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104 – Tickets $20+
- Chainsawsuit Live: Two Iron Thrones Tour – 8PM – The Triple Door 216, Union Street, Seattle, Washington 98101 – Tickets $17
-
Danimal Cannon LIVE from Echo-Base – 8PM-1AM – 818 NE 104th St Seattle, WA 98125 (House) – Tix via Donation at Door
- MadCatz UNVEILED – 9PM-1AM – Trinity Night Club, 111 Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98104 – 21&up, Tickets: $20 via Eventbrite
- 3rd Annual Pokemon Unofficial PAX Pre-Party – 9PM-1:30AM – Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98105 – Tickets
- Destructoid EPIC Lost Saga PAX Kickoff Party at Gameworks – 9PM – Gameworks, 1511 7th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 – Register Here
- 321 Battle presents Press Start – 9PM-2AM – Re-Bar, 1114 Howell St, Seattle, WA
- 2nd Annual PRE PAX party at Press Play Thursday – 9:30PM-2:30AM – Contour, 807 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA – Tickets at Eventbrite
Friday, August 30
- PAX Prime Pink Party – 6PM-Midnight – Raygun Lounge, 501 E. Pine St, Seattle WA, 98122 – Free Admission – RSVP Here
- PRESS START…To Continue: Video Game Art by Video Game Artists – 7-11PM – Ltd. Art Gallery, 307 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98122
- Games and Gizmo’s Presents: NERDCORE NITE – 8PM-1:30AM – The Lo-Fi, 429 Eastlake Ave East, Seattle, WA 98109 – Free for PAX, $5 at Door
- The Burl-X-Files: Burlesque Show – 8PM – Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104 – Tickets $20+
- Chainsawsuit Live: Two Iron Thrones Tour – 8PM – The Triple Door 216, Union Street, Seattle, Washington 98101 – Tickets $17
- MMORPG Meetup – 8-11PM – Gordon Biersch, 600 Pine Street, Seattle, WA – RSVP on Facebook
- Destructoid Community Meetup at Elephant & Castle – 9PM – Elephant & Castle Pub, 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA
- 5th Annual GAMEDEALS Party at PAX – 9PM – Gordon Biersch, 600 Pine Street, Seattle, WA – RSVP on Facebook
- Tva x Complexity PAX After Party – 10:30PM – Barboza, 925 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122 – $5 before midnight, $10 after
- Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Midnight Movie – 9PM-1:30AM – Big Picture, 2505 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA – Free
Saturday, August 31
- Elder Scrolls Online Food Truck – 11:30AM-3PM – Outside PAX Prime
- Fangamer x Attract Mode – 7PM-12AM – 1927 Events, 1927 3rd Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101 – 21yrs & up – Tickets $10
- Wildstar’s PAX Prime Party – 7-11PM – Hard Rock Cafe, 116 Pike Street, Seattle, WA – 21&up
- Magic The Gathering: Theros VIP Party – 7-11PM – Showbox at the Market, 1426 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 – Tickets at Booth
- Engadget+gdgt Live – 7-10PM – Showbox SoDo, 1700 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134 – Tickets (Free)
- IGN PAX Party – 7-11PM – Rock Bottom, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 – Free Admission
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour – 8-11PM – Garage Billiards, 1130 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 – 21yrs & up – RSVP: Facebook
- First Annual HP Pubcraft Lovecrawl – 8:30PM – Cafe Mox, 5105 Leary Ave, Seattle, Washington 98107 – 21yrs & up – RSVP: PAX
- Blacklight Retribution PAX Prime Party 2013 – 8PM-3AM – The Crocodile, 2200 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA – PAX badge required for entry
- Guild Wars 2 Anniversary Bash – 8PM-11:o0PM – Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison St, Seattle, WA 98104 – Free
- The Burl-X-Files: Burlesque Show – 8PM – Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104 – Tickets $20+
- 1UP PAX Party – 9PM-3AM – Kingdom, 1426 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 – RSVP
- Level UP PAX Party – 10PM-2AM – Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98105 – Free Admission before 11PM, $5 after
Sunday, September 1
- PAX Prime Girls’ Meetup – 10AM-12PM – The Diller Room, 1224 1st Ave, Seattle, Washington 98101 – Facebook Page
- World of Tanks/GeForce eSports/Twitch.TV 100k and Party – 6PM (Party at 9:30) – Showbox SoDo, 1700 1st Ave South, Seattle, WA – Tix: Free entry
- Double Fine PAX Prime 2013 Fan Meetup – 6-10PM – Hard Rock Cafe, 116 Pike Street, Seattle, WA
- Beer, Brats, and Bocce Ball – EA’s PAX Prime Event – 7PM-1:30AM – Von Trapp’s, 912 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 – Tickets (Free)
- STRIFE VIP Party – 8-10PM – Seattle Daily Grill, 629 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101 – Visit Booth 352
- The Indie After Party – 8PM-2AM – Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98105 – Tickets: Free Admission, 21 yrs & up – RSVP Here
- Total Karaoke War with Destructoid and Friends – 9PM-2AM – Barboza, 925 E Pike, Seattle, Washington 98122 – Reply on Facebook
- Speakeasy Party With The Past – 9PM-4AM – Electric Tea Garden, 1402 E. Pike Street, Seattle, WA – Tix: $7, $5 with PAX badge, $3 with costume
Monday, September 2
- POST-PAX Pint Throwdown Charity Event – 6-10PM – Pine Box Bar, 1600 Melrose Avenue, Seattle, WA – Tickets: $35
- Destructoid Community Meetup at Rock Bottom – 8PM – Rock Bottom, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
- Second Annual Unofficial PAX After Party Featuring The Protomen – 8PM – El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, Wa – Tix $15
- PAX Prime Post Party – 8PM-?? – Nectar Lounge, 412 N 36th St, Seattle, WA – Tickets: $5 in advance, $8 day of
- Post-PAX Party – 9PM-Midnight – World Sports Grille (formerly Jillian’s), 731 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109 – Tickets: $40 on Eventbrite
[box_dark]Wednesday, August 28[/box_dark]
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Seattle Cosplay Meetup – PAX Prime
Information: Facebook
Time: 6PM
Location: TBD
Seattle CosCon is hosting our first cosplay meetup. Nothing fancy just a chance for cosplayers/photographers/
People are welcome to come in or out of costume. This event is really just a chance to starting building the awesome cosplay community in Seattle![/box_light]
[box_dark]Thursday, August 29[/box_dark]
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The Pre-PAX Hookah Get-Together
Information: Penny Arcade Forum
Time: 8PM-1AM
Location: Night Owl Hookah, 4745 University Way, Seattle, WA 98105
Tickets: $5.50, 18 yrs & up – RSVP Here
The annual tradition returns! Join us as we smoke a little and enjoy great games and board games. Feel free to bring your own games.[/box_light][box_light] 
PRE-PAX Pinball
Information: Facebook page
Time: 8PM-???, 21yrs & Up
Location: The Narwhal (below the Unicorn), 1118 E. Pike st., Seattle, Washington 98122
Hello PAX-ers! I’ve talked with the management at The Narwhal (the pinball arcade on the floor below the Unicorn) and they’re down with hosting us for drinks, pinball and socializing! Let’s ring in PAX the super-fun-awesome way, at one of Seattle’s BEST Bar-cades! See you there![/box_light][box_light]
Pre-PAX Board Game Night
Information: PAX
Time: 4PM
Location: The Sheraton Hotel, 2nd Floor in Grand Ballroom B & Willow Room, 1400 6th Ave, Seattle
A coordinated meetup the night before PAX for anyone with board games, or anyone who wants to play board games. It’s a great way to kick off PAX and meet some new friends. This is an All-Ages event. There will be between 375 – 450 seats available.
A Cookie Brigade Station will be available for you to get delicious noms, and Bakers Dropoff![/box_light][box_light]
MadCatz Unveiled PAX Prime 2013
Information: Website
Time: 9PM-1AM
Location: Trinity Night Club, 111 Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98104
Tickets: 21 & up, $20 via Eventbrite
You’re invited to join us in Seattle for Mad Catz Unveiled, an exclusive pre-PAX Prime event! Come out for hands-on time with pre-release titles before they hit store shelves, meet industry insiders, and some one-on-one time with the Mad Catz professional gaming team.
We’re bringing in two of the top fighting game players in the world – Xian, the 2013 EVO World Champion, and fighting game legend Daigo “The Beast” Umehara![/box_light][box_light]
MMO Reporter PAX Prime Meetup
Information: Website Info
Time: 6-10PM
Location: Elephant & Castle Pub, 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA
Tickets: Email via Website
Chris, Sallennia, Carrie and more will be hanging out to meet with listeners, record our PAX Preview podcast
LIVE, and give away tons of PRIZES!
Come join us for laughs, drink, and a good time![/box_light][box_light]
X360A & PS3T’s Pre-PAX Prime Party
Information: Website
Time: 8PM-???
Location: TapHouse, 1506 6th Ave, Seattle, WA
As inevitable as rain in England, slow motion breach scenes in Call of Duty and Lindsay Lohan going on a bender, we’re proud to announce this year’s pre-PAX Prime Community party.
You should know the score by now, you know, considering that this is probably the 5th time we’ve done this – admittedly we’ve lost count by now – but we’re taking over one of the Taphouse’s downstairs back rooms again this year for beers, pool and general shenanigans.
There’ll be a few staff members present again this year, with myself, Mr Lee Bradley and Creechy boy attending, as well as PAX Prime veterans and our pre-PAX party usuals, so come along, have a beer, and try and beat us at pool. And FREE BEER![/box_light][box_light]
3rd Annual Pokemon Unofficial PAX Pre-Party
Information: Eventbrite
Time: 9PM-1:30AM
Location: Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98105
Tickets: Free, Eventbrite
Once a year hundreds of gamers decend on Seattle for PAX. Join us for the 3rd annual Pokemon unofficial PAX Pre-Party. We will have Pokemon shots & drinks, cosplay contest, prizes, giveaways, dancing and Smash Brothers Tournament.
9-9:45pm Smash Bros Registration
All night long Top 40, pop, hip hop, mashups and remixes by Tony Burns and DJ Dirty Bit. With PAX inspired performances by your hosts Olivia LaGarce and DonnaTella Howe
Baltic Room is located 2 blocks from the Convention Center
For Bottle Service/Booth reservations message http://fb.me/alexgarcia or email alexgarcia@gmail.com[/box_light][box_light]
Pre-PAX Sky High Tabletop Play Benefitting Food Lifeline
Information: Facebook
Time: 7:30PM-2AM
Location: Columbia Tower Club, 701 5th Ave Ste 7500, Seattle, Wa
Tickets: $34 Shindigg
This is not just another board game party! Featuring thousands of dollars in prizes from the gaming and food industry, life-sized versions of some of your favorite games, food, drinks and the chance to match wits with some of the nation’s best game designers, this is THE party to be at on the night before PAX! Every cent – that’s EVERY. RED. CENT. – that we raise on this evening will be donated to Food Lifeline, a Charity Navigator 4-star, 97% efficiency charity that provides food for homeless people in Western Washington and across the nation. Oh, and it takes place in a swanky private club atop the tallest building in Seattle.[/box_light][box_light]
Destructoid EPIC Lost Saga PAX Kickoff Party at Gameworks
Information: Destructoid
Time: 9PM
Location: Gameworks, 1511 7th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Tickets: Register Here
Get thee to Gameworks this Thursday, August 29, 9-11pm to meet up with your favorite Dtoid editors and community members for a night of pre-PAX drinking, arcading and carousing.
Sponsoring drinks are the cool cats from WeMade USA’s LOST SAGA, the crazy fun free-to-play fighting MMO where players battle as iconic arcade heroes from classics like King of Fighters, BlazBlue and Guilty Gear, while building their world with friends Minecraft-style.
Come early for pics. It’s going to be an awesome good time![/box_light][box_light]
2nd Annual PRE PAX party at Press Play Thursday
Information: Facebook
Time: 9:30PM-2:30AM
Location: Contour, 807 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA
Tickets: $4 at door after 11
We like a good party, and we especially like a PAX party, because no one parties quite like PAX peeps!
We’re doing it again, and this year we’re bringing you local geek DJs
SKINLAYERS
TOASTERCOOKIE
TBA!
PAX themed drink specials made by the BEST bartender in town!! Shenanigans! Cosplay/costumes yes! More awesomeness to be announced![/box_light][box_light]
The Burl-X-Files Burlesque Show
Information: BPT
Time: 8PM (Doors at 7PM)
Location: Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104
Tickets: Tickets $20+
We invite you to Spooky Mulder and Agent Scully’s basement office from which they investigate sexy alien abductions, salacious paranormal activity and other strange unexplained phenomenon. What chilling monster-of-the-week will they encounter? Will the Lone Gunmen lend a helpful hand? What forces, or cigarette-smoking fiend, will conspire to keep our leads apart?
Come help us celebrate the 20th anniversary of the premier of the landmark television series with acts inspired by the dark, kitschy, campy, and angst-filed sci-fi classic. Remember the 90s? Remember how government cover-ups involving UFOs, implausible myth arcs, and virus carrying bees were all rage? The Burl-X-Files will be one part nostalgia, one part celebration of fandom, and one part indulgence of not-so-secret fantasies with a cast of Seattle’s finest X-Files obsessed burlesque talent.[/box_light][box_light]
Chainsawsuit Live: Two Iron Thrones Tour
Information: Website
Time: 8PM (Doors at 7PM)
Location: The Triple Door 216, Union Street, Seattle, Washington 98101
Tickets: Tickets $17
Watch the metaphorical limbs fly as Kris Straub (Chainsawsuit, Broodhollow, Penny Arcade TV) and Mikey Neumann (Gearbox Creative Champion, The Returners: Season One, The Ending) suit up and hack away at over two hours of talk and comedy live on stage!
Chainsawsuit Live! is so much more than a podcast, it’s like a podcast–with eyes. We are taking the show live on the road for a two-night engagement in beautiful, cloudy-ish Seattle. And it won’t just be Kris and Mikey showing up; no, they’re bringing a whole heap of their extremely talented friends with them to make you laugh so hard you’ll tweet in your seat. (Do not actually have your phone out to tweet during the show.)
There will be interviews, fun, laughter, art–this is a show with guests from the world of video games, gaming, geeks, and web comics.
Chainsawsuit Podcast: http://podcast.chainsawsuit.com/
Special Guests:
Thursday, August 29th
Abby Howard (http://www.jspowerhour.com)
John T Drake
Nika Harper (http://thisisnika.com)
Friday, August 30th
Abby Howard
Ashly Burch (http://www.ashlyburch.com)
Brad Muir
Bobak Ferdowsi[/box_light][box_light]
Indie Power Happy Hour
Information: Website
Time: 5-7PM
Location: Brasserie Margaux, 401 Lenora Street, Seattle, WA 98121
Tickets: Tickets (Free)
Facebook and East Side Games would like to welcome you to Indie Power Happy Hour – PAX Edition.
Located just around the corner from PAXDev, Indie Power wil be your best chance to meet with all the best Indie Devs while eating great food and drinking all the open bar you can handle.
Come party with the cool kids!
Love,
Facebook and East Side Games[/box_light][box_light]
Danimal Cannon LIVE from Echo-Base
Information: Facebook
Time: 8PM-1AM
Location: 818 NE 104th St Seattle, WA 98125 (House)
Tickets: Donation at Door, RSVP via Facebook
Before the tsunami of craziness that is PAX descends upon us, come celebrate PAX eve with us for a very special performance by Danimal Cannon of Metroid Metal & Armcannon fame. We at Echo-Base have the pleasure of hosting him for the weekend & we wanted to show him our gratitude by filling our humble abode to the brim with VG music enthusiasts to scream our lungs out whilst he shreds. We know that PAX has tightened a few belts & depleted some bank accounts, so door is going to be donation based. That being said, every little bit helps people. We guarantee a face-melting-ly bodacious evening of epic proportions, so what are you WAITING FOR?!
RSVP & prepare for the GLORY!
↑↑↓↓←→←→BA[/box_light][box_light]
Chartboost & Z2 Mobile Happy Hour
Information: Website
Time: 6PM-8PM
Location: Shorty’s, 2222 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98121
Tickets: Registration (Free)
Chartboost is in Seattle for PAX PRIME and we want to see all our favorite developers while we’re there! We’ll be at Shorty’s with Z2 from 6-8pm on Thursday, August 29th. Come meet us for drinks and good times to be had by all.
Are you a developer with a mid-core, free-to-play game looking for a publisher? Z2 is looking for a small number of titles to work with and will have reps on site, so stop by to chat![/box_light][box_light]
Xbox Meetup w/Major Nelson
Information: Website
Time: 7:30-9PM
Location: Microsoft Store, 2624 NE University Vlg, Seattle, WA 98105
Please join me and members of the Xbox team to play a few of the Xbox One games that will be featured at PAX Prime the following day. That’s right, this is a a sneak peek at some of Xbox One titles launching later this year. In addition to the games and demos of the Xbox One controller, we also know that an Xbox Community event wouldn’t be complete without free giveaways.[/box_light][box_light]
321 Battle presents Press Start
Information: Facebook
Time: 9PM-2AM
Location: Re-Bar, 1114 Howell St, Seattle, WA
3-2-1 Battle is back to kick off the second half of Summer, and just in time for PAX weekend! We bring you all the 8-bit video game kicking you could ask for! And if you want more, that’s just kinda greedy! Be there![/box_light]
[box_dark]Friday, August 30[/box_dark]
[box_light] 
PAX Prime Pink Party
Information: Facebook
Time: 6PM-Midnight
Location: Raygun Lounge, 501 E. Pine St, Seattle WA, 98122
Tickets: Free Admission, 21 yrs & up – RSVP Here
Queer Geek! presents a night of gayming fun at Raygun Lounge! As always, you DO NOT need to be a PAX attendee to join in the fun! Party-goers are encouraged to bring their friends, favorite board games, card games or handhelds. Invite your friends! It’s a great way to meet, greet and compete! Raygun Lounge serves both alcoholic (beer and wine) and non-alcoholic drinks, and snacks.[/box_light][box_light]
Destructoid Community Meetup at Elephant & Castle
Information: Destructoid
Time: 9PM
Location: Elephant & Castle Pub, 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA
Head on over to Elephant & Castle in downtown Seattle to share your PAX Day One stories with other Dtoiders! People will be rolling in all night long, but 9 PM is a good time to arrive to begin the festivities.[/box_light][box_light]
5th Annual GAMEDEALS Party at PAX
Information: Facebook
Time: 9PM
Location: Gordon Biersch, 600 Pine Street, Seattle, WA
Tickets: Free Entry
For the last 5 years, we’ve been hosting a party at PAX Prime, from our humble beginnings in a hotel room, to an overflowing parlour suite, to a rooftop patio, and now in a fantastic brewery/restaurant. If you are going to be at PAX Prime this year, our party is FRIDAY night at Gordon Biersch (top floor of Pacific Place Mall about 2 blocks from PAX). Event officially starts at 9pm and goes until midnight, but if enough of us are there drinking they will stay open later.
This is more of a social gathering in a pub-type environment. Feel free to invite your friends, bring some board/card games, meet new people, re-connect with long-distance friends, and come hang out with us.[/box_light][box_light]
Games and Gizmo’s Presents: NERDCORE NITE
Information: Facebook
Time: 8PM-1:30AM
Location: The Lo-Fi, 429 Eastlake Ave East, Seattle, WA 98109
Tickets: Free for PAX attendees w/badge, $5 at Door for non-PAX
An evening with rock gods, Kirby Krackle, the master of shredding combined with bleeps and bloops, Danimal Cannon, the jesters of jovial jocularity, Death*Star, the dynamic duo, Soup or Villainz, and the newest, hottest geeks to make you dance awkwardly, 9k1!
Not only do we have amazing bands, but we have prizes, like REAL prizes provided from the awesome folks at Games and Gizmos. A cosplayer contest, as well as random give-aways, great music, throw in a few arcade machines, a couple bars, and… oh! $2 beers and $3 wells all night long?
Oh! And it is FREE for PAX Attendees. PAX Dev, PAX Prime, Single Day, All Day Passes, Guests of PAX, whoever the hell wants to show up.[/box_light][box_light]
The Burl-X-Files Burlesque Show
Information: BPT
Time: 8PM (Doors at 7PM)
Location: Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104
Tickets: Tickets $20+
We invite you to Spooky Mulder and Agent Scully’s basement office from which they investigate sexy alien abductions, salacious paranormal activity and other strange unexplained phenomenon. What chilling monster-of-the-week will they encounter? Will the Lone Gunmen lend a helpful hand? What forces, or cigarette-smoking fiend, will conspire to keep our leads apart?
Come help us celebrate the 20th anniversary of the premier of the landmark television series with acts inspired by the dark, kitschy, campy, and angst-filed sci-fi classic. Remember the 90s? Remember how government cover-ups involving UFOs, implausible myth arcs, and virus carrying bees were all rage? The Burl-X-Files will be one part nostalgia, one part celebration of fandom, and one part indulgence of not-so-secret fantasies with a cast of Seattle’s finest X-Files obsessed burlesque talent.[/box_light][box_light]
Chainsawsuit Live: Two Iron Thrones Tour
Information: Website
Time: 8PM (Doors at 7PM)
Location: The Triple Door 216, Union Street, Seattle, Washington 98101
Tickets: Tickets $17
Watch the metaphorical limbs fly as Kris Straub (Chainsawsuit, Broodhollow, Penny Arcade TV) and Mikey Neumann (Gearbox Creative Champion, The Returners: Season One, The Ending) suit up and hack away at over two hours of talk and comedy live on stage!
Chainsawsuit Live! is so much more than a podcast, it’s like a podcast–with eyes. We are taking the show live on the road for a two-night engagement in beautiful, cloudy-ish Seattle. And it won’t just be Kris and Mikey showing up; no, they’re bringing a whole heap of their extremely talented friends with them to make you laugh so hard you’ll tweet in your seat. (Do not actually have your phone out to tweet during the show.)
There will be interviews, fun, laughter, art–this is a show with guests from the world of video games, gaming, geeks, and web comics.
Chainsawsuit Podcast: http://podcast.chainsawsuit.com/
Special Guests:
Thursday, August 29th
Abby Howard (http://www.jspowerhour.com)
John T Drake
Nika Harper (http://thisisnika.com)
Friday, August 30th
Abby Howard
Ashly Burch (http://www.ashlyburch.com)
Brad Muir
Bobak Ferdowsi[/box_light][box_light]
PRESS START…To Continue: Video Game Art by Video Game Artists
Information: Facebook
Time: 7-11PM
Location: Ltd. Art Gallery, 307 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98122
As PAX Prime once again descends upon the city of Seattle, we have put together an amazing sequel to our extremely popular PRESS START art show, celebrating the modern era of VIDEO GAMES.
Opening Reception: Friday, August 30th 7pm-11pm
-Enjoy complimentary beverages, sponsored by Jones Soda and Jameson Whiskey
-T2 Pinball Machine loaded with free credits
-XBOX 360 with KINECT set up on the TV
-A Live set from DJ HOJO
This time around, We have over 30 industry artists who have created a unique collection of mash-up art mixing classic and modern games. Together with a selection of artwork inspired by the modern era of gaming.
What would it be like if Link teamed up with the Scythian from Sword & Sorcery? How would Ms. Pac-man handle the world of Uncharted? Could Earthworm Jim team up with the Spartans and take on the galaxy? This collection of artists have a chance to really geek out and explore their love of the characters and worlds of classic and modern video games to create truly original artwork.
This will be an art event you can’t miss![/box_light][box_light]
Tva x Complexity PAX After Party
Information: Website
Time: 10:30PM
Location: Barboza, 925 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122
Tickets: Cover $5 before midnight, $10 after
Just Got Paid Fridays comes out with a special PAX Prime event! Featuring DJ Nostalgia B (Graylife, Sea)[/box_light][box_light]
MMORPG Meetup
Information: Facebook
Time: 8-11PM
Location: Gordon Biersch, 600 Pine Street, Seattle, WA
RSVP: Facebook
Come hang out with the MMORPG.com staff and mingle with your fellow readers at Gordon Biersch.
Free food will be provided!
Alcoholic drink tickets (x2) will be made available for the first 50 guests in attendance.
Please don’t forget to RSVP if you intend on coming![/box_light][box_light]
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Midnight Movie
Information: Website
Time: 9PM-1:30AM
Location: Big Picture, 2505 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA
Tickets: Free
It has been revealed that in an effort to help promote Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, Tecmo Koei is going to be bringing some unique promotional entertainment to those who are attending PAX Prime. There will be special Yaiba food trucks placed outside of the PAX Prime venue which is at 2nd Avenue and Pike Street between 11 AM to 2 PM on August 30th and 31st.
All food will be spiced with “Yaiba’s own hot sauce” and players will also have a chance to attend a“midnight zombie movie night” that will be hosted by Dead Ninjaz After Dark. The event is a double feature where the “Miami Connection” and “Zombie vs. Ninja” movies will be shown and attendees can take part at the bar or take photos with the well-known cosplayer Jessica Nigri.
Anyone who attends the event must be 21 or over to attend and will receive gift bags that will include Yaiba branded hot sauce and a special limited edition print by comic book artist Corey Lewis. The event itself will take place between 9 PM to 1:30 AM at The Big Picture, 2505 1st Avenue.[/box_light]
[box_dark]Saturday, August 31[/box_dark]
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Star Wars The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour
Information: Community Cantina Tour
Time: 8 – 11PM
Location: Garage Billiards, 1130 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Tickets: 21yrs & up, RSVP on Facebook
We’re happy to announce that the next stop in the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ Community Cantina Tour will be happening on Saturday, August 31st, in Seattle! This is your chance to join the Star Wars™: The Old Republic community for a development team Q&A as well as complimentary drinks*, food, and giveaways. Every attendee will be receiving a highly coveted Tauntaun Fawn code. If you’re in the area, make sure to stop by and hang out with us![/box_light][box_light]
First Annual HP Pubcraft Lovecrawl
Information: First Annual HP Pubcraft Lovecrawl
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Cafe Mox, 5105 Leary Ave, Seattle, Washington 98107
Tickets: 21yrs & up, RSVP: PAX
Looking for something to do Saturday night of PAX? Step into the dark and mysterious Seattle borough of Ballard for an inter-dimensional pubcrawl of celestial importance!
Be a part of the first annual PAX Prime H.P. Pubcraft Lovecrawl in Ballard on Saturday night. We will be traversing pubs up and down the cobbled streets of Ballard, gathering clues to prevent the awakening of the Ancient One. Each pub will represent another dimension, where you’ll have to gather clues (and drinks) in order to keep the Elder Gods at bay.
You could be a hero. You could go insane. You could become a cultist. It’s all in how you choose to unravel the mystery!
This fully-baked adventure starts at Cafe Mox in Ballard at 8:30. There, you’ll get your first clue, your starting items, and your sanity and stamina. From there, the night will take you on a harrowing journey of epic importance. Save Seattle! Save the world! (There will be prizes)[/box_light][box_light]
Fangamer x Attract Mode
Information: Website
Time: 7PM-12AM
Location: 1927 Events, 1927 3rd Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101
Tickets: 21yrs & up – Tickets $10
It’s going to be everything you loved about Fangamer VERSUS Attract Mode, except bigger, and bolder, and flat out better.
GAMES:
GALAK-Z, by 17-BIT (Skulls of the Showgun).
Synchroma, by CAPY (Sword & Sworcery, Super Time Force).
MUSIC:
Danimal Cannon & Jake Kaufman, aka Virt.
ART:
Taking center stage are the artists who have handpicked to by do what they do best: tap into our collective love for and fascination with video games.[/box_light][box_light]
Wildstar’s PAX Prime Party
Information: Website
Time: 7-11PM
Location: Hard Rock Cafe, 116 Pike Street, Seattle, WA
Tickets: Free entry, 21 & Up
Join us on Saturday, August 31st at the Hard Rock Café (116 Pike Street) from 7-11PM. Free drinks, a photobooth, swag, prizes, and more! Hang out with the developers of WildStar and see if you can squeeze any secret details out of us, or hop on an Alienware laptop and play more WildStar.
We’ve got tons of fun stuff planned at the WildStar booth for PAX Prime, so drop by each morning to check out the day’s events. We can’t wait to see you there![/box_light][box_light]
Blacklight Retribution PAX Prime Party 2013
Information: Website
Time: 8PM-3AM
Location: The Crocodile, 2200 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA
Tickets: PAX badge required for entry, 21yrs & up
We are thrilled to announce the Blacklight: Retribution PAX Prime 2013 Party Presented byASTRO Gaming! Last year was such a blast that we quickly planned on doing it this year! We couldn’t be happier to partner with the amazing people at ASTRO Gaming and return to The Crocodile just a short walk from the Convention Center. Through the entire night we will have a number of guest including Mr_Sark being MC and we have some amazing DJs to help you dance your heart out all night long.
As you can see our lineup is crazy and all you need to attend is your PAX badge! No lists. No insiders only. Just a party that anyone who attends PAX Prime is invited to! It starts at 7:00 PM and we will be going until the turn on the lights![/box_light][box_light]
The ESO PAX Prime 2013 Food Truck
Information: Facebook
Time: 11:30AM-3PM
Location: Outside PAX Prime
The Elder Scrolls Online food truck is slated to deliver tasty treats to PAX Prime attendees on Saturday August 31, 2013! Don’t miss this chance to meet up with other fans of The Elder Scrolls Online, grab some free food, and maybe even win some swag. Make sure to show up early; everything is first-come, first-serve![/box_light][box_light]
Guild Wars 2 Anniversary Bash
Information: Website
Time: 8PM-11:00PM
Location: Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison St, Seattle, WA 98104
Tickets: Free Admission
Join ArenaNet staff and fellow players for an anniversary party full of music, prizes, and surprises! Mingle with Guild Wars 2 devs, play GW2 on our demo stations, and score free loot as we celebrate an epic first year in the world of Tyria![/box_light][box_light]
The Burl-X-Files Burlesque Show
Information: BPT
Time: 8PM (Doors at 7PM)
Location: Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104
Tickets: Tickets $20+
We invite you to Spooky Mulder and Agent Scully’s basement office from which they investigate sexy alien abductions, salacious paranormal activity and other strange unexplained phenomenon. What chilling monster-of-the-week will they encounter? Will the Lone Gunmen lend a helpful hand? What forces, or cigarette-smoking fiend, will conspire to keep our leads apart?
Come help us celebrate the 20th anniversary of the premier of the landmark television series with acts inspired by the dark, kitschy, campy, and angst-filed sci-fi classic. Remember the 90s? Remember how government cover-ups involving UFOs, implausible myth arcs, and virus carrying bees were all rage? The Burl-X-Files will be one part nostalgia, one part celebration of fandom, and one part indulgence of not-so-secret fantasies with a cast of Seattle’s finest X-Files obsessed burlesque talent.[/box_light][box_light]
Magic The Gathering: Theros VIP Party
Information: Website
Time: 7-11PM
Location: Showbox at the Market, 1426 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Tickets: Tickets at Booth
Want to attend our exclusive party? Be part of the Hero’s Path Challenge at PAX. There will be three stations around PAX:
- Heroes – The Polis – This is the hub, start here to pick up your stamp card.
- Monsters – The Wilds
- Gods – The Temple
At each station you will have to solve the puzzle themed to the station and receive one of three stamps for your card. When you collect all three stamps, return to the Polis and turn in your card as well as a completed publicity waiver in exchange for an invitation to the party on Saturday night. Turning in your card also gives you an entry to the drawing for an oversized Theros preview card to take home!
For the first time, these puzzle stations will continue to run all four days of PAX! Even though the party is on Saturday you’ll want to check out the stations each day as we reveal new Theros cards.[/box_light][box_light]
Engadget+gdgt Live
Information: Website
Time: 7-10PM
Location: Showbox SoDo, 1700 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134
Tickets: Tickets (Free)
Unlike all the tradeshows and press-only events that don’t let consumers attend, Engadget+gdgt Live is designed specifically to bring gadget lovers and tech brands together in a fun environment where they can get to know each other a little better.
We’ll have a bunch of great tech companies with us at the event ready to show attendees their newest products and get real consumer feedback.
There’ll be tons of great swag and chances to win some awesome gear. To win you have to know how to enter, however, so read the flyer we give you at the door.[/box_light][box_light]
1UP PAX Party
Information: Website
Time: 9PM-3AM
Location: Kingdom, 1426 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Tickets: RSVP
t’s the 1UP Gamer Edition/PAX Afterparty so we’re all going to get back to our video game roots and be whatever character we were in the land of 8bits and joy sticks! Come early, we will be packed and we’ve got a lot of great stuff planned for you! Not to be missed!!!
We’ll have Cosplayers, Stilt Walkers, Aerialists, Grinders, Swords + much much more![/box_light][box_light]
Level UP PAX Party
Information: Website
Time: 10PM-2AM
Location: Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98105
Tickets: Free Admission before 11PM, $5 after
Level Up This Saturday! Movin’ 92.5’s DJ Marty Mar and guest Pat Nasty chop it up Party Rock style with the best hip-hop, old school, mash-ups, and top 40 dance music on the planet.
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IGN’s PAX Party
Information: Website
Time: 7-11PM
Location: Rock Bottom, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Tickets: Free Admission
Join IGN at Rock Bottom Brewery in downtown Seattle on Saturday the 31st for a night of drinks, food, games and Greg Miller scaring small children! We’ve partnered up with a brand new indie publishing company from former IGN Editor In Chief Casey Lynch and we’ll be showing off tons of games they’ll be publishing as well. IGN’s own Greg Miller, Daemon Hatfield, Mitch Dyer, Sean Finnegan and Sean Allen will be hanging out all night, drinking, gaming, and partying with the IGN community. (When you see Mitch, make sure to poke him in the eye, he loves it!)[/box_light]
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The Indie After Party 2013
Information: Website
Time: 9PM-2AM
Location: Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98105
Tickets: Free Admission, 21 yrs & up – RSVP Here
“All Premium, No Freemium” The Indie After Party is an all inclusive event, bringing together and celebrating the independent gaming scene. Musical performances include J-Quest and surprise guests. Follow @IndieAfterParty for up-to-date info! If you’ve ever been Hotlined in Miami, or gone Faster than Light, then this event is for you![/box_light][box_light]
PAX Prime Girls’ Meetup
Information: Facebook / Penny Arcade Forums
Time: 10AM-12PM
Location: The Diller Room, 1224 1st Ave, Seattle, Washington 98101
Tickets: TBD
Welcome ladies, to the fourth annual PAX Prime Women’s Meetup. What is the women’s meetup? You might ask. Well, it is a fantastic event where the ladies of PAX get together for brunch, morning cocktails and nerdy chatter Sunday morning at 10am.[/box_light][box_light]
Destructoid Community Meetup at Whisky Bar
Information: Facebook
Time: 9PM-2AM
Location: Barboza, 925 E Pike, Seattle, Washington 98122
RSVP: Facebook, but arrive early
Sponsored by Total War: Rome II, Loot Crate, SXSW Gaming, Play-Asia, and Mistr Destructoid
Destructoid understands that some of you like to get drunk and sing together towards the end of PAX. You’re not going to see each other for another year and its good to let some of these feelings out, even if they were written for Steve Perry’s wife. We also understand that there isn’t a large karaoke venue within walking distance of PAX, so we went ahead and erected one. Yes, I said erected. Are you not entertained!?
Huge thanks to our headliner Total War: Rome II, which goes on sale September 3rd. Whoot.
We’re lucky to have great friends in the industry who made this party possible: your drinks and prizes have been graciously donated by SXSW Gaming (happening in Austin early March 7-9), a photo booth provided by Play-Asia (our favorite game import shop), and Loot Crate, who will be parking their amazing 40-foot gaming bus of awesomeness right outside the venue on 10th street. You can’t miss it. Please show those guys some love for making this happen.
Hosted by the Destructoid family (MC’d by Jonathan Holmes in full toga), you’re invited to join us for an evening of bacchanalia with free drinks, costumes, photobooth, and fabulous prizes. It’s gonna be a rager.
RSVP does not guarantee entry, so please do arrive early![/box_light][box_light]
World of Tanks/GeForce eSports 100k and Party
Information: Website
Time: 6PM (Party at 9:30)
Location: Showbox SoDo, 1700 1st Ave South, Seattle, WA
Tickets: Free
Doors open at 6PM. Tournament starts at 7PM. Afterparty (w DJ) begins at 9:30PM. First 100 people get free Razer Taipan PC gaming mouse! First 400 people get complimentary food & drink tickets![/box_light][box_light]
Double Fine PAX Prime 2013 Fan Meetup
Information: Website
Time: 6-10PM
Location: Hard Rock Cafe, 116 Pike Street, Seattle, WA
Tickets: Free entry
Our last PAX Prime fan meetup on the upper floor of the Seattle Hard Rock Cafe went so well, we decided to book the same space and do it again! Join us Sunday from 6pm to 10pm at 116 Pike St. It’s a short five-block straight shot down Pike from the convention center. Many excellent memories will be generated![/box_light][box_light]
STRIFE VIP PAX Party
Information: Twitter
Time: 8-10PM
Location: Seattle Daily Grill, 629 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101
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Beer, Brats, and Bocce Ball – EA’s PAX Prime Event
Information: Website
Time: 7PM-1:30AM
Location: Von Trapp’s, 912 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Tickets: Tickets (Free)
EA’s exclusive industry networking event during PAX Prime will be at Seattle’s very own Von Trapp’s, a bocce ball lover’s paradise.
Hosted by PopCap, All Play, EA SPORTS and BioWare
Beer, premium cocktails and a sampling of
Von Trapp’s best Bavarian goodies.
Share some laughs, play a game of Bocce Ball,
and network with other game industry professionals.
Plus, cool swag and more!
Sunday, September 1st
6:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Von Trapp’s
912 12th Ave.
(206) 325-5409
Space is limited so to guarantee a spot please RSVP as soon as possible.
Looking forward to seeing you there![/box_light][box_light]
Speakeasy’s Party With The Past
Information: Facebook
Time: 9PM-4AM
Location: Electric Tea Garden, 1402 E. Pike Street, Seattle, WA
Tickets: Tix: $7, $5 with PAX badge, $3 with costume
We’re back! And this time we’re getting all historic. Expect to see some of the most famous (and infamous) figures in history.
We are working with our fine friends from Speakeasy Texas as its founder is also the creator of a new video game called History Fighter. We will have prizes, demos, and more from this exciting new IP during our night, and we will be giving a discount for folks all dressed up as any one of the characters from the game. Other full cos-play dress up is encouraged and will also be given a discount as we are bringing the PAX spirit to our event – and those who come dressed up will also receive an awesome-sauce compilation cd of Electro Swing (oh snap!)
https://www.facebook.com/
SPECIAL GUEST – DJ Eliazar! One of the founders of the Speakeasy Network, Eliazar has been around the world and back spreading the Electro Swing gospel. Now we’ve got him!
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DJ Everfree will be once again manning the decks with his funky fresh sounds
21+ Sorries under-agers =(
$7 ($5 with PAX badge, $3 if in costume!)
Tickets at the door[/box_light]
[box_dark]Monday, September 2[/box_dark]
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Post-PAX Prime Party 2013
Information: Penny Arcade Forum
Time: 9PM-Midnight
Location: World Sports Grille (formerly Jillian’s), 731 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109
Tickets: $40, 21 yrs & up – Eventbrite
It’s time once again! This is our fifth year, and the party is sure to be the best ever. Thank you in advance to everyone who’s supported this party from the beginning. The party has grown from 100 people in a single room to over 300 people on an entire floor. It’s been a huge success! This year we’re going to have an even more awesome time than last year, so spread the word, donate to the raffle, and buy your tickets early! For the price of your ticket you get: Pool Darts Ping-Pong 1 Raffle ticket Dinner buffet with lots of delicious food, soda, coffee, tea, etc. 1 drink ticket (21+ for alcohol, folks) Video games (provided by attendees) Rock Band (professionally hosted with ALL THE DLC) Musical guests[/box_light][box_light] 
PAX Prime Post Party feat MegaRan
Information: Website
Time: 8PM-??, Doors open 7PM
Location: Nectar Lounge, 412 N 36th St, Seattle, WA
Tickets: $5 in advance, $8 day of
Nectar Presents:
PAX PRIME POST PARTY feat
RANDOM aka MEGARAN
Rotten Musicians
Mark Dago
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Post PAX Prime Pint Throwdown Charity Event
Information: Website
Time: 6-10PM
Location: Pine Box Bar, 1600 Melrose Avenue, Seattle, WA
Tickets: Tix $35
Bring your game face for this first annual beer competition, where you, the beer aficionado will taste from nine local brews and decide who reigns supreme. Both a mini-brewfest and a Child’s Play Charity fundraiser, this tasting event ends with your vote. Chose amongst some of Washington’s finest beers one winner who will become the official beer on tap at the 10th Annual CP Charity Dinner & Auction this coming December 2013. Drink up, enjoy some relaxing post-PAX time with friends, and help raise a chunk of change for a great cause.
Ticket price includes entrance to the event and nine 5-oz beer tastes.
On day of event, additional beer tokens will be available for purchase at $2.00 each and raffle tickets $1.00 each. (CASH ONLY)
100% proceeds from this event will be donated to benefit Child’s Play Charity[/box_light][box_light]
Destructoid Community Meetup at Rock Bottom
Information: Destructoid
Time: 9PM
Location: Rock Bottom, 1333 Fifth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
During the day, you can join our Dtoid.TV team for their panel at 3 PM in the Kraken Theater, and at night, plan on meeting up with the staff and community for an evening of tearful goodbyes at Rock Bottom. Plan to arrive at 8 PM, but be warned: you’ll never want to leave :'( [/box_light][box_light]
Second Annual Unofficial PAX After Party Featuring The Protomen
Time: 8PM
Location: El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, Wa
Tickets: Tix $15
We partied hard last year, but this year we’re BRINGING THE THUNDER!!!
Monday September 2nd
The Protomen
http://www.protomen.com/
MC Frontalot
http://www.frontalot.com/
Abducted By Sharks (cyberpunk)
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AREA OF DEFECT (nerdcore)
https://www.facebook.com/
Glooms (dark chiptune)
https://www.facebook.com/
Visuals by yours truly
https://www.facebook.com/
EL CORAZON – MAIN STAGE (All Ages/Bar W/ID)
$15 ADV / $17 DOS
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