PAX East 2014 - The (Incredible) Future of PC Gaming, Hosted by PC Gamer
The immortal hobby of PC gaming continues to experience a renaissance of innovation, affordability, and accessibility. Free-to-play, an explosive indie scene, eSports, virtual reality, livestreaming, 4K displays, crowdfunding, Steam Early Access, and the growth of Linux position the PC as a truly vibrant platform.
Let’s Players Chuggaaconroy, NintendoCapriSun and Proton Jon (The Runaway Guys) invite you to try your luck at “Thrown Controllers”, a panel similar to the show Nick Arcade where lucky members of the audience go head to head and answer various video game trivia questions, play various video game challenges and even go head to head against the three of us. Do you have what it takes to be the best?
Special thanks to Jaclyn's Vlogs for recording this back in the day
Today we learn that we have no idea how to talk but we do anyways. We discuss Star Wars Blu-ray “improvements”, Team Bondi breakup, and follow up on PAX. We continue our discussion about Deus Ex, talk about Assassin’s Creed multiplayer beta, Ash’s acting debut in Homecoming, and the beginning of the DC 52. Then we take your twitter questions on what franchises deserve a comeback.
Special thanks to Nerd Appropriate for recording this back in the day.
Creative Assembly's Craig Laycock hosts a panel on the place of history in comtemporary gaming. Is it little better than a cheap background for designers and story-tellers to make any old game aginst?
Panelists: James Russel [Game Design Head, Twitter (https://twitter.com/jameshrussell)], Dean Hall [Chief Executive, Twitter (https://twitter.com/rocket2guns)], Craig Laycock [Brand Director, Two Point Studios (https://www.twopointstudios.com/)],Al Bickham [Principle Development Communications Manager, Creative Assembly (https://www.creative-assembly.com/)], James Portnow [Game Designer, Website (james-portnow.com)]
With a college degree becoming a standard requirement for entry-level game jobs, many universities have begun offering specialized courses in game development. In this panel, graduates from game degree programs will discuss their time at school and early careers, take stock of the ups and downs of the industry, evaluate the usefulness of their education, and offer advice to the next generation of developers.
Special thanks to laurasko for recording this back in the day.
Join the founder and CEO of Insomniac Games as he shares his thoughts in the opening session of PAX Prime 2012, story time with Ted Price.
Panelists: Ted Price [CEO, Insomniac Games]
Immediately after Storytime with Ron Gilbert, stick around for a Q&A session featuring Gabe and Tycho of Penny Arcade! Two mics, one heck of a time! And please, no “who would win in a fight” questions. Also note that if you can’t make it to this panel, there’s another one on Sunday at 2:00pm in Main Theatre. These guys are givers. They give.
Special thanks to Gamespot for recording this back in the day.