Big crowds of players are back.
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The Penny Arcade Expo, or PAX, was one of several events canceled last year due to pandemic. This year, though, he’ll be back, and it’s going to be personal.
PAX West 2021 will be held on Labor Day Weekend, September 3-6, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, according to a news release Tuesday. It will be the first major in-person gaming event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
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PAX was started in 2004 by an innovator Penny Arcade Web Comic As a place for gamers to gather and share their passion for video games and board games. It has since become an event for developers to showcase their latest games and esports players to compete against each other. There are four events held each year: PAX West in Seattle; Pax East in Boston; PAX South in San Antonio, Texas; and PAX Australia, Melbourne. In February 2020, PAX East was the last in-person PAX event to be held.
Show organizers ReedPop and Penny say they are working with venue officials, local governments and health authorities to determine event capacity, which will be reduced, and ensure a safe environment. More information on health and safety guidelines will be released prior to the event.
The 2021 PAX West decals will go on sale in two weeks. Four-day passes will cost $230, while one-day passes will cost $60 each.
The numbers of COVID-19 vaccinations among adults continue to grow slowly, but there is still no foolproof vaccine that attendees tend to discover when participating in these large events.
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