Slidetoplay.com: PAX Prime 2014 Top Panels and Parties

Here are some panels and parties from SlidetoPlay.com written by Martine Paris:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28

What:  XBOX OPEN HOUSE
When:  Thursday, August 28, 6-8:30pm
Where:  Microsoft Building 92, 15010 NE 36th Street, Redmond WA 98052
How:  http://majornelson.com/2014/08/21/youre-invited-microsoft-play-idxbox-games/
Cost:  FREE
More Info:  Twas the night before PAX, everyone is milling about Gameworks, what to do, what to do.  Hey, why not hop on the Sunset Overdrive bus to tour the Xbox campus!  Star devs await you in a wonderland of gaming.  Play over 25 ID@ Xbox titles.  Supercool way to kickoff the festivities!  Bus picks up at Convention Center from 4:30-6:30pm.

What:  MMOREPORTER & TEN TON HAMMER MEETUP
When:  Thursday, August 28, 7pm – LATE
Where:  Elephant & Castle, 1415 5th Avenue, 98101
How:  http://www.tentonhammer.com/promotions/ten-ton-hammer-pax-prime-2014
Cost:  FREE
More Info:  MMO fans unite!

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29

What:  QUIZ SHOW with VOLITION & DEEP SILVER
When:  Friday, August 29, 10-11am
Where:  Sandworm Theatre, Sheraton, 1400 6th Avenue, 2nd Floor, 98101
How:  http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/quiz-show-hour-with-volition-project-reveal-prizes
Cost:  PAX badge
More Info:  Join Deep Silver’s Brand Director Aubrey Norris and the Volition developers to test your knowledge of the Saints Row franchise for prizes and an exclusive game reveal. Special guest: Natalie Lander, the voice of Kinzie!

What:  STORYTIME with BORDERLAND’s MIKEY NEUMANN
When:  Friday, August 29, 10:30-11:30am
Where:  Main Theatre, Convention Center, Pike/8th, 98101
How:  http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/storytime-with-mikey-neumann
Cost:  PAX badge
More Info:  Legendary Gearbox developer delivers the opening keynote address on his life and times in the game industry that has spanned Half-Life: Decay, Brothers in

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30

What:  HOW MEDIA MOLECULE MADE TEARAWAY
When:  Saturday, August 30, 10-11pm
Where:  Sandworm Theatre, Sheraton, 1400 6th Avenue, 2nd Floor, 98101
How:  http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/how-media-molecule-made-the-fourth-wall-breaking-papery-world-of-tearaway
More Info:  Media Molecule’s Community Manager James Spafford takes the audience on a journey through the world of Tearaway, a game about a little messenger in a papery world held together in the players hands.

What:  MAKING FIREWATCH
When:  Saturday, August 30, 10-11pm
Where:  Sandworm Theatre, Sheraton, 1400 6th Avenue, 2nd Floor, 98101
How:  http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/making-firewatch-trailer-and-a-first-look-from-campo-santo
More Info:  San Francisco’s newest indie studio, Campo Santo, will be showcasing Firewatch, a first-person wilderness mystery, set for release in 2015. Meet the dev team and check out the debut game trailer and first gameplay reveal.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31

What:  ARE TWITCH, YOUTUBE & PODCASTS KILLING GAMES JOURNALISM?
When:  Sunday, August 31, 10-11am
Where:  Sphinx Theatre, Sheraton, 1400 6th Avenue, 3rd Floor, 98101
How:  http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/are-twitch-youtube-and-podcasts-killing-traditional-games-journalism
More Info:  Dave Oshry, Alex Rubens, Max Scoville and DJ Skee take to the stage to debate the future of games journalism – look out!

What:  VIDEO GAMES & The INHERENT SILLINESS OF THE MEDIUM
When:  Sunday, August 31, 11-12pm
Where:  Sasquatch Theatre, Sheraton, 1400 6th Avenue, 2nd Floor, 98101
How:  http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/video-games-are-stupid-the-inherent-silliness-of-the-medium
More Info:  Join Destructoid’s Bill Zoeker, Max Scoville & Anthony Carboni, Machinima’s Adam Kovic and IGN alum Jack DeVries as they debate the absurd side of gaming.  13y+.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

What:  SEATTLE INDIES EXPO (SIX)
When:  Monday, September 1, 10-6pm
Where:  Melrose Market Studios, 1501-1535 Melrose, 98122
How:  http://www.seattleindies.org, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seattle-indies-expo-2014-tickets-12548770711
Cost:  FREE
More Info:  Play games, meet devs, have fun… Seattle style!

What:  VIDEO GAME MEMORIES: WHAT MAKES A GAME SPECIAL?
When:  Monday, September 1, 12:30-1:30pm
Where:  Sasquatch Theatre, Sheraton, 1400 6th Avenue, 2nd Floor, 98101
How:  http://prime.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/video-game-memories-what-makes-a-game-special
Cost:  PAX badge
More Info:  Game journos Anthony Gallegos, Holly Green, Danny O’Dwyer and friends recollect favorite game memories and the features that made them so magical.

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