Action PAX! Part 1

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What did you do this weekend? If you're like us, it was many different things. Some of us were out of town, some of us enjoyed a quiet weekend with the wife, one of us even Tweeted at Bumbershoot. And guess what? One of us went to PAX!

Forums overdog Gatzby went out and took us a few pictures of the Penny Arcade Expo. Only he didn't take any notes, so we've been forced to re-create his journey in our imagination. Join us, won't you? After the jump, you'll be seeing part one of this extravagant two day adventure. Remember, if you don't love it, he'll probate you for life!

PAX is the place where the creme-de-la-creme of video gaming go to discover... well, whatever's coming next. So it should be no surprise at all that PAX  was the place where the big news broke.

In case you slept all weekend, let us be the first to tell you: Duke Nukem Forever has been announced! Sure, that first happened a decade ago, but this time they swear it's for real. Our industry connections told us the big day was coming, so we made Gatzby swear to get us some exclusive DNF details. Only... wow, what a line, right? So we couldn't fault the guy for deciding to hit a few other booths first. We trusted Gatzby when he said he'd check back again later. Besides, there's always something to see at PAX.

Check out this dude playing Homeless Guy In A Park Fights The Invisible Elves. Go ahead, laugh all you want. They laughed at Guitar Hero too, and look how much money that made.

Here you're getting a first look at the latest comic-based adventure game, Deadline At 70s Marvel. In this game, the player takes the role of heroes like Steve Gerber and Jim Starlin, rushing in after a full night at the bars and finding the book must be ready by three. "Hey," says Jim, "maybe Cap should fight three mad scientists evolved from traffic cones?" "Right on!" says Steve. "But can we Work in a dig at Nixon?" Pow! Wham! Dick! Deadline made, level up. Also serious players should unlock Steve Engelhart mode for the ultimate challenge.

In this booth, scientists simulated what an Apple store would look like all the time if OS X supported decent games.

Here a grumpy Aragorn shows designers how small changes can help keep them from having to pay needless royalties.

From far away, Gatzby thought he'd found the greatest Pez dispenser in history! Then he got a little closer and saw this:

Eh, so what, still not too bad. Plus it led to a chance meeting that helped Gatzby finally do something he'd always wanted to do.

THERE HE IS! THERE HE IS! Gatzby's cries of joy filled the convention center. Maybe this meant his luck was changing! Maybe this time he'd...

...or not. But hey, it was early in the Expo. The crowd was bound to thin out. And Gatzby had promised us an exclusive. No matter the cost, he wasn't leaving empty-handed.

Gatzby's visit to PAX continues tomorrow with more photos and... dare you hope for special Duke Nukem Forever images? We guess Duke Nukem fans will believe anything at this point. So be here tomorrow, and maybe you'll get some!



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