While we couldn’t afford the trip to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last week, we are going to PAX East 2011. The Boston, Massachusetts event begins on Friday, March 11 and runs through the weekend at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Matt and I will be on the show floor covering the event. We’ve got tons of plans and appointments — here’s what you should expect.
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World Exclusive Demo of “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
What: 38 Studios and Curt Schilling unveil the first-ever public gameplay footage of their open-world fantasy RPG epic, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The game is being developed by a star cast, including Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, best-selling author R.A. Salvatore, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston. Schilling will unveil the game alongside its Executive Producer and Creative Director.
A Live Demonstration of RAGE
When: Fri, March 11, 1:30pm – 2:30pm
What: RAGE Design Director Matt Hooper and Senior Producer Jason Kim provide a new live demonstration of the game, an upcoming post-apocalyptic first-person shooter. The game boasts stunning visuals, an expansive open world, plenty of fancy mechanics, vehicle combat, and more powered by the id Tech 5 engine. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. Have questions? Leave them in the comments and we’ll try to get them answered.
Irrational Games to Showcase BioShock Infinite’s city of Columbia at PAX East
When: Friday, March 11, 5:00-6:00pm
What: BioShock Infinite creative director Ken Levine, art director Nate Wells, lead artist Shawn Robertson, and senior effects artist Stephen Alexander showcase the floating city of Columbia. The team will talk how its design came about, what inspired it, the creative process, and much more.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Hits PAX East with 20-Minute Live Demo, Exclusive Tee-Shirts, and Developer Q&A
When: Saturday, March 12, 2:30pm – 3:10pm
What: Eidos Montreal will present a 20-minute gameplay demo of the upcoming first-person RPG Deus Ex: Human Revolution, followed by a Q&A hosted by Eidos Montreal Community Manager Kyle Stallock with Game Director Jean-Francois Dugas and Art Director Jonathan Jacques-Belletete.
Exclusive Coverage
- Arcana Heart 3 (PSN) — preview
- Bastion (XBLA) — preview
- BattleBlock Theater (XBLA) — preview, interview
- Call of Juarez: The Cartel (PS3, 360, PC) — preview, interview
- The Darkness II (PS3, 360, PC) — preview
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3, 360, PC) — preview, interview
- Duke Nukem Forever (PS3, 360, PC) — preview
- Dyad (PSN) — preview
- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (PS3, 360) — preview
- The Fancy Pants Adventure (PSN, XBLA) — preview
- F.E.A.R. 3 (PS3, 360, PC) — preview
- Gatling Gears (PSN, XBLA, PC) — preview
- Guild Wars 2 (PC) — preview
- The Gunstringer (XBLA for Kinect) — preview, interview
- L.A. Noire (PS3, 360) — preview
- Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes (PSN, XBLA) — preview
- Mortal Kombat (PS3, 360) — preview
- Ms. ‘Splosion Man (XBLA) — preview, interview
- Outland (PSN, XBLA) — preview
- Portal 2 (PS3, 360, PC) — preview
- Record of Agarest War Zero (PS3, 360) — preview
- Red Faction: Armageddon (PS3, 360, PC) — preview (Ruin Mode)
- Shoot Many Robots (PSN, XBLA, PC) — preview, interview
- Skull Girls (PSN, XBLA) — preview, interview
- Warp (PSN, XBLA, PC) — preview
Note: this is a very big workload for two fellas. We’re going to try and bring you everything promised, but if we’re not able to write up everything, try not to hate us.
Note 2: we had coverage planned for Dead Island and Risen 2, but something’s come up with publisher Deep Silver and they’ll no longer be doing previews at the show. Expect coverage from us for the games in the coming months.
Floor Plan
Other Stuff
If you know of any games on the floor that you want us to check out or have questions you’d like us to ask during our interviews, go ahead and drop a line in the comments.