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PAX South is merely three weeks away, and the list of panels and exhibitors has been finalized. This is the third year for the newest PAX, which is held annually in San Antonio, Texas. Along with the panels and exhibitors, the keynote speaker was also announced, and this year’s address will be given by Christopher Perkins, the principal story designer forDungeons & Dragons.
Perkins has a long relationship with the founders of PAX, Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, who write and drawPenny Arcade. Perkins first served as the Dungeon Master for Holkins and Krahulik as well asPVPartist Scott Kurtz in aseries of podcaststhat began in 2008. The podcasts followed the exploits of the trio as the founding members of Acquisitions Incorporated, a group of adventurers for hire. These proved popular enough that a live version was incorporated into PAX West, and eventually led to aseries of YouTube videosprecipitating a session that waslive-streamed to theatersacross the country. This will be the first year that Acquisitions Incorporated performs at PAX South, with a panel hosted by Perkins on Saturday, January 28.
In addition to the keynote and the liveD&Dgame, attendees will be able to check out lots of other panels andconcerts, spend time checking out upcoming games from AAA and indie developers on the show floor, or just hang out and play video or tabletop games with others. PAX South will be one of the first venues where the public will be able to check out the Nintendo Switch in person.
Theschedule has been postedat the PAX South website, and the Penny Arcade Q&A panel on Friday, January 27 promises “the most significant PAX announcement since the reveal of PAX South.” Holkins and Krahulik have expressed interest in expanding PAX to Europe in the past, so there may be an announcement of a fifth PAX show in the immediate future. We’ll let you know as soon as we hear anything.
[Kyle MacGregor, who represents PAX for Stride PR, was previously employed at Destructoid. As always, no relationships were factored into this writeup.]
