SEATTLE – August 28, 2008 – The organizers of the fifth annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) today sent a reminder that this year’s gaming festival will begin later this week. PAX 2008, to be held Aug. 29-31, is expected to draw over 45,000 gamers, industry professionals and media to the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle for the 3-day gaming festival. Attendee badges may be purchased at the door at $30 for a one-day badge or $60 for all three days of the show.

Highlights of the show include:

FRIDAY
– PAX 2008 Keynote from Ken Levine 4:30-5:30pm
– Penny Arcade Q&A Panel #1 5:30-6:30pm
– “Video Games and Piracy” Panel 7:30-8:30pm
– Music Concert with The OneUps,
Freezepop and Jonathan Coulton 9:00pm-1:00am

SATURDAY
– “Game Criticism and Old Game Journalism” Panel 1:30-2:30pm
– Pitch Your Game Idea 5:30-6:30pm
– Music Concert with Anamanaguchi,
The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets,
MC Frontalot and the Minibosses 9:30pm-1:30am

SUNDAY
– Family Feud: PAX Edition! 11:00am-12:30pm
– The Wil Wheaton Panel 11:30am-12:30pm
– Penny Arcade Q&A Panel #2 12:30-1:30pm
– Omegathon Final Round 5:00-6:00pm

The complete PAX 2008 schedule can be found at http://www.pennyarcadeexpo.com/PAX_2008_Schedule.pdf.

About Penny Arcade Expo: The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) gaming festival is a three-day celebration of games and gamer culture. The annual convention includes an exhibition floor filled with playable builds of upcoming tabletop, console, and computer games; a conference program of game industry speakers; music concerts; freeplay areas; industry parties; an independent games showcase; game tournaments and more. Since its inception in 2004 the show has doubled in size year-over-year, growing from 4,500 attendees to 37,000 in 2007, making it the largest gaming festival in North America. For more information visit www.pennyarcadeexpo.com.