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Slide Show: PAX 2012

September 4, 2012

Cosplaying isn't just for people. Food truck Maximus Minimus donned Assassin's Creed 3 garb (and gave out free food) on Friday.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Microsoft showed off Halo 4, the latest title in the company's flagship series. (Playing the capture the flag multiplayer mode, I came in ninth out of nine players. Twice. I'm terrible at first-person shooters.)

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Rows of gamers battle each other in Halo 4 multiplayer action.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

At Nintendo's booth, PAX attendees could get their hands on the Wii U and the new console's screen-incorporated GamePad controller. (Pictured here playing New Super Mario Bros. U.)

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Gamers take to the pitch in FIFA 13. (I beat the Electronic Arts rep who was showing me the game. So pro.)

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Seattle causal gaming studio Big Fish Games unveiled a new cloud-gaming service called Big Fish Unlimited and showed off the soon-to-be-released Fairway Fever, a the sequel to Fairway Solitaire (which can be downloaded for free).

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Naughty Dog's The Last of Us garnered one of the longest lines at PAX. Some people waited over three hours to get a peak at this closed-door demo.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Sounders fans get their hands on FIFA 13. (Image provided by Electronic Arts.)

This towering rendition of Kratos stood guard in front of the God of War: Ascension booth.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Sometimes a booth's promotion can outshine its game. This was the case for Disney's Epic Mickey 2. The line to get a free Disney sketch was much, much longer than the one to play the game.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

There is a lot of free crap given away at PAX. These flimsy paper wizard hats were handed out to promote the Lord of the Rings MMORPG Guardians of Middle-earth.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

The only thing bigger than these impressive character models for Borderlands 2 was the line to play Gearbox Software's much-anticipated sequel.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

PC gamers gather together at PAX for massive sessions of online gaming.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

PAX isn't just about video games; it's about gaming on the whole. There were plenty of attendees playing Magic, Dungeons and Dragons, and other tabletop games.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Star Trek Settlers of Catan: Because clearly Settlers of Catan wasn't nerdy enough.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

There were plenty of parties surrounding PAX, including the Fangamer VERSUS Attract Mode video game art show at 1927 Events. This work is Spiral Mountain vs. Bomb-Omb BattleField by Toby Jones.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

Holy playing into stereotypes Batman! The only food provided in the press room was Doritos and Mountain Dew. No, I'm not kidding.

Photography by Seth Sommerfeld

The video game media descends on Seattle for PAX. Here, G4 shoots a segment with some of PAX's best cosplayers.

Every Labor Day weekend, the gaming industry sets its sights on Seattle. That's when the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) sets up shop in the Washington State Convention center to offer the most fan-friendly gaming convention around. Here's surveillance of the scene.

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