Gaming gatherings –
Coronavirus concerns can’t stop this gathering of tens of thousands of gamers.
Screens looking at screens.
The metroid-purse really makes this highly conceptual outfit.
Honk.
Honk!
HONK !!
Ayyyyy.
These two made quite the Journey to get to PAX East.
The next generation of cosplayer.
Larian Studios’ (Baldur’s Gate 3) booth was suitably spooky.
It’s not quite (a $) , 0 sales record , but this $ 2, (sticker-sealed) (Super Mario Bros.) was easily the most expensive game at the show.
If you don’t have the original disc cases for your used games, you need to get creative …
This booth apparently thinks there’s significant overlap between Super Soaker nostalgia and ‘ s video game nostalgia.
Toys R Us mascot Geoffrey is not a collector’s item.
There may well be Final Fantasy
Well-played, pricing sticker. Well-played.
As long as Super Smash Bros. Melee
With these statues, you can finally create the (Metal Gear Solid) /
The first time I can recall a TV show getting a booth presence at a PAX show (the show is pretty great, BTW).
Being Animal Crossing’s resident musician is serious business. Just look at that face!
All those hard-earned bells you use to pay off your (Animal Crossing) loans go right to maintaining this guy’s carefree lifestyle.
I hear these aliens are planning an 8chan AMA about the impending destruction of Earth.
This heavenly figure overlooked the DJ stage for Harmonix’s new music-mixing game (Fuser) .
Magic: the Gathering would be a very different game if it were played with life-sized statues like this.
Games are more enjoyable when played inside a sphere. It’s a scientifically confirmed fact!
Oh, you’re still putting your gaming rig inside a case? That’s cute …
Liquid cooling as fashion statement.
If you have enough light-up keyboards, you don’t actually need a monitor.
The only light gun game on the show floor, House of the Gundead is actually available for arcade owners.
High-performance gaming chairs are so passe. It’s all about cushy gaming recliners now.
Good advice.
There was a weird feeling permeating this year PAX East. Even as plans for the mid-March Game Developers Conference were falling apart over coronavirus travel concerns , tens of thousands once again gathered together in the Boston Convention and Entertainment Center to celebrate all things gaming. Organizers did their best to mitigate any contagion fears, with copious hand sanitizer at practically every demo booth and a visible phalanx of workers constantly wiping down exposed handrails and other surfaces. But there was still an uneasiness in the air, noticeable by the swiveling heads whenever anyone coughed or sneezed. The weekend crowds felt notably lighter than previous years as well, with more open space to navigate usually packed aisleways.
None of that lessened the usual excitement of so many like-minded gaming fans gathering together, though. As we work through our thoughts on some of the best games we saw over the last four days, enjoy this collection of some of the best cosplay, collectibles, and eye-catching convention booths straight from Boston.
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