Everything You Need to Know About Twitch at PAX Prime
We’re scrambling to get everything ready for our big trip to Seattle and PAX Prime 2013. As always, we’ll have a massive booth presence on the show floor, along with live showcases of the biggest titles all weekend long. Check out the press release below for all the information you need to know, including booth schedules and channels to watch.
Twitch Booth #1230 Activities
Want to know which games are hot at PAX? Watch live daily coverage from the Twitch booth (#1230) or online at www.twitch.tv/twitch featuring hosts Jon Carnage, djWHEAT, MANvsGAME, and King Foom. Visitors who have their picture taken at the Twitch Photo Booth will receive a Limited Edition Twitch PAX T-Shirt and commemorative PAX Button (while supplies last). Fans can also win tons of goodies sporadically being given away via the stream chat and social networks. Prizes include SteelSeries Frost Mice and Mice Pads, Twitch Turbo codes and assorted game codes such as Might & Magic Duel Champions, Castle Storm, State of Decay and more. Check in at the booth or stay tuned to the Twitch PAX channel all week to find out how to win these and other items. In addition, the following event will be taking place onsite:
SMITE $20K North America Invitational
Join Hi-Rez Studios and Twitch for the first ever SMITE $20K NA Invitational happening live from the Twitch booth daily and viewable online at http://www.twitch.tv/smitegame (with daily prime time viewing at 4pm-6pm on www.twitch.tv/twitch). Stop by to meet the four top North American teams, including Team Dignitas, COGnitive Gaming, Reason Gaming and Denial Esports NA. In-between competitions, join Twitch for open gameplay on SMITE on the sleek Alienware X51’s with high-performance professional audio provided by Twitch’s Official Audio Sponsor, Turtle Beach.
The following programming happening live at the booth will also be streamed on www.twitch.tv/twitch with all times and content subject to change:
Friday 8/30 PDT:
• 10:00am — Dead Rising 3 (CAPCOM/Microsoft)
• 10:20am — Forza 5 (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft)
• 10:40am — Ryse (Crytek/Microsoft)
• 11:00am — ScrewAttack brings you Angry Video Game Nerd Adventure
• 11:20am — WWE 2K14 (2K Sports)
• 11:40am — Borderlands 2 Headhunter pack (Gearbox/2K)
• 12:00pm — Hotline Miami 2 (Dennaton Games/Devolver Digital)
• 12:20pm — Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment)
• 12:40pm — Wasteland Kings (Vlambeer)
• 1:00pm — Defiance (Trion Worlds)
• 1:15pm — Limited Edition White Twitch Hoodie Giveaway
• 1:30pm — League of Legends NA Regional Q&A with Riot Games
• 2:00pm — Volgarr the Viking (Crazy Viking Studios/Adult Swim Games)
• 2:20pm — Fist Puncher (Team 2Bit/Adult Swim Games)
• 2:30pm — Dying Light (Techland/Warner Bros.)
• 3:00pm — Aban Hawkins & the 1,001 Spikes (Nicalis)
• 3:20pm — Fates Forever (Hammer & Chisel)
• 3:40pm — Scribblenauts Unmasked (5
• 4:00pm — SMITE $20K NA Invitational (Hi-Rez Studios); see full details below
Saturday 8/31 PDT:
• 10:00am — Project Spark (Team Dakota/Microsoft)
• 10:20am — Fable HD (Lionhead Studio/Microsoft)
• 10:40am — Killer Instinct (Double Helix/Microsoft)
• 11:00am — GamesRadar
• 11:15am — Alien Rage (City Interactive)
• 11:40am — Strife (S2 Games)
• 12:00pm — Luftrauseres (Vlambeer/Devolver Digital)
• 12:20pm — Max: The Curse of Brotherhood (Press Play/Microsoft)
• 12:40pm — Age of Empires II HD (Microsoft)
• 1:00pm — Trion Worlds AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) session
• 1:15pm — Limited Edition White Twitch Hoodie Giveaway
• 1:30pm — XCOM: Enemy Within (Firaxis/2K)
• 2:00pm — Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe (Andrew Morrish/Adult Swim Games)
• 2:20pm — Soundodger (Studio Bean/Adult Swim Games)
• 2:30pm — PAPAtv — Professional & Amateur Pinball Association
• 3:00pm — Disgaea D2 (NIS)
• 3:20pm — The Guided Fate Paradox (NIS)
• 4:00pm — SMITE $20K NA Invitational (Hi-Rez Studios); see full details below
• 6:00pm — EverQuest Next, DC Universe Online, Dragon’s Prophet (Sony Online Entertainment)
• 7:00pm — TBA (Epic Games)
Sunday 9/1 PDT:
• 10:00am — Super Star Golf (Microsoft)
• 10:20am — New Halo DLC (343 Studios/ Microsoft)
• 10:40am — World of Tanks (Wargaming/Microsoft)
• 11:00am — The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot (Ubisoft Montreal) being played by Destructoid
• 11:20am — Look at my Chicken (Community Spotlight)
• 11:30am — Polygon
• 12:00pm — The PopCap Hour
• 1:00pm — RIFT (Trion Worlds)
• 1:15pm — Limited Edition White Twitch Hoodie Giveaway
• 1:30pm — TBA (NC Soft)
• 1:40pm — Forge (Dark Vale Games)
• 2:00pm — Super Comboman (Super Comboman Team/Adult Swim Games)
• 2:20pm — Jazzpunk (Necrophone Games/Adult Swim Games)
• 2:30pm — TBA (Epic Games)
• 3:00pm — Kerbal Space Program (Squad)
• 3:20pm — Shadow Warrior (Flying Wild Hog/Devolver Digital)
• 4:00pm — SMITE $20K NA Invitational (Hi-Rez Studios); see full details below
Monday 9/2 PDT (indie showcase)
• 11:00am — Indie Mega Booth intro show
• 11:20am — Barkley 2 (Tales of Game’s)
• 11:40am — Always Sometimes Monsters (Vagabond Dog)
• 12:00pm — Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Young Horses)
• 12:20pm — Don’t Starve, Incognita, Eets Munchies (Klei Entertainment)
• 12:40pm — Crypt of the Necrodancer (Brace Yourself Games)
• 1:00pm — Sportsfriends (Die Gute Fabrik)
• 1:20pm — Legend of Dungeon (Robot Loves Kitty)
• 1:30pm — TBA (Epic Games)
• 2:00pm — Gravity Ghost (Ivy Games)
• 2:20pm — Dead State (DoubleBear Productions)
• 3:00pm — The Repopulation (Above and Beyond Technologies LLC)
• 3:20pm — Contrast (Compulsion Games, Inc)
• 4:00pm — SMITE $20K NA Invitational (Hi-Rez Studios); see full details below
Official PAX Prime Stream
As the exclusive streaming partner of ReedPOP, the largest producer of pop culture events in the world, content from the Main Theatre and Kraken Theatre at PAX Prime will be live streamed on Twitch.
• Main Theatre schedule: http://www.twitch.tv/pax
• Kraken Theatre schedule: http://www.twitch.tv/pax2
For more details, view this PAX forum post.
2K — Strategy Masterminds and Inside Gearbox Software
Hosted by Adam Sessler and Firaxis Games, 2K will live stream its “Strategy Masterminds” panel on 8/31 at 3:30PM PDT. This presentation will include new details about XCOM: Enemy Within. 2K will also stream the “Inside Gearbox Software” panel at 2:30PM PDT on 9/2 which features a first look at upcoming Borderlands 2 DLC. Both panels are being streamed exclusively on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/2k.
Ubisoft — The Next Level
The Next Level, a new competitive gaming experience, is debuting at the Ubisoft booth #632 and will feature a heart pumping live action streamed competition Friday-Monday at 10:00AM — 6:00PM at www.twitch.tv/thenextlevel. Follow as players of all skill levels compete in a full decathlon gaming event, as well as exclusive developer showcases as they guide and coach players to victory and present some of the hottest titles of the year.
Panel Appearances:
Web Video for Gamers: How To Make Your Live Streaming & On Demand Video Content Awesome
• Date/Location: Sunday 9/1 3:30PM — 4:30PM @ Unicorn Theatre
• Twitch Panelist: Marcus ‘DJ Wheat’ Graham [Senior Manager of Partnerships, New Media]
• Date/Location: Sunday 9/1 4:30PM — 5:30PM @ Kraken Theatre and www.twitch.tv/pax2
• Twitch Panelists: Emmett Shear [CEO, Founder], Jared Rea [Community Manager], Kevin Lin [Chief Operating Officer]
Twitch Fan Appreciation Mixer
• Date: Friday 8/30 @ 5:00PM — 7:00PM
• Location: Gameworks | 1511 7th Avenue, Seattle, WA
• Details: Join the Twitch community team for fun and games at the first-ever fan appreciation mixer. To get one of the limited invites, visit the Twitch booth on Friday between 10:00AM — 3:00PM and ask a staffer in a purple Twitch shirt for a special wristband and username tag.
GeForce eSports Presents World of Tanks $100K Open, brought to you by Twitch
• Date: Sunday 9/1 @ 6:00PM — 1:30AM
• 18+ Community Meetup: 6:00PM — 7:00PM
• World of Tanks Open Tournament: 7:00PM — 9:30PM
• 21+ only after 9:30PM
• Location: Showbox SoDo | 1426 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA
• Details: This event — which features the finals for the GeForce eSports World of Tanks 100K Open Tournament — is a collaboration between Twitch, NVidia and Wargaming. As regional champions from around the world compete for $100,000, the action will be live streamed on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/worldoftanks.