NCsoft® at PAX East 2011 Activities
NCsoft® will be at PAX East 2011 this year in a variety of ways. Check out the summary below for our activities throughout the weekend. Attend panels to hear updates on City of Heroes® and Guild Wars 2™ at the convention Saturday, March 12, 2011. In addition, staff from Paragon Studios® and Carbine Studios™ will join other industry gurus on panels hosted by MMORPG.com and Newsarama. Check out the schedule for details.
Come to the Alienware booth #438 Friday at 10:00AM and be one of the first to play the new Guild Wars 2 demo featuring the Norn playable race and the Guardian and Thief professions for the first time. At 10:30AM on Friday, there will be a special presentation from the Guild Wars 2 development team. The ArenaNet team will also be on hand to give out swag to PAX East 2011 convention attendees.
During PAX East 2011, NVIDIA will feature the new Guild Wars 2 demo featuring the Norn playable race and the Guardian and Thief professions in 3D. Stop by their booth # 524 and check it out!
NCsoft and Antec Inc., the global leader in cutting edge computer components, have teamed up to bring our players unique custom collectable PC enclosures featuring art work from our award winning games. Antec's top-of-the-line computer cases features artwork from City of Heroes, Aion and Guild Wars 2! Visit booth #712 at PAX East 2011 to see them for yourself. They will also be posting images on their Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/AntecInc
Would you like to hang out on Friday night? NCsoft players and their PAX East 2011 friends are invited to the NCsoft Boston Meet & Greet on Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. Meet up with fellow NCsoft players and chat with members of the Aion®, City of Heroes, Guild Wars 2, Lineage,® and Lineage II development and community teams. Or perhaps you'd like to get your game on? At the Meet & Greet, you can play City of Heroes (with the Issue 20: Incarnates update), Aion, first ever tech demo of Lineage II: Goddess of Destruction outside of Korea, and the newest Guild Wars 2 demo build!
NCsoft at PAX East 2011 Schedule
During the convention, NCsoft will be hosting a number of scheduled events and activities (listed below). All items and times are subject to change.
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Friday, March 11, 2011 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. |
Guild Wars 2 Playable Demo Featuring:
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Alienware Booth # 438 PAX East 2011 |
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Friday, March 11, 2011 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
Guild Wars 2 Special Presentation and Swag Giveaway |
Alienware Booth #438 PAX East 2011 |
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Friday, March 11, 2011 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. PAX East 2011 |
Speaking Session NewsArama Panel - Video Game Comics: Lifting the Curse Comic books based on video games have not traditionally been very well received. While some have sold well, most are at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to critics and direct market sales. How can the tide turn? What needs to be in a video game comic to make it worth reading? And could Video Game comics wind up being the savior of the comic book industry? Join representatives from across the comic book industry and moderator Lucas Siegel, Site Editor of Newsarama.com as they figure out how to remove the curse of the terrible video game comic. |
Matt Miller, Lead Systems Designer, Paragon Studios joins other industry pros for this one hour panel session. |
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Friday, March 11, 2011 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. PAX East 2011 |
Speaking Session What the Heck is a Community Manager ? What the heck is a community manager? What does he or she do? Why are there a growing number of community management positions at publishers and development studios? We'll talk to the industry's leading group of community managers about their jobs, how they got where they are, how they actually "manage" the "community," and how they influence the games their studios make and the people who play them. |
Regina Buenaobra, |
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Friday, March 11, 2011 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel |
NCsoft Boston Meet & Greet 2011 Meet up with fellow NCsoft players and talk with members of the Aion, City of Heroes, Guild Wars 2, Lineage, and Lineage II teams. Attendees will have the chance to play NCsoft games and win prizes from our partners. Valid Photo ID required for admission. No one under 18 admitted without parent or legal guardian. Due to space limitations, admission to the event is limited and is granted based on a first-come, first-served basis to the capacity of the venue. |
Speakers Members of the Aion, City of Heroes, Guild Wars 2, Lineage, and Lineage II teams |
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Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. |
Guild Wars 2 Playable Demo Featuring:
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Alienware Booth # 438 PAX East 2011 |
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Saturday, March 12, 2011 12:00p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Speaking Session City of Heroes: Ascending to the Next Level of Super-Powered MMO's City of Heroes, the world's most popular super-powered MMO, is celebrating its Seventh Year of Super Powered Adventures by unveiling all new information about the next major game update: Issue 20 - Incarnates. The Paragon Studios" development team will spill the scoop on the brand new Incarnate Powers, the stunning new encounters and the massive villains coming in Issue 20 - Incarnates. |
Lead Systems Designer, Lead Producer, Senior Environment Artist. Associate Community Manager, |
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Saturday, March 12, 2011 3:00pm - 4:00pm PAX East 2011 |
Speaking Session Guild Wars 2 - Fantasy MMO Redefined Are you tired of grind, repetitive combat, and MMORPGs that have no RPG? Learn how Guild Wars 2 will set a new standard for what is possible in an MMO! Accompanied by stunning concept art, key creators will examine how the lore, design, and gameplay of Guild Wars 2 have evolved from the original game into something revolutionary. |
Colin Johanson, Jon Peters, Regina Buenaobra, Tirzah Bauer, Brian Porter, Randy Price, |
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Saturday, March 12, 2011 5:00pm - 6:00pm PAX East 2011 |
Speaking Session MMORPG Panel - The Future of Online Games A panel of MMORPG experts gather to chat with fans on where the online game market is going. With games moving into the mobile space, free to play pricing models and five major launches in 2011 the online market is in for a major year. The panel will have speakers from some of the top upcoming games in the online space plus legends in the industry. Fans will be able to ask questions and get answers from top development studios about upcoming games as we hope to explore where online games will be going for the next decade. |
Colin Johanson, ArenaNet and Jeremy Gaffney, Carbine Studios join other industry pros for this one hour panel session. |
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Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. |
Guild Wars 2 Playable Demo Featuring:
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Alienware Booth # 438 PAX East 2011 |
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Sunday, March 13, 2011 12:00 p.m.-12:50 p.m. PAX East 2011 |
Speaking Session One of Us Are people surprised to learn that you're a gamer? Do the clerks at the Local Generic Game Retailer ignore you when you shop? If they do talk to you, do they assume you're shopping for something with more pink on the box? Or worse, ask you if you're buying a game for your son or boyfriend? Gamers who do not fit the stereotypical image of the hardcore gamer often feel left out in the cold. Our panel of game writers and hardcore gamers discuss the obstacles to acceptance they've faced and their strategies for coping with them. |
Regina Buenaobra, |
NCsoft Boston Meet & Greet 2011
You are invited to the NCsoft Boston Meet & Greet 2011!
NCsoft Boston Meet & Greet 2011
Meet up with fellow NCsoft players and talk with members of the Aion, City of Heroes, Guild Wars 2, Lineage, and Lineage II teams. They will be on hand to chat and to answer questions about your favorite games. You'll have the chance to try out NCsoft games: Aion, City of Heroes, Lineage II: Goddess of Destruction and Guild Wars 2 on Alienware PCs with peripherals from Razer. Attendees will also have the chance to win prizes from Alienware, Razer, and Nvidia. See the contest rules for additional details.
NCsoft Boston Meet & Greet 2011
When:
Friday, March 11, 2011
7 p.m.–10 p.m.
Where:
Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel
Harbor Ballroom
425 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
Valid Photo ID required for admission. No one under 18 admitted without parent or legal guardian. Due to space limitations, admission to the event is limited and is granted based on a first-come, first-served basis to the capacity of the venue.
City of Heroes Speaking Session at PAX East 2011
City of Heroes Ascending to the Next Level of Super-Powered MMO's
City of Heroes, the world's most popular super-powered MMO, is celebrating its Seventh Year of Super Powered Adventures in cosmic style. The Paragon Studios Development team will unveil never before revealed secrets about our upcoming game update, Issue 20 – Incarnates.The battle against Praetoria steps up as Emperor Cole and his Lieutenants continue their invasion of Earth. Heroes and Villains must rise to new levels of power in order to save the world. Find out about the brand new Incarnate Abilities that players can unlock on their level 50 Heroes and Villains. Get your first peek at the stunning group encounters in the alternate world of Praetoria. The City of Heroes panel will also be the first time players can see the brilliant new environments, characters and art that will be in Issue 20 – Incarnates. Lead Systems Designer Matt Miller, Lead Producer Nate Birkholz, Senior Environment Artist Ryan Roth and Associate Community Manager Tia Paraurahi will be there to share their City of Heroes news and stories with the fans.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
12:00p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
PAX East 2011
Cat Theatre, Room 104
- Speakers
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- Matt Miller
- Lead Systems Designer
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- Nate Birkholz
- Lead Producer
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- Ryan Roth
- Senior Environment Artist
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- Tia Paraurahi
- Associate Community Manager
Guild Wars 2 Speaking Session at PAX East 2011
Guild Wars 2: Fantasy MMO Redefined
Are you tired of grind, repetitive combat, and MMORPGs that have no RPG? Learn how Guild Wars 2 will set a new standard for what is possible in an MMO! Accompanied by stunning concept art, key creators will examine how the lore, design, and gameplay of Guild Wars 2 have evolved from the original game into something revolutionary.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
3:00pm – 4:00pm
PAX East 2011
Cat Theatre, Room 104
- Speakers
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- Colin Johanson
- Lead Content Designer
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- Jon Peters
- Game Designer
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- Regina Buenaobra
- Community Manager
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- Tirzah Bauer
- Environment Artist
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- Brian Porter
- Global Brand Manager
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- Randy Price
- Senior Vice President, Global Business
Partners of the NCsoft Boston Meet & Greet 2011
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