Arcen Games Heading To PAX Prime With Indie Mega Booth

[cupogoodness]

Originally posted: http://arcengames.blogspot.com/2012/08/arcen-games-heading-to-pax-prime-with.html

We had a lot of fun exhibiting at PAX East earlier this year in Boston. So much so we decided we just couldn't pass up the chance to do the same at PAX Prime next week in Seattle. So if you're attending, keep an open spot in your schedule to stop by! (Or even better, give us a heads-up ahead of time to ensure I haven't run off to lunch.)

We'll be one of the 30 developers making up the incredibly amazing Indie Mega Booth (just look at all those notable developers and good games). We got to know a lot of these guys at PAX East, and we're excited to be a part of the massive collection of indie game exhibitors this time around. Specifically, I'll be located in booth #868 sharing space with the awesome folks of 24 Caret Games--developers of PS3 title Retro/Grade which just arrived this week on PSN. 

As noted in the trailer below, A Valley Without Wind will be playable. There may be some new artwork stuff to showoff there as well. I'll be chatting up the Ancient Shadows expansion with those who want to talk about it, but I doubt anyone would get much out of a short floor demo for a game like AI War. We're also planning some giveaways of our titles both on-sight and online; plus we may have something else to debut. Not sure yet, we'll see.

On top of that, I'll be heading up the 'Open Development for Indies: Why Cooperative Trumps Competitive' panel with a handful of other indie devs in the Serpent Theater, 3:00 PM on Sunday (September 2nd). If you're interested in indie development at all, or if you just want to say hi, make sure not to miss us in the afternoon during the final day of the conference.

If you want updates on what we and all the other devs in the mega booth are up to, or if you just want to support us all in general, the Indie Mega Booth Facebook and Twitter stuff is a go.

9 days and counting!

Here's the latest coverage coming in, mostly from the AVWW Steam sale (now concluded) and art update:

Joystiq -- A Valley Without Wind's impending art revamp in version 1.3, sale now

VG247 -- A Valley Without Wind 50% off on Steam, headed for graphical overhaul

Co-Optimus -- A Valley Without Wind On Sale at 50% Off

Blue's News -- A Valley Without Wind Art Upgrade Coming

PCGamersN -- A Valley Without Wind patch 1.206 “Watery Warp” released

DealSpwn -- A Valley Without Wind Getting Massive Art Overhaul

TheBitBag -- A Valley Without Wind 50% off on Steam, major graphic overhaul incoming

GameZone -- A Valley Without Wind getting graphical redesign

HardReset -- A Valley Without Wind Review

DealSpwn -- AI War Ancient Shadows DLC Enters Public Beta

Forum User Hartmann -- Let's Play A Valley Without Wind! (A Gainax Production)

[Ozymandiaz]

Looks fun, too bad I live across the world

[cupogoodness]

Looks fun, too bad I live across the world

Any good game conferences in your area? I'm very ambitious in regards to our attendance at those things, Chris can attest to that.

[Ozymandiaz]

Looks fun, too bad I live across the world

Any good game conferences in your area? I'm very ambitious in regards to our attendance at those things, Chris can attest to that.

I am afraid not. At least not that I know of. I live up north in Norway in a town called Tromsø (fairly big by Norwegian standards, 100k people or so), but other than that is pretty desolate here in every direction. Maybe something going on down in Oslo, but I have not heard of it. Closest thing I guess is a big annual LAN party called The Gathering: http://www.gathering.org/tg12/en/

[madcow]

Looks pretty cool, shame I'm too far away to go too! Looks like another indie-developer I really like is there too (gaslamp games). Plus I only recently actually started reading PA, some funny stuff there.

[cupogoodness]

Looks pretty cool, shame I'm too far away to go too! Looks like another indie-developer I really like is there too (gaslamp games). Plus I only recently actually started reading PA, some funny stuff there.

Gaslamp guys are awesome. They went out of there way at PAX Prime last year to come say hi to a fellow wandering dev. I've probably sunk 40+ hours into Dredmor as well.

[madcow]

I've played 80+ hours, and haven't beaten Dredmor yet. I've only made it to him only Likely because I play on permadeath going rogue and don't read guides or powerplay it.

I haven't even really played the two newest expansions either, I should get back into it sometime.

[Coppermantis]

<a href=\"http://www.arcengames.com/forums/index.php/topic,11418.msg116943.html#msg116943\" target=\"_blank\">Forum User Hartmann -- Let's Play A Valley Without Wind! (A Gainax Production)[/url][/html]

I like how you included this.

Anyway, I might actually be going to PAX Prime. Indie games are probably what I'll check out most.