PAX 2009 Omegathon events and contenders revealed
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Aug 8th 2009 at 5:00PM }
Blood will be shed, boys will become men, girls will likewise become women -- and only one will triumph with tickets to this year's Tokyo Game Show (and $5,000 in walkin' around money) clutched in their victorious paw.
- Round 1: Mario Kart Wii
- Round 2: Bookworm Adventures
- Round 3: Halo 3: ODST
- Round 4: Unnamed rhythm game (DJ Hero or The Beatles: Rock Band, perhaps?)
- Round 5: Connect Four
- Final Round: ?????
Gallery: PAX 2008: Omegathon Final
Omegathon 2009 Participants
- Darin Blanchard
- Noah Callaway
- Matt Carmack
- Thaddaeus Engelmann
- Jackson Foster
- Alejandra Garcia
- Grace Hoang
- Mary Jacobson
- Rachel Kraft
- Ken Lindas
- David Medwid
- Daniel Merritt
- Eric Moran
- Sean Morris
- Mark Petcavage
- Alexander Rakoczy
- Ryan Taylor
- Neal Torres
- Hans Wuerflein
- Isha Zubeidi
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shmil @ Aug 8th 2009 5:10PM
Aw no jenga.
David @ Aug 8th 2009 6:51PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8ibV8dVuto
sting @ Aug 8th 2009 9:55PM
But we have CONNECT FOUR!!1
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http://bit.ly/f5cyp
Shmil @ Aug 9th 2009 1:54AM
both of you can take your crappy links and go strait to hell.
Look At This Suit @ Aug 8th 2009 5:24PM
How are they going to compete in ODST?
Firefight mode, solo?
deveric @ Aug 8th 2009 5:32PM
I'm actually one of the Omeganauts, and I'm really looking forward to participating in the excitement, if you happen to head to PAX, cheer for me when I succeed (or fail)!
-Eric "deveric" Moran
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Aug 8th 2009 5:34PM
+1 for good luck.
Obie @ Aug 8th 2009 7:27PM
Win one for the gipper!
Shadowbender (Sweatshop Supporter In Hiding @ Aug 8th 2009 11:53PM
Good luck dude!
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Aug 8th 2009 5:33PM
In other words sit through rounds 1/2/3 in order to enjoy rounds 4/5.
Kevin949 @ Aug 8th 2009 5:53PM
Ping pong has to be in there.
Obie @ Aug 8th 2009 5:53PM
Looking at that lineup the final round will be Modern Warfare 2 or Peggle ..
jynxycat @ Aug 9th 2009 12:03PM
I'd probably crap my pants if it was MW2. Since I'm actually a fan of the game, it would be orgasmic :O
That would probably top the Halo 3 appearance in 2007. I don't like Halo in the slightest, but the Final Boss's rendition of the Halo theme song, that kicked into show casing Halo as the final game of the Omegathon, was flat fucking awesome.
jynxycat @ Aug 9th 2009 12:05PM
mini-bosses*, sorry :O
Morgon @ Aug 8th 2009 5:56PM
Although Peggle last year was fun, I wish I could have been in it this year, instead of getting the boot from the ever-buggy Geometry Wars 2 :(
Good luck to all involved! It's certainly a fun experience.
Spartan @ Aug 8th 2009 7:13PM
I think I would fair well in MKWii, but saying that, I (and alot of you) have gone from first to second-of-last on the last corner of the last lap.
Man that game is infuriatingly fun.
The Baron @ Aug 8th 2009 8:02PM
Making them compete in unreleased games?
Rock Band Beatles would be fine but I don't want to watch a bunch of dudes fail at easy on DJ Hero.
t_m @ Aug 8th 2009 11:56PM
Isn't connect four gonna end up a little like Wargames?
draw. draw. draw. draw...
loof @ Aug 9th 2009 12:11AM
I'm an Omeganaut this year too, Ryan Taylor aka loof. I'm really looking forward to it hopefully I can manage to figure out the Wii Wheel before then.
-Ryan
Kadamon @ Aug 9th 2009 3:54AM
Connect 4?
This shit just got serious.
aristokrat @ Aug 9th 2009 10:14AM
Boys may become men, but what I really want to know is will there be any men becoming wolves? Otherwise, I've got a certain bar mitzvah to attend that weekend...