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PAX 2009: And the final Omegathon event is ...
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Sep 6th 2009 at 9:19PM }
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the annual uber-tournament, and a super special congratulations to whoever manages to bowl wood with the greatest amount of dexterity. For those playing along at home, the final lineup for the tournament is posted below.
- Round 1: Mario Kart Wii
- Round 2: Bookworm Adventures
- Round 3: Halo 3: ODST
- Round 4: The Beatles: Rock Band
- Round 5: Connect Four
- Final Round: Skee-Ball
Video: Joystiq @ The Omegathon for Halo 3: ODST
by Richard Mitchell { Sep 6th 2009 at 4:00PM } 
Oh, and a Hunter got stuck in a wall during the third round. See it all in the video above.
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
PSA: PAX 2009 now accepting your registration
by Kevin Kelly { Feb 19th 2009 at 3:10PM }
Where can you discover the wonders of puppetry, rap with game developers, ogle cosplayers, and hang with the Luddites in a three-story annex of board games -- all while getting quality time with upcoming games? If you answered, "PAX," we salute you. If you said: Poughkeepsie, New York, we'll give you a second guess.The Penny Arcade Expo is one of our favorite gaming events, hands down. The East Coast version of PAX won't launch until 2010, so you've got one more opportunity to make the pilgrimage to the original Seattle location. Lucky for you, registration opened today! You can pick up a three-day badge for just $50, and pre-registrants are also eligible to participate in the Omegathon gaming competition. The grand prize: all-expenses-paid trip to the Tokyo Game Show and, uh, other prizes. Plus, we'll be there!
PAX 2008: Meet the Fallout 3 Vault-boy puppet dance troupe
by Ross Miller { Sep 1st 2008 at 1:30PM }
Gallery: PAX 2008: Omegathon Final
PAX 2008: Omegathon finale crowns Geko, Gabe as winners
by Ross Miller { Sep 1st 2008 at 12:00PM }
Following Geko's winning victory, Tycho and Gabe picked up the Famicon controllers to challenge each other as the blue and red riders, respectively. The race was once again painted red, as Tycho kept overheating his bike and crashing after the ramps. He managed a victory in the 3rd round after knocking down Gabe twice in a row, but every other round went to Gabe and red rider, giving the Penny Arcade co-creator a two-win streak after his 5-2 Halo 3 victory last year. After the race was over, Tycho and Gabe stood up to thank the crowd, who promptly began to shuffle out and away from the now-concluded convention. Geko took the stage one final time, plush Marissa's bunny in tow, to talk to the few who stayed behind.
Stay tuned, we'll have more on the pre-Omegathon "puppet troupe" later today. Gallery quick-jump:
Gallery: PAX 2008: Omegathon Final
PAX 2008: And the final Omegathon challenge is ... Vs Excite Bike!
by Ross Miller { Aug 31st 2008 at 9:05PM }
- Round 1: Peggle
- Round 2: Boom Blox
- Round 3: Geometry Wars
- Round 4: Rock Band (Our guess is Rock Band 2)
- Round 5: Jenga (let me show you my moves!)
- Final Round: Vs Excite Bike
PAX 2008: Omeganaut shows us his special Jenga move
by Kevin Kelly { Aug 31st 2008 at 7:15PM }
Ben Gray, aka MNC Dover from Monday Night Crew, was eliminated from the Omegathon on Saturday, but they were nice enough to let him pass along his words of wisdom, and his ultra-secret Jenga move. If you want to know how to get a leg up on the competition, check out the video above.
One thing's for sure, if you use this move you'll never get invited to play Jenga ever again. Which might be exactly what you're looking for.
One thing's for sure, if you use this move you'll never get invited to play Jenga ever again. Which might be exactly what you're looking for.
Custom consoles for PAX Omegathon champions
by JC Fletcher { Aug 27th 2008 at 5:25PM }
For the second-place contestant, these three nicely-customized consoles will be the prize. But for the winner, these will just be a bonus to go along with the $5,000 and the Tokyo Game Show trip. Winning the Omegathon, at least, might be easier than finding a Wii in a store.
PAX schedule gets posted, devoured, fretted over
by Kevin Kelly { Aug 11th 2008 at 6:15PM }
Joystiq will be there frantically trying to clone ourselves so we can cover as much as possible. There should be some surprise announcements, plenty of hands-on gaming action (including a lot of tabletop games), and of course The Omegathon! Stay tuned to Joystiq during PAX, August 29th through the 31st for as much coverage as we can pack in.
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: DIY Omegathon edition
by Ross Miller { Sep 15th 2007 at 5:02PM }
- At least one game that is "off the grid" (i.e. not on a television screen).
- At least one retro title (e.g. Pong, Tetris, Daikatana)
- A variety of genres such as puzzle, first-person shooter, racing, etc.
- At least one embarrassing title that gets competitors active. Usually a rhythm game
Video: 13 minutes of H3 Guardian multiplayer
by Dustin Burg { Aug 27th 2007 at 1:15PM }
[Via Joystiq]
See video of new Halo 3 levels from PAX
by Justin McElroy { Aug 27th 2007 at 9:45AM }
Now, you can be a part of the unofficial sequel to The Wizard with this video direct from the competition. Though the audience gets pretty pumped whenever they see new weapons like the flame thrower, the excitement when the sword is brought into play is palpable. The battle continues after the jump.
PAX 07: The final Omegathon challenge was ... Halo 3
by Colin Torretta { Aug 26th 2007 at 10:06PM }
The final Omeganauts, Accelon and MNC Dover, sat down on stage to play a brand new, never-before-seen level populated with never-before-seen weapons -- a slick move that guaranteed that neither player had an unfair advantage. Both players' screens were displayed on massive projectors so that the crowd could get into the action as well, and get into it they did. As each player explored the new level, a huge forest ruin high in the trees, the crowd oohed and aahed at each new weapon and new vista that the players discovered.
Eight-bit collectors are ob-NES-sed
by Kyle Orland { Dec 11th 2006 at 11:15PM }
When most gamers talk about rounding out their collections this holiday season, they're probably thinking of about picking up some bargain priced PS2 or Xbox games. For an elite group of obsessive NES collectors, though, it's all about finding decades-old 8-bit games that are not always so bargain-priced.
MTV's Stephen Totillo profiles some of the people who have made it their goal to collect all 700+ NES games in their original boxes. Between them they've sold everything from PS3's to T-shirts to fund a quest that can easily run into the thousands of dollars. Rare games like Stadium Events or a gold Nintendo World Championship cartridge can demand hundreds or even thousands of dollars by themselves.
The most interesting part of the story is what these collectors do with the games once they have them. Collector Jason Smith has played all of his 700+ games for at least 15 minutes, while Omegathon winner Luke Armstrong only tried a few dozen of his carts before giving up. That might seem like a colossal waste, but as Totillo correctly points out, "if one amasses the world's greatest stamp collection, one doesn't then mail a bunch of letters."
