PAX East 2012

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I had a ton of fun and saw a lot of stuff. On Saturday evening I watched the Retrogame Roadshow, in which attendees brought their valuable games and collectibles to be discussed and valued by a panel of experts. I got a little bit of swag and bought one item: a Qanba 4 arcade stick that is compatible with the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. I didn't wait in any lines to play demos but I did take a lot of photos. Click the link below for a sampling:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/deletion/sets/72157629408884452/

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In case you missed it, a female cosplayer named Jessica Nigri was asked to leave PAX because of her revealing outfits. I arrived too late on Saturday and these pics prove I missed quite a sight.

[hoobs88]

I went last year but wasn't able to this year. I'm going to try to go next year.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

They asked her to leave?!?  Was the show run by Quakers or something?

[hoobs88]

They asked her to leave?!?  Was the show run by Quakers or something?

She was asked to change her outfit because it was too revealing is what I heard from some of my friends that went.

[td741]

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THE BOOBS

Jessica Nigri (NSFW) is the other "controversy". I find this one to be super funny actually. Jessica was dressed up to promote the game Lollipop Chainsaw. We had received some complaints and decided that yeah her costume was a bit too revealing for the show floor. The game was being shown inside a bus and so we asked that if she wants to keep the costume on, please stay inside with the game or if you want to be out on the floor please cover up a bit more. Now let me tell you why I find this to be fucking hilarious.

Last year we were given all kinds of shit for the Duke Nukem booth babes. How could we allow women to be used as sex symbols just to sell a game? How could we allow them on the show floor in their school girl outfits while children and families were walking around? We were vilified for not kicking them off the show floor on the very first day. Now, exactly one year later I am also a monster, but now it's because I am "punishing women" by asking them to cover up. I've been asked why I find the female body to be "obscene" and told that I must really hate women.

Hopefully you can see now why I find this so fucking ridiculous.

How about all of you that hate me get together and have your own conference. I need you to decide if half naked girls are empowered or exploited because I'm doing my fucking best here and it's apparently always wrong. I swear to God I don't understand how I'm supposed to know if I'm promoting the patriarchy or criminalizing the female body.

The best part is that Jessica, Warner Bros and everyone at PA is cool. This was a non issue. It is apparently only a big deal to people who didn't even attend the show.

So that's my response to our two completely fabricated "scandals" this year. I have to admit I'm surprised that these made it to the blogs but my killing and eating of a PAX attendee got no press.

They got complaints, they asked if she could stick to where the game was being shown (a bus) instead of the show floor.  Last year, they got shit for not doing anything about the Duke Nukem Forever Booth Babes. This year they are getting shit for taking some action on this.

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Apparently she showed up on Saturday in the pink outfit and was asked to change or leave. She changed to the cheerleader outfit and then was asked again. This is despite the fact that she was in the cheerleader outfit all Friday at PAX. She toned down her outfit again to the one below. I never saw her or heard any further commotion on Saturday, so she may have worn the third outfit on Sunday.

https://kotaku.com/5900134/skimpy-outfit-gets-lollipop-chainsaw-cosplayer-asked-to-leave-pax

[Nazi NecroPhile]

I'd ask her if she wanted an old fashioned mustache ride.