IGN @ PAX -- We're Excited to See Games, Panels and Meet You

PAX Prime 2012 is going down this weekend, August 31-September 2, in Seattle. IGN will be there hosting Meet & Greets and panels, and generally getting panda with PAX attendees when we're not seeing games right alongside you. Here's what you should be planning to attend, and some of the games and panels we're the most excited about.

IGN Meet & Greet

• When: Friday, August 31, 6-10PM
• Where: GameWorks, right across the street from the convention center (1151 7th Ave., between Pike St. and Pine St.).
• What: IGN wants to meet you and greet you. We'll be giving away exclusive t-shirts (see below), and the first 150 guests get free booze!

IGN Panel

• When: Saturday, September 1, 6PM
• Where: Serpent Theater
• What: IGN Presents -- The Game Show! Think you know your video game trivia? Come prove it at IGN's first ever Game Show and win fabulous gaming-related prizes.  IGN Editors will be picking contestants from the audience and testing their gamer wisdom, Price Is Right-style. If you know the year the Super Nintendo was released and can identify the music from Mega Man 2, you will do well on IGN's Game Show!

PAX is a consumer show, and while a lot of the bigger games and demos are things we might have seen at E3 or Gamescom, we know it's a huge deal for everyone to get to play them for themselves. That being said, we on the press side are also huge fans just like everyone else, so for us it's a chance tocheck these games out again and see some of the industry's biggest names speak. Best of all, we get to see a lot of hot upcoming indie games; the type of titles that are easy to miss unless you're looking, especially in a year when so many huge games are releasing. Here are just a few games and panels we're looking forward to at this year's PAX.

Torchlight II

We've checked out this action-RPG a few times in the past, but we're always excited for another loot-focused title that draws inspiration from Diablo.

Dead Island Riptide

Another game in the Dead Island universe? That sounds pretty alright to us, and since we haven't seen it yet we're excited to see what's changing.

Chasing Aurora

This striking-looking indie game has our attention not only thanks to its cool art style, but also that it's one of few games playable on Wii U at the show.

PC Gamer Megapanel

Minecraft creator Markus Persson and DayZ creator Dean Hall take the stage with other designers to discuss storytelling in games.

Kojima on Metal Gear

Industry luminary Hideo Kojima discusses the past, present and future of the Metal Gear franchise.

Riot Games Panel

Join the creators of League as they discuss the process of making their game, taking questions from the community.

These are only a few of the many, many games and panels at PAX. For a full breakdown on the panels, as well as to get a good idea of what companies are showing games, check out the official PAX site.

See you next week!

Art by the one and only Brian Altano.

Source : ign[dot]com