Tara
September 9, 2010
At PAX or any other convention, you’ll see tons of folks rocking their favorite Geek Gear. But how do they acquire these things? If you missed that great shirt on Shirt.Woot or Tee Fury, and weren’t able to snag all the free shirts you wanted from PAX, maybe these sites will help.
Here are some great shirts and geek gear sellers I found at PAX!
Glitch Gear
Glitch Gear has gaming apparel for guys and girls, with a big focus on ridiculous gaming puns. They feature shirts for L4D2 as well as for Killing Floor. My fave shirt of theirs from PAX was one that said “I (picture of companion cube) Portal”. Unfortunately, they lied to me and said it would be on their website (since they only had 2XLs left). They also told me there’d be cake. Hmph.
J!NX
J!NX has geeky shirts, yes. But the thing that sets them apart is that the shirts are pretty. Like, you could blend in with hipsters and unless they get the reference on your shirt, they may not even think you’re a geek! Plus, J!NX has recently released a “Lifestyle line” for guys. This line incorporates other articles of clothing. Need to wear something a bit nicer than a t-shirt and jeans for work? You’ll find it here. And you won’t have to sacrifice your geek cred or personality for it.
If you place an order with J!NX before 9/30/2010, you can get 20% off orders of $50 or more. Just use code “FALL2010″.
Zaxy Shirts!
If you saw us at PAX, you probably noticed our shirts. My friend Steve (yes, the same guy who painted Henry Hatsworth for me) created the graphic for us. The pic above is of me and Britt showing off the shirts with Sam, our first shirt winner!
We’ll have these and other shirts at future events, so keep an eye out for us!
What are some of your all time fave geeky shirts?
Tara
August 27, 2010
The Zaxy girls are all eagerly anticipating PAX, but for different things. Here are the top 5 things I’m most looking forward to. Be on the lookout for Britt and Kristina’s coming up soon! And if you’re at PAX, follow @Zaxydotcom and @ZaxyTara to find out where I’ll be and when!
1. Dungeons and Dragons
WOTC always comes up with something to bring the boys (and the girls) to the yard, and it sounds like they’ve outdone themselves again. They will have a freakin carriage full of things like monsters and Jones soda (best combination ever?) outside of the convention hall. Plus, they’ll be doing all types of demos and games. I won’t have time for the full Gamma World demo, but I am looking forward to the D&D convention delve of “Lair of the Dread Witch” featuring characters from D&D Essentials. And I’ll probably end up buying some more dice. I dont need more, but darn it, they’re just so pretty!
2. Controller-Free Gaming
Ok, I know some of you are hating on the Kinect. I get it. It’s not hardcore gaming. But I’m not a hardcore gamer. I like stuff that makes my friends look silly at parties and help me stay active while I’m inside “playing video games”. And honestly, Kinect and other controller-free gaming is a great way to test out technology that can end up morphing into something way cooler. I’m picturing Jetsons-style living. It will be amazing.
Kinect’s supposed to have a pretty awesome and flashy set-up at PAX. The Zaxy girls are also psyched for our demo of Kung-Fu Live, which puts camera tech and controller-free gaming into a multiplayer Kung Fu battle that will GUARANTEE that we have a great time and all look ridiculous.
3. Meeting People
Whether they’re bloggers, fans, developers, or random guys who jump on top of me to get a flying free t-shirt, I’m excited to meet them. I will take pictures with people in funny costumes, trade business cards with businessy folks, and chug beers with wizards at the Tri-Wizard Drinking Tournament. I can’t wait. Going to PAX? Please say hi! Take a picture! Tweet at us! Challenge us in a game!
4. Free Stuff
I’m a sucker for free stuff. And PAX has enough free stuff to keep me happy for days. Rumor has it that Death Spank will have ACTUAL thongs of virtue. So I’m pretty much set for life.
5. Zaxy Party!
We partied it up at PAX East, but this time PAX is in our hometown, and we’re hosting our own party.
Place: Neumos on Capitol Hill
Time: 7pm – 2am
Major Nelson will be there–will you? RSVP now to be in the drawing to be a part of our Geek-Off hosted by Ken Jennings. He’ll test your smarts and stamina in exchange for some wicked prizes. We also have bands and food and drink sponsors. What are you waiting for? RSVP!
Overall, PAX is going to be a blast. I already have demos set up with Alienware, J!nx, Kung-Fu Live, Portal 2, Tripwire, Slam Bolt Scrappers, and Glass and have a few more in the works. And in case you haven’t heard, there will be a DeLorean there in honor of TellTale’s Back to the Future game! OMG.
Are you going? What are you looking forward to?
