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PAX co-organizers ReedPop and Penny Arcade today reveal that
mega-popular YouTuber MatPat will deliver the Storytime keynote for PAX
East 2024, the East Coastâs most-attended gaming event, returning to
the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center from Thursday, March 21,
through Sunday, March 24. Matthew Patrick, aka MatPat, will kick off the
festivities on Thursday, March 21, with a touching speech about his
experience as a digital creator. Attendees can claim exclusive MARVEL SNAP and League of Legends in-game keys in honor of PAXs 20th
anniversary including the Welcome Home Bundle for MARVEL SNAP, and
a re-release of two rare skins for League of Legends. Would PAX East
2024s keynote speaker and codes reveal be of interest to your readers?
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PR for ReedPop [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YouTube Legend MatPat to Deliver PAX East 2024 Keynote Speech The 20th anniversary
celebration will include collaborations with MARVEL SNAP, League of Legends, MTN DEW BOSTON March 7, 2024 PAX co-organizers ReedPop
and Penny Arcade today reveal that MatPat, the mega-popular YouTuber and creator of The Theorist Channels with more than 19 million subscribers, will deliver the Storytime keynote for PAX East 2024, the East Coasts
most-attended gaming event. Returning to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center from Thursday, March 21, through Sunday, March 24, this years festivities will also include exclusive game keys in honor of
PAX 20th anniversary. For PAX highly anticipated 20th
anniversary celebration, fans will be able to get their hands on
exclusive game keys for two beloved franchises, MARVEL SNAP and League of Legends. Pick up MARVEL SNAP Welcome Home Bundleâ featuring a specially designed card back, card art, and title, as well as an updated re-release of the rare Cardboard Tube Samurai skin as well as the rare Neo PAX Jax skin for League of Legends. Codes will be available for free as part of the PAX XP scavenger hunt taking place at the show.
Attendees checking in at the 20th Anniversary Trophy stop will also be
automatically entered for a chance to win a Desktop PC MAINGEAR MG-1 Powered by AMD. Matthew Patrick, aka MatPat, will take to the stage on
Thursday, March 21, for a humorous speech touching on his experience as a digital creator and his passion for the gaming industry. As the creator
and former host of The Theorist Channels, MatPat has built a powerful online brand with more than 45 million subscribers, nine billion total
views, and more than $6 million raised for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital since 2019. Additionally, MTN DEW joins PAX East as the
exclusive beverage sponsor with The MTN DEW Vault experience to
connect with the gaming community and showcase their new MTN DEW Gaming Rewards program. Located at booth #11017, attendees can play a series of minigames and interact with the MTN DEW Trophy Stops hidden throughout the show to win a key to enter The MTN DEW Vault. Winners can claim prizes ranging from Xbox consoles, merch signed by gaming content creators, refreshing MTN DEW, MTN DEW Zero Sugar, MTN DEW Code Red and MTN DEW Voltage, and other prizes. MTN DEW is also the first exclusive
sponsor of the PAX Concert Series, featuring late-night musical
performances throughout the weekend including Chipzel, Insaneintherain, and more.
Check out the full schedule on the PAX East site, including the
return of the Games Done Quick stage, where speedrunners will beat games at supercharged speed. PAX East badges are currently available for $250 for a 4-day badge, or $67 for single-day badges for Thursday, Friday, or Sunday. For travel info, event schedules, FAQs, and more, check out the PAX East website, and follow PAX on Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram. Assets MatPat Headshots Official PAX Press Kit About PAX PAX, or Penny Arcade Expo, is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture.
First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has nearly doubled in size
each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a
matter of minutes. Connecting the world’s leading game publishers with
their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in
Boston in 2010, and a third in San Antonio in 2015, making it the three
largest gaming shows in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. In 2017, Penny Arcade established PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop-focused show, held in Philadelphia.
About ReedPop ReedPop is a boutique group within RX one of the
worlds leading events organizers. Launched in 2006, the group has
become the number one producer of pop culture events across the globe as well as a full service digital content provider and media company.
Delivering once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences curated specifically for
localized audiences, ReedPop currently features events in North America and Europe, including: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), PAX West, East, and Unplugged, Emerald City
Comic Con (ECCC), Star Wars Celebration, MCM Comic Con, Eurogamer Expo (EGX), Star Trek Missions and more. In addition to organizing and managing events, ReedPop also runs and operates the Gamer Network and its
portfolio of leading gaming websites including Eurogamer, Rock Paper
Shotgun and GamesIndustry.Biz. The staff at ReedPop are a fan-based,
globally focused group of professionals that are uniquely qualified to build and serve the communities with whom they share a common passion.
About Penny Arcade Penny Arcade has been the worlds most popular
webcomic for over 20 years, with over 3.5 million readers. Started in
1998 in the living room of Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins, it has grown into a media empire encompassing multiple beloved properties such as
Lookouts, Automata, and beloved D&D live-play series Acquisitions
Incorporated. Penny Arcade was responsible for the creation of Childs
Play, a gaming charity that has raised over $45 million dollars for
children across the world. They are also the founders of PAX, the number
one consumer gaming festival in North America, with hundreds of thousands of loyal visitors every year.
