We celebrated geek girl culture at the Seattle Center yesterday, and have a gallery to prove it. more ›

A full 72-hours of the yearly gamer take-over of downtown Seattle has come to a close. The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX Prime 2011) washed over the Washington State Convention Center leaving locals and tourists not involved in the event asking, "What in the world is going on here this weekend? Why are so many people dressed up like Mario and giant painted cardboard cubes?" more ›

Saturday we made it back to PAX with the idea of spending the day in panel discussions. We of course ended up wandering the grounds taking everything in again (the people watching is nothing short of epic), playing more games in the exhibition hall, and only made it to a couple of panels before calling it a day. more ›

Seattlest took a break from the HQ today to head down for some early time at the Penny Arcade Expo. We wanted to get our pass and our bearings a bit before the bulk of the crowds arrived, and it's shaping up to be quite the weekend. Lines were already long, crowds were building, and the swag was flowing freely. It's nerd nirvana, and you won't want to miss out. more ›

Bumbershoot has completely dominated the press this week, but for gamers, this weekend holds importance because of the Penny Arcade Expo, the gaming convention run by the local crew behind gaming/geek culture comic Penny Arcade. The Penny Arcade Expo (aka PAX) starts tomorrow (tonight if you include the pub crawl), marking the the fifth anniversary of the event, and as with every prior year, it looks to be the largest yet, with an expected 45,000 gamers flooding the Convention Center. Seattlest experienced the geekery first-hand two years ago, and we're diving into the madness again this year. more ›

After a bit of a lull, it appears that Rock Paper Scissors is back, this time courtesy of the Seattle Gaels, the local organization celebrating the Irish sporting heritage. Unlike the officially sanctioned tournaments we attended years ago, this new tournament doesn't appear to have official backing, but the Gaels have updated the structure in a way that should make the event more fun for all. more ›

One of the highlights of this past weekend was heading down to the Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show, held at Seattle Center. For an entrance fee, attendants got free access to over a hundred games, mostly pinball, with a few video games mixed in. It was a great way to kill a few hours, and to even learn something, with seminars featuring Steve Wiebe of the documentary King of Kong, and pinball designer legend Steve Ritchie. In all it was one of the better events we've been to at Seattle Center, amping up the pinball experience from Shorty's (although unfortunately lacking in the hot dog department). more ›

DARK, CRAZY MEMORIES: Augusten Burroughs has a new memoir out—A Wolf at the Table. We don't have it yet, but a friend who does says it's exquisite. He'll be hitting Town Hall tonight to read from it. The Town Hall site sums up the story quite well: "Burrough’s dark story follows the radical pendulum swing between love and hate—stunning psychological cruelty, and ultimately, the redemptive power of hope." more ›