BOSTON – March 27, 2025 – PAX East 2025 organizers ReedPop and Penny Arcade today unveil the first round exhibitor list with more than 280 talented developers, publishers, and other companies within the gaming industry set to participate in the East Coast’s most-attended gaming event. More names will be revealed in the coming weeks for the event taking place Thursday, May 8, through Sunday, May 11, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
Check out some of gaming’s biggest names like CRPG masters Larian Studios (Baldur’s Gate 3), The Pokémon Company, FUNCOM (Dune: Awakening), Behaviour Interactive (Dead by Daylight), Owlchemy Labs (Job Simulator), Devolver Digital, and so much more. Head over to the official PAX East website to check out the full exhibitor list, available at 10:00 AM EDT / 7:00 AM PDT.
PAX East will also serve as the first North American public hands-on of Crimson Desert from Pearl Abyss. Try out the highly anticipated open-world action-adventure game and win exclusive PAX swag ahead of its late 2025 release on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Mac.
For competitive fighting game aficionados, hardware developers Razer and Junkfood Games join the fight with their catalogue of peripherals. Check out the latest hardware-focused innovations from the likes of AverMedia, Starforge Systems, and Sceptre.
Check out a dedicated tabletop section with analog gaming heavy hitters like the creators of Marvel Dice Throne, Chooseco (Choose Your Own Adventure gamebooks), Cephalofair Games (Gloomhaven), CATAN Studio, UVS (Critical Role: Heroes of Exandria), and so many more.
PAX East will also feature a jam-packed schedule of events and panels, including the final stop of the Warcraft 30th Anniversary World Tour, including a World of Warcraft 20th Anniversary developer panel on Friday, May 9, and Developer Meet & Greet on Saturday, May 10. Check out the first wave of scheduled events on the PAX East site.
“I’ve been to every PAX that has ever happened, and I never get tired of the Expo Hall,” said Jerry Holkins, founder of PAX, Penny Arcade, and the Child’s Play charity. “We’ve got an amazing roster this year and I can’t wait to get lost in it.”
Purchase PAX East badges today for $257 for a four-day badge, or $68.80 for single-day badges for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, with only limited quantities remaining for four-day and Saturday badges. For travel info, event schedules, FAQs, and more, check out the PAX East website, and follow PAX on Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram.
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 world’s leading event organizers. Launched in 2006, the group has become the number one producer of pop culture events globally and 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, Europe and Asia, 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), MagicCon, and more. In addition to organizing and managing events, ReedPop owns and operates the pop culture news site, Popverse, which is the exclusive home for livestreams from all of ReedPop’s major comic cons. The staff at ReedPop are a fan-based group of professionals uniquely qualified to build and serve the communities with whom they share a common passion.
About Penny Arcade
Penny Arcade has been the world’s 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 Child’s 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.
