You’ll be able to get your indie game fix at Pax East coming up on March 26- 28 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Pax East is concentrating on the Boston indie scene showcasing games from Fire Hose Games, Dejobaan Games, MIT’s Gambit game lab and more. The idea is to showcase companies that may not get to be shown at the larger indie festivals.

“Boston welcomed us with open arms and we wanted to give a little of the love back. We knew there are some great companies in Boston that can’t normally take booth space, so the Showcase was born,” said Robert Khoo of Penny Arcade. “Our winners have put together a selection of titles that are fun and original; but most importantly they show what gamers with passion and dedication can do.”

The winning entries are:

· Slam Bolt Scrappers – Fire Hose Games – A unique combination of engaging in building challenges while fighting off wacky, cartoon baddies in a beat ‘em up brawler

· AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – Dejobaan Games – Jump off buildings floating above Boston performing stunts and making split-second decisions as you weave around buildings to score points

· Dearth – MIT Gambit Game Lab – Save the Tribal Lands from monsters and drought playing as a great shaman in this exciting co-operative action-puzzler

· Waker – MIT Gambit Game Lab – Players are challenged to use both mind and reflexes to solve puzzles, creating platforms to form a path in this puzzle/platform game set in the world of a child’s broken dream

· Turba – Keith Morgado – A puzzle game where each song played will generate unique game boards on which players much create combos of 3 or more of the same color

· Miegakure – Marc ten Bosch – A platform game where you explore the fourth dimension to solve puzzles.

Of course there are tons of things to see or do at Pax East. Our very own Cherith and Stealthyslyth will be covering the con along with The Married Gamers!

Here’s all the information for those of you who choose to go:

SFX-360.COM & 2OLD2PLAY.COM present Gamers Gone Wild! An all access, 21+ party packed with some of the HOTTEST GAMERS from around the country attending PAX East!

* Hit the stage in our 3-6-0 Rock Band Tournament: 3 Judges, 6 Rounds, 0 Talent!
* Check out some of the wildest costumes in the 2old2cosplay Contest! Mens, Womens, and Best Overall Costumes to be decided!
* Win PRIZES all night with SPECIAL CELEBRITY GUESTS Carlos Ferro and WCG ProdigyX!
* Win an Xbox 360 from our Community Raffle, courtesy of Play N Trade Six Corners Chicago Store!
* All the action will be STREAMING LIVE @ ufragtv.com, so join us March 27th at the Lir Irish Pub, 903 Boylston Street in Boston, Mass. at 8pm for the most unforgettable, unimaginable party for the gaming community during PAX East weekend!
* NO cover, NO inhibitions, NO excuse not to be there!

*SPECIAL GUEST UPDATE!*

The word is out about Gamers Gone Wild, the Premiere Pax East Party, and some of the best professional gamers around are getting in on the action! Empire Arcadia Pro Players TriForce: Guinness World Record for Tetris DS and 30 other World Records, Sanford “Santhrax” Kelly: 2009 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 World Champion, Andre “Jago” Lambert: Street Fighter 4 Pro Bison Player, Ariel “FightingGM” Capellan: Tekken 6 Pro Lee Player, Micheal “IFC Yipes” Mendoza: 2007 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 World Champion, Kevin “DieMinion” Landon: Street Fighter 4 Pro Guile Player will be joining the party themselves playing and showing you how to play like a pro in the following games Tekken 6, Tetris Party, Street Fighter 4, Call of Duty: MW2, and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars.

PAX has kept to the West Coast in the past, and PAX East is their very first East Coast effort. The convention will take place March 26-28 in Boston. Three-day passes are already sold out, but some single-day passes are still available. For more information, go to the official site.

We’ll provide more details about his speech if they become available – an official press release about his keynote isn’t available at the moment, but we’ll let you know.

In the meantime, if you want to read his thought process on writing the speech thus far, check out his blog post here. (There is a little bit of NSFW language.)

PAX

Tickets are now on sale for PAX East 2010. The infamous Seattle games conference is now heading to Boston. The show itself will take place on March 26 – March 28 at the Hynes Convention Center.

PAX East will feature the sort of things that PAX is known for such as pen-and-paper tabletop games, CCG, PC and video games as well as concerts, panels and new games on the show floor.

“We’re bringing the craziness the fans have come to expect from PAX, but with an East Coast twist,” said Robert Khoo of Penny Arcade. “Most of all this will be a place where you can be yourself with fellow gamers.”

The three-day pre-registration cost is $45. It’s $10 more at the door. You can find all the information on registering here.

The Entertainment Consumers Association has launched the ECA: Face of a Gamer contest. They are asking gamers to a video on the positives of video games and gamers. A step up from their previous contest where it was just pictures of gamers.

“This can range from anything like how it’s brought your friends and family together to how they’ve made you healthier, the good you do in your community, or the many other positive stories we hear every day.”

The winner of the contest will receive two tickets to PAX East which is going to be held in March 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts. You can send in your video submission starting today through Friday, September 11. Learn more about the contest and submit your video at action.theeca.com.

Don’t forget to mention in your video how much you love GamingAngels.com! If you do and we can see the video, you could win a prize!

How to you promote your brand new eco-friendly car? Well my combining three of our favoritate things:  Wifi, Eco-friendly solar Power and free electioneer for your gadgets! Toyota is placing 18 foot tall solar flowers in a few major cities around the US in order to promote the 2010 Prius.  What Toyota is trying to promote is the Prius theme of  “Harmony between Man, Nature, and Machine.”  by putting up a eco-friendly way to juice up your gadgets.
The daisy shaped flowers  stand 18 feet tall, and provide seating for up to ten people and by featuring laptop and cell phone recharging stations and access to free wireless internet service.
For those who wish to try this out, Toyota has launched this campegin in Boston’s Prudential Plaza with sites to follow in New York, followed by Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

I mean how can you go wrong? Free charging of our fave gadgets on the run? I’d sit under a huge flower if I can charge my ever drying cell phone.  Also, if you get to try it out, please drop us a comment at GA for you can tell us what you think.

Source: http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/07/21/toyota-uses-18-foot-solar-flowers-to-market-2010-prius/