Twitch @ PAX South
It’s time to head south, for PAX South has arrived! And once again, Twitch is the official broadcasting partner of the show.
So, if you aren’t attending in person, our PAX Portal will make you feel like you’re right there in San Antonio. We’ll be featuring broadcasts from both the Main Theatre and Falcon Theatre, including the can’t miss Twitch Town Hall. The PAX Portal will also be home to everything we’re broadcasting live from the Twitch stage (booth #10000). Tune in as Twitch’s Jon Carnage and Jordan “Soma” Tayer are joined by Ezekiel_III, FuturemanGaming, and OKAYdrian, as they host publishers, developers, and content creators all show long.
You’ll also have access to the PAX Arena where we’re hosting Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments, complete with a $10,000 prize pool.
PAXport Challenge
As has become a tradition, we’re giving stuff away to celebrate another epic PAX show. Enter our PAXport Challenge for a chance to win the Vainglory Mobile Gamer Prize Package. This package includes a NVDIA SHIELD Tablet K1, Turtle Beach XO7 Pro Headset, Vainglory hoodie, and Twitch Thermos. We’re giving away one of these prize packs every day, and both attendees and viewers at home are eligible to win!
Twitch Town Hall
And speaking of tradition, what would PAX be without a Twitch Town Hall? 2016’s first Twitch Town Hall will showcase recent and future product releases which aim to support partners, broadcasters, fans, and viewers. And make sure to get there early, as the first 500 people in line will get an exclusive Twitch Swag Bag!
When: Friday, 1/29 @ 3:30pm CST
Where: Falcon Theatre (twitch.tv/pax2)
Panelists include:
Erin Aureylian (Lead Community Mgr., Twitch)
Shannon Plante (Community Manager — Education, Twitch)
Kyle (mos) Reddington (Community Manager, Twitch Creative)
Coming to San Antonio?
For those of you attending the show, we’ve got a whole lot of awesome in store for you at the Twitch booth (#10000). Here are a few highlights:
Vainglory MOBA Showcase
Super Evil Megacorp’s Vainglory will be featured and playable with the first 50 people to play each day receiving an exclusive swag bag. Game winners will have a chance to take home an NVIDIA Shield 2. And every day at 5:00pm CST, Vainglory takes over the Twitch main stage.
Broadcaster Meet-&-Greets
Here’s your chance to meet your favorite Twitch broadcasters, and pick up some super collectible Kappa Cards. We’re hosting daily meet & greet sessions from 11:00am-5:00pm CST with guests including broadcasters from Main Menu, N3rdfusion, Types of Dudes, and many more. Full schedule below (all times CST):
Turtle Beach Broadcaster Zone, featuring The Division
Top Twitch personalities will be broadcasting The Division, Ubisoft’s newest addition to the Tom Clancy series, live from the show floor to their own channels. This includes a special Friday launch featuring itmeJP at 12:00pm CST, GassyMexican at 2:00pm CST and Sacriel at 4:00pm CST. For the full weekend broadcasting schedule with other amazing broadcasters, visit blog.twitch.tv.
Official Twitch Pin Program
They’re back! The Official Twitch Pin Program’s Series Two is debuting at PAX South, and there are three ways to be amongst the very first to get your hands on one.
Be one of the first 50 people in line to play Vainglory at Twitch booth #10000.
Be one of the first 500 in line for the Twitch Town Hall panel.
Follow Twitch on Twitter (@Twitch) to find out which Twitch staff member will be roaming the show floor has a secret stash at 2:00pm CST each day.
For daily updates, check out our Twitter feed (@Twitch, #PAXSouth), Facebook page, and Instagram.
Originally published January 26, 2016.