Hey, PAX Prime is around the corner and once again we’re going to be hosting a bit of a fancy to-do at a venue near the convention center in Seattle. Break out your top hats and finest champagne on Thursday evening, August 27th, and join us for a rollicking evening at Giant Bomb: Live, In Person, & Fully Clothed. Yes, that is technically the day before PAX actually begins, so plan accordingly!

This year, though, we’re going all-out: rather than settle for a small venue that can only fit a hundred people in it, we’ve reserved a much larger space at The Parlor in downtown Seattle, mere minutes from the Washington State Convention Center that PAX is held in. We’re still nailing down exactly what’s going to be transpiring, but you can expect the usual mix of Giant Bomb weirdness. Special guests? Seems pretty likely. Want to get stuff signed? Bring it along! Will we be debuting new merch that you’ll be the first to see? You bet! Spontaneity is the name of the game! (The game is also called “anything can happen.”)

If you’re a premium member, you’re going to want to be keeping an eye out, as we’re going to be opening up an RSVP list in a couple of weeks for a pre-show event that will be free and exclusively available to existing premium members. You’ll get in the door around 8 o’clock and get some time to have a drink, meet the staff, have a drink, get a seat up front for the show, have a drink, and maybe have a chance at a merch giveaway or two. We’ll have more details about that in late July. We’ll announce when the RSVPs for that event will open up ahead of time, so keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook pages for more details.

If you don’t get on that list, don’t worry! We’ll start letting everyone else into the venue around 8:45. The show will go on around 9 PM, with the possibility of a bit of that Giant Bomb fashionable lateness, so you should have plenty of time to have a drink, find a comfortable chair, check out the newest merchandise, have a drink, have a drink, and have a drink before the show goes on.

Note that this is a 21+ venue, and also note that you don’t need a PAX badge to get in. This is a separate venue from PAX, so if you live in the Seattle-Tacoma area but weren’t planning on attending PAX, feel free to show up anyway! We’ll love you just the same.

Some of these details may change, but if they do we'll be sure to update this post. Hope you can join us!

Complimentary GB mugs everyone!

No, not pugs. Mugs.

Tempted to fly to Seattle just for this.

Of course my flight gets in the next morning, damn this world!!!

Will there be drinks available?

And this is how Giant Bomb Con started... and I'm all for I.T.!

I get to go this time! Cool!

Will the latest batch of merch come back in stock by pax?

I will be there, let's go premium members!

Yep, the event space will include a full bar and food, too, I think!

Sounds like a blast =D

The hype is real

This will be a great way to kick-off my first PAX Prime in my new city! I have not seen the GB crew in person since PAX East 2012 and I can't wait to meet all the newer members.

Seven drinks is a lot of drinks Rorie

Can't wait. Hopefully I don't miss out on the RSVP.

Woooooo. Stoked. Looks like I'll be taking the ferry over after work on Thursday.

Oh man, I'll have left Seattle a day and a half previous! Might have to fly back for this...

Boo!

DO:
Have fun. Have a drink.

DONT:
Tweet out Dave Lang's phone number.. or anyone's number, especially Dave Lang.

I'm excited! No PAX for me this year, but this should be even better :D

There's not enough puppies in this @rorie thread.

Yay! So looking forward to this.

Shit, my flight doesn't get in until 8:30 and I probably won't be free until 10. Any idea when the event will end?

w00t!!

"Fully clothed"? What the fuck is this shit?

Can't wait!! ><

Is it gonna be an open bar, or cash bar?

Super hyped for this. First PAX and it's lining up to be a great time.

Aw maaaaaan, I booked plane tickets a month ago that won't get me in to Seattle until around 11:00pm Thursday evening :(

Hey, that's my birthday!

I should go....

It sucks that both PAX Prime and PAX East fall during the my semester at school, so I can never attend. Oh well, hope you duders that can go enjoy.

@rorie Bring the Ipad robot thing, and let a random premium member control it during the party.

NOooooooo I was planning on going for Friday - Monday!!!

It'll be cash, alas. We have room for hundreds of people and there's no way we could afford an open bar.

Most likely around 11:30 or 12, but we're still working it all out. Feel free to come by!

Sweet! So there will be more seating this time? That was my one complaint about the event last year. Looking forward to it!

@rorie said:

A boy can dream...

Is there also going to be a panel at PAX? Or is this in place of that?

Bears

So it starts fully clothed, but where does it end?

Awesome! :D Can't wait!

Yep, this is additional.

I am all over this this. I'm gonna give @austin_walker the biggest hug.

Are we going to be able to bring a +1 to the premium event if we RSVP? A guest, that is, not a longsword.

Awesome! Glad I'm coming in early for PAX Dev :)

I couldn't get tickets this year, but I live about an hour away. I'd love to be able to go to this event!

Shit I'll be at work. I don't like this job that much...

Awesome! Now I can apply the lesson I learned from last time: don't drink too much before approaching any of the crew. And write shorter questions. :P

We are going to try and make that possible, but I need to confirm it before we make it official.

We are going to have plenty of space, so I wouldn't worry about being able to make it inside.

Looking forward to checking this out this year. Also, depending on what happens with some friends I may have an extra ticket or two for PAX for anyone who missed out.