Catch Extra Life at PAX West This Weekend

PAX West, the annual gaming convention held annually in Seattle, Washington, will be happening this weekend, and we’d love to see you there! This year, the event runs from August 30 through September 2. We’ve got several initiatives that will be of interest to people attending the show in person or observing from afar. Here’s everything you need to know about Extra Life at PAX West 2019!

We will, of course, have a dedicated Extra Life booth at the event. PAX West will feature a stellar area run with the invaluable support of the Seattle Extra Life Guild. Not only that, but Kennedy, a miracle child from Seattle Children’s Hospital and member of the Seattle Guild, will be on hand on Sunday with her father to say hello, too. The people working the booth are volunteering their time to register participants, collect donations, and confirm when attendees share about Extra Life on social media. Doing each will net attendees distinct buttons, while doing all three will get attendees a sweet enamel pin.

We are so incredibly thankful for our volunteers, without whom none of this would be possible, and our words can’t do them justice.

If you are attending the show in person, KontrolFreek has organized an Extra Life scavenger hunt! After visiting KontrolFreek’s booth to obtain a punch card, attendees will need to track down the Astro, Gunnar, and Extra Life booths to fill it out. Once the card has been filled, head back to the KontrolFreek booth to enter to win a neat prize that will change daily.

For those who won’t be able to attend in person, there’s still a chance to get your hands on something truly special. We have a customized Extra Life DXRacer chair for this event! We are incredibly excited about it. Both show attendees and Extra Lifers who aren’t at PAX West will be able to bid on the chair via an eBay. Keep an eye on our social media channels for the announcement that bidding is live!

On top of that, Extra Life will be included in an official PAX West panel. The talk, titled Gaming for “Charity: Inspiring Through Play,” will be held in the Sandworm Theater. The panelists include Extra Lifer TheOnlyRyann, I Need Diverse Games’ Tanya DePass, Twitch’s Jon Brence, Child’s Play’s Erick Blandin, and our own senior manager of community Lou Adducci. The discussion will get into the nitty-gritty of fundraising and community building necessary for people to do the most good with their gaming efforts. The panel begins at 12pm and goes until 1pm. Be there or be square!

Finally, TwitchCon 2019 is on the horizon, September 27-29. It’s time to start getting hyped because, on top of all the usual awesome stuff, DonorDrive will be hosting a charity streaming area called the DonorDrive Charity Arcade. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has been selected as one of the premier charities that the arcade will raise money for during TwitchCon. Extra Life will be there representing Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals with the human claw machine we debuted at E3 earlier this year. Attendees will be able to grab free prizes as they dangle above a pit of mystery prizes, suspended by a huge claw machine. Don’t miss us if you’re planning on attending!

Don’t forget to sign up for Extra Life to help sick and injured kids in hospitals around the US and Canada by playing games!