Two combatants enter; only one leaves: this is the credo of Head 2 Head.
GamerNode aims to bring the best match-ups and bitter rivalries in the videogame industry to our readers, who will be tasked with crowning a definitive champion of each contest. We may ask which of two games or companies is superior, or we may ask which of two industry figues would win in a knock-down, drag-out rumble, but whatever the stipulations, the winner is up to you. Comments will be tallied and listed in the next edition of Head 2 Head.
Round 1: Fight!
Last H2H winner (Street Fighter vs. Mortal Kombat): Street Fighter
E3 week is officially here, so GamerNode is pitting two of the biggest U.S. gaming conventions against each other in gladiatorial combat. In one corner, we have the E3 Media & Business Summit, and in the other, we have the Penny-Arcade Expo. While E3 has been scaled down over the past few years, PAX has only grown from its humble roots, and is now a formidible opponent to the once-mammoth Electronic Entertainment Expo.
E3:
Where - The most polluted city in the U.S.
When - Mid-week in July
Run by - Pirate hunters and anarchists
Who can go - Select press, by invitation only
What you get - Game developer & publisher booths; industry figures; press conferences; breaking industry news and announcements
PAX:
Where - The most overcast city in the U.S.
When - Weekend in August
Run by - Comic artists and complainers
Who can go - Anyone with money
What you get - Game developer & publisher booths; industry figures; industry news; tournaments; concerts
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E3 has become way to exclusive. PAX wins for being open to everyone.
E3 is more exclusive, but it also has new stuff. PAX is (more or less) cultish people following cultish games.
Although it DID have JoCo in concert... Still, E3.
Penny Arcade is overrated. I vote E3.