One of the many fun things about PAX is the Swag. A couple years ago the Pop Cap booth gave away PVZ stocking caps, and my personal favorite was the Borderlands 20 sided dice last year. So I was curious if there is any feedback of certain booths/panels that people like to go to especially for the swag?
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It's kind of changed over the years. I have my swag from previous years and in 2007 and 2012 I got a ton of awesome stuff, and some free games. 2013 saw me sign up for some e-newsletter or whatever. Soundblaster was great in 2012, I got a free awesome noise cancelling headset that I still use, and my brother won another awesome one from Turtle Beach the same year. But other than that, it was "enter your e-mail here" or "run and find this, that, and the other thing."
When it comes to games, less of them are available in freeplay now. For example, in 2007 I tried World in Conflict at their booth, and to check it out further I went to PC Freeplay and it was there. It's still one of my favorite games, and without having it in freeplay I would never have bought it. I also didn't have free copies of games handed to me like I did in 2007. Or shirts that actually fit me (2X).
Still, there have been some great drawings you can enter: Coolermaster, Kingston, and other hardware companies. Seriously, great stuff. Didn't win any of it but saw plenty of it go out And there are just the random giveaways during the day.
Also yes, the 2012 Popcap booth was great.