PAX takes gamers to an entirely new level

Tens of thousands of geeked out video game fans from across the globe are flooding this weekend's PAX East festival -- dubbed the "Woodstock for gamers" -- to try their hand at the latest virtual reality tech. "I would never miss PAX for the world," said Carly Monson of Belmont, who turned up to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center decked out as Flammie from the 1993 Nintendo game "Secret of Mana." The annual gamer expo's big draw this year, attendees told the Herald, is the chance to sample the soon-to-be-released virtual reality headsets and mind-bending VR games that industry insiders predict will change the way video games are played forever. "It's kind of like a Woodstock for gamers," said Robert Khoo, president of Penny Arcade, the group behind the mega event. In addition to the wildly popular state-of-the-art virtual reality headsets, gamers stood in line for hours to play unreleased video games, test out the latest gadgets and compete in ultra-competitive tournaments.