Planning on making the journey to PAX Prime this weekend? Zenimax Online will be headed that way as well with the upcoming MMO, The Elder Scrolls Online.

PAX East is upon us and the folks from Carbine were out in full force today showing off a plethora of new WildStar goodies and letting hungry fans experience firsthand some of the amazing content we've seen coming out as of late. Some of the playable content included new zones, the Explorer and Soldier paths, all three currently announced races from each faction and even the new Stalker class.

While it wasn't included in the show floor build, we did get a look at two brand new zones, the Crimson Isle and Halon Ring, and were treated with more details on WildStar's robust housing options. NCsoft hooked us up with more press content than we could possibly include here, but read on to get a taste of the highlights.

Every show has surprises.  A surprise for me at PAX 2008 were two MMOs that I didn't even knew existed before arriving at the show and seeing their booths and games on display.  Yes, even an MMO buff such as myself cannot know of each and every MMO in today's marketplace.  Sad, but true.  Alright, I'll give everyone a hint... one of the MMOs has the letter 'a' and 'n' in it.  And no, I am most certainly not referencing W a rh a mmer O n li n e.

The fifth annual Penny Arcade Expo begins tomorrow in Seattle, and is expected to draw 45,000 attendants over the weekend. Heading out to catch the festivities? Here's a list of highlights planned for the weekend. You can get a detailed list of the goings-on here .

FRIDAY
- PAX 2008 Keynote from Ken Levine 4:30-5:30pm
- Penny Arcade Q&A Panel #1 5:30-6:30pm
- "Video Games and Piracy" Panel 7:30-8:30pm
- Music Concert with The OneUps, Freezepop and Jonathan Coulton 9:00pm-1:00am

SATURDAY
- "Game Criticism and Old Game Journalism" Panel 1:30-2:30pm
- Pitch Your Game Idea 5:30-6:30pm
- Music Concert with Anamanaguchi, The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, MC Frontalot and the Minibosses 9:30pm-1:30am

SUNDAY
- Family Feud: PAX Edition! 11:00am-12:30pm
- The Wil Wheaton Panel 11:30am-12:30pm
- Penny Arcade Q&A Panel #2 12:30-1:30pm
- Omegathon Final Round 5:00-6:00pm

Planning on attending PAX this year? Well you'd better get your butt in gear; pre-registration ends tomorrow (7/31). Many areas are already sold out, and they're expecting a packed house this year, so head on over to www.pennyarcadeexpo.com and get your tickets now. Should be a pretty exciting event, with a great line-up planned.

The keynote speaker for 2008, respected screenwriter and developer Ken Levine, will kick off the festivities, including gamer-themed music concerts, an Exhibition Hall crammed full with over 70 companies, console and PC tournaments, the Omegathon competition and a wide variety of industry panels. Significant panels and presentations will include:

- History of Harmonix: THE ROCKENING

- How to Make the World Notice Your Video Game Blog

- The Mega64 'Panel! At The Expo'- The Power of Gaming Communities

- GamerDad's "Gaming With Children"

"We're definitely running into space issues this year" said Show Director Robert Khoo. "Despite adding another building for tabletop and an additional 120,000 square feet overall, our numbers right now say it's going to be pretty insane."