To say the months of June to September are the busiest of the year for us is a bit of an understatement. Sure, there are no games out and the reviews on the sister site dry up for a good 4 -6 weeks for the most part, but those pesky trade shows add a ridiculous amount of work to the already steep workload.

"Come on Dan, where are you going with this?" Bare with me, I am going somewhere. Somewhere quite awesome...

Every September when the consumer trade show, PAX Prime, rolls around, more than a few of X360A's staff members and community members head out to Seattle to not only enjoy the show, but each other's company as well. And yes, that includes a selection of the local ales too.

This year with both sites still blossoming, we decided to try our hand at hosting a pre-PAX Prime party for the community, at a venue in Seattle called Jillian's, with us buying the beer (note: it's not an endless bar tab, but it's a healthy one *wink wink*).

That's right though, the Official X360A and PS3T pre-PAX party is open for you guys to come and chill out with us for the night. Shoot some pool, have a laugh, have a few drinks, all before the doors open for PAX.

I'd like to apologise for the short notice - this has been in the planning stages for some time now, but it hasn't been concrete for too long - but if it's popular this year, it'll be a yearly occurrence. So if you can't make it, there's always next year.

If you have tickets for PAX Prime already, come along and spend the evening with us. If you don't, there are  still tickets left, so head on over and pick some up. Details can be found here, but beware, three day passes are sold out, although day passes still remain on sale for possibly the next few days before they sell out.

Before I move onto the "prizes" part of the headline, check out the awesome poster that PS3T member, efunk25,  knocked up. I'm sure you'll agree, it's beyond awesome. Nice job Ethan!

And yes, that logo in the top right corner is potentially the new PS3T logo. I said potentially!

Last, but by no means least, our sister site is running an incredible giveaway for PAL regions that includes 2 Modern Warfare Limited Edition Xbox 360s and a whole host of games for the 2 lucky winners.

If you haven't got an Xbox 360 and want one to stand next to your PS3, that, and you're in a PAL region, then simply head over, read the rules and sign-up. It's as simple as that.

Check out the Microsoft Mega Extravaganza Super PAL Console Giveaway news post here for details.

That's it for now. Good luck in the competition if you enter, and we hope to see you in Seattle in 36 days.