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the maw
The Maw Devours PAX 10 Audience Choice Award
The results of the inauguaral PAX 10 indie games showcase are in and the audience has spoken. 10 games won spots on display at the 2008 Penny Arcade Expo, where convention goers were asked to cast secret ballots selecting their favorite of the lot, and Twisted Pixel's XBLA action platformer The Maw came out on top. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Karlott: Had to be really good to beat Audiosurf, so it probably rocks. more » | Other threads
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contest
Send Us Your Penny Pics, Win a PAX Schwag Bag
Don't forget: You still have time to enter our contest to win the bag of schwag we collected at this year's Penny Arcade Expo. To enter you just need to send in a picture of your game-themed penny creation. It can be characters scenes, or even a lovely load screen, like the one from Braid pictures above. Make sure to include a Kotaku in the pic so we know you're not faking it. More »
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Comment by 2NinjasTapedTogether: I should get two hundred dollars in pennies, get into a bathtub, and just swim in them. That would... 2 Responses | Other threads
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contest
Win our Penny Arcade Expo Swag For Pennies A Day
Those of you who have been around on the site for awhile know that I am a cruel craftsman of contests. I like to include site scouring scavenger hunts, math problems, arcane historic knowledge in my quests for free swag.
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Comment by RandomPoltergeist: So, will you be sending the box-o'-swag internationally or to stateside winners only? I don't want to waste my time on... 2 Responses | Other threads
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penny arcade expo 2008
PAX Ghostbusters Lanyards Were Ghosts Of The Past
We were as puzzled as anyone as to why Penny Arcade Expo attendees were being given lanyards advertising the currently in limbo Ghostbusters: The Game. Who would go to all the trouble of getting so many promotional items made up for a game that has no publisher? People from the past, that's who. According to Penny Arcade's Robert Khoo, speaking to Variety, Sierra had signed up to sponsor the lanyards way back in January, delivered the product in June, only to find out weeks before the show that the game was no longer a going concern as far as far as ActiBlizzard was concerned. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by spacecoffin2: Doh sorry about the blank post ( I suck at the internets :P ) I was trying to figure out... 5 Responses | Other threads
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saints row 2
Saints Row 2 Shakes Its GTA Roots
I was about ten minutes into the Saints Row 2 demo on the Penny Arcade show floor last week when it hit me: The game didn't feel like a GTA rip-off.
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The Problem with PAX
The Penny Arcade Expo hit a few road bumps this year, discovering that their exponential growth, while slightly slowed, is still enough to cause problems with line-management and space issues.
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Comment by Setzer IIDX: I hate Penny Arcade. Not sure why, maybe it was just the overwhelming pressure from all gaming friends that "This... 5 Responses | Other threads
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penny arcade expo 2008
Pax To Address Overcrowding For 2009
The Penny Arcade Expo hit 58,500 attendees this year - way up from 2007's 37,000 and just a shade lower than E3 in its prime. More »
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Comment by Paustinj: Or I've got a better idea. Split the convention into two separate PAX, leave one in Seattle and put the other... 7 Responses | Other threads
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facebreaker
Breaking Faces with FaceBreaker
I had a chance to play around with Facebreaker a bit on the Penny Arcade Expo show floor over the weekend. More »
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Comment by Ijkabob: EA sucks... Everything they touch slowly withers and dies 8 Responses | Other threads
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penny arcade expo 2008
Win Our PAX Schwag Bag
Penny Arcade Expo has wrapped up and we're left with a ton of freebies and nowhere to put them. So we're going to hand them off to a reader. More »
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Comment by Eville1 rocks out with his rooster out.: A "submit a photograph as a reason you did not attend pax." Contest. 9 Responses | Other threads
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penny arcade expo 2008
Schwag Off: Who had the Best Schwag of PAX?
There was plenty of cool stuff to grab at this year's Penny Arcade Expo. Lots of t-shirts of course, stickers, wrist bands, all of those freebies from bungie, the boxes of stuff. You could even get a free copy of Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway if you were willing to have your head shaved. Tristan got a free spray-painted tattoo. (There were two designs) Among all of the largess two companies' swag really stood out though. More »
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Comment by Cojo21: I'm not voting on typos.... Fallout 3 Schwag FTW. ....PUPPETS! 2 Responses | Other threads
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wario land shake it
Wario Land Shake It Impressions
Tristan and I were walking past the Nintendo booth yesterday at PAX when we noticed that they had demo stations for Wario Land Shake It set up. More »
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Comment by Benjo: For my money, the utter lack of wide-screen support really stinks at this point. 12 Responses | Other threads
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fallout 3
A Sea of Pip Boys Rock Out to April Wine
Penny Arcade Expo 2008 has officially wrapped up, but as always it went out with a bang. More »
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Comment by d_r_e: "The Final Countdown"?! I sure hope that they got GOB up on stage to do some magic tricks. 7 Responses | Other threads
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cosplay
Even More Cosplay of PAX 2008
The cosplayers of Penny Arcade Expo are a diverse group, some coming as Penny Arcade characters, others as game characters, but they all share a resolve to mug for anyone's camera given the opportunity.
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Halo 3 Feeding Frenzy Sweeps PAX
In the closing minutes of Penny Arcade Expo 2008, some publishers and developers went to extreme measures to clear our their swag inventory and goodies. But none of them matched Bungie's zeal. The Halo developers went through what looked to be eight large boxes of Halo-themed games, toys and gear. The Bungie folks just tore open the boxes and started throwing stuff everywhere, heedless of heads, flat screens and the ceiling. They had the mammoth crowd totally within their power. Let's hope that they never use that power for good.
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Comment by CartBlanche2: So they didn't sell enough Halo 3, that they now have to give it away. 3 Responses | Other threads
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fallout 3
Bethesda Donating Amazing Fallout 3 Airstream to Child's Play
Remember that amazing Fallout 3 Airstream that I just won't shut up about? The one that was parked dead-center in the middle of Bethesda's Fallout 3 booth?
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Comment by ArtemisFei: I'm imagining your electricity bill will shoot up... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Tristan and the Frag Dolls Play Raving Rabbids TV Party
Raving Rabbids TV Party is, apparently, crack for kids. More »
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Comment by Mommar: Wow, those chicks were REALLY annoying. On another note, I never understood the whole "eww, cooties" thing kids had going on.... 2 Responses | Other threads
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brothers in arms: hell's highway
Hell's Highway Barbershop
The Brother's in Arms: Hell's Highway booth at Penny Arcade Expo this year was turned into a bootcamp barbershop. If you got your head shaved and had "Hell" spraypainted on the back of your skull, Ubisoft would send you a free copy of the game. More »
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Comment by argosy: damn, i wish crecente had done it. i love the guy, but i hate the hair. 3 Responses | Other threads
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iron chef america
Iron Chef Surprisingly Fun
Iron Chef America is unapologetically similar to Cooking Mama and Destineer is totally OK with that. More »
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Comment by BigWyrm: If it's based on the original Japanese Iron Chef, then I'm in. If it's based on the incredibly crappy, watered... 4 Responses | Other threads
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rock band 2
Tristan Rocks PAX 08
Penny Arcade Expo was Tristan's first video game convention and I think his few hours on the show floor gave him a taste for such things that will live in him for ages. The first thing he wanted to do when we arrived? Play Rock Band 2. He didn't even let the fact that he had to get up on stage in front of a crowd to play dissuade him. Hungry Like the Wolf was his choice of songs. Like father, like son I guess.
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Comment by dowingba: PS: Tristan is going to grow up to be like Bobby Fischer of guitar-based video games. I can already... 2 Responses | Other threads
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left 4 dead
Kicking Zombie Ass In 360 Left 4 Dead, Why No PS3 Version
One of my most anticipated games for this year is Left 4 Dead, Valve's Zombie Apocalypse game that's all about cooperative play. The thing is I haven't been able to try, and until this week no one has, is the Xbox 360 version of the game.
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Comment by Fluffy22: Faliszek - "Making a ps3 version requires us to be smart, and actually learn a new bit of hardware, we... 38 Responses | Other threads
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fable 2
Fable 2 Pub Games Patch Coming, Maybe Repercussions Too
During my interview yesterday Lionhead Studio's Sam Van Tilburgh was pretty mum about the gold-churning glitch that was discovered in Fable 2's pre-release mini Pub Games. More »
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Comment by Edmon: Games are defined by their rules. When those rules are bent or broken, they become something less than a game. A... 14 Responses | Other threads
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fruit fucker
Justify Your Fruit Fucker Cosplay
Hands, down the best bit of cosplay at the Penny Arcade Expo this year was the more than life-sized Fruit Fucker. A metal beastie with a turning key and the ability, for at least a bit, to spray juice from it's... um... juicer. More »
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Comment by mikeha: What gives you the right to go around asking people to justify their costumes? Judge not lest ye be judged. 2 Responses | Other threads
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left 4 dead
Left 4 Dead To Be Cut Scene Free
Left 4 Dead is very much a zombie apocalypse game — you'll find no deeper meaning here, no Romero-esque political message. More »
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Comment by Iramaj1: Guess I'm by myself because this game looks wack as hell. 5 Responses | Other threads
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gunnar optiks
Gamer Glasses Coming
Crawling the PAX exhibition hall this afternoon I stumbled upon a smallish booth for Gunnar Opticks. The company is dedicated to making glasses for computer users. More »
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Comment by Esplosion: On the first day of PAX I wandered into the glasses booth with a morbid curiosity, as the man there... 5 Responses | Other threads
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fable 2
Earn Gold Unlock Fable 2 Items with Web Games
Fable 2's pub games was the first cross-over Xbox Live title that let you earn something for a retail game by playing. Sure it was glitched, but they're fixing it, and it's a very neat idea.
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Comment by kid6488: I'm baffled by the people that have all 15, I can't figure Keystone out and Spinnerbox is pure luck. 4 Responses | Other threads
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rock band
PAX Pack Brings Nerdcore to Rock Band, Donations to Child's Play
Penny Arcade rockers are getting their own downloadable song pack from Rock Band, MTV Games and Harmonix announced today.
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Comment by FLYmeatwad: So many better JoCo songs that would work for the game, but I love Skullcrusher Mountain too so I'm not... 14 Responses | Other threads
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one-ups
The One-Ups Jam to Chrono Trigger at PAX 08
Last night's concert at the Penny Arcade Expo was, by all accounts, a pretty amazing thing. More »
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Comment by Blackbeltdude: I'd love to hear that recorded on a CD, along with a bunch of other Chrono Trigger songs remixed by... 8 Responses | Other threads
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fable 2
Fable 2 Hours From Gold, Molyneux Awaits Gamer Reactions
Fable 2 is days, if not hours from going gold, Lionhead Studio's Sam Van Tilburgh told me today. More »
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Comment by excaliburps: Does anyone know if you need to have played the first Fable to understand Fable 2? Or is it more... 5 Responses | Other threads
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news
Problems at PAX – Hundreds Turned Away From Fallout
The Fallout 3 demo was schedule to run in the Main Theater at 2:30 –the exact same time as the Harmonix: The Rockening panel ended. The demo would also run over the Warhammer Online demo by a good half hour, ending at 3:30.
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By AJ GlasserComment by Lixie: Can't say I feel sorry for you for missing the demo. Plenty of gamers got to enjoy it instead.... 8 Responses | Other threads
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halo wars
Halo Wars Playable, But Not Here
The only sign of real-time strategy title Halo Wars at PAX comes during Graeme Devine's presentation of the game during the show.
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Comment by fearing: Oh man do I want this game. Man I picked the wrong week to retire from GameStop manager and become... 4 Responses | Other threads
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live anywhere
Microsoft Hasn't Forgotten About Live Anywhere, iPhone Either
Just ran into Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb over at the Microsoft booth in the PAX exhibit hall. After a bit of chatting I brought up the crash-prone iPhone Live app. More »
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Comment by Lukems: Go to xbox.com using your safari browser on your iphone. Problem solved. 1 Responses | Other threads
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fall out 3
The Official Vault Dweller's Survival Guide In Pictures
I know I've been going on and on and on about the Fallout 3 presence at Penny Arcade Expo, but seriously, they really deserve it. Take, for instance, this handy-dandy Vault Dweller's Survival Guide they've been handing out to everyone who stops by. Not only does the 47-page book explain how to adapt to the outside world and warn you about radiation: the silent killer, it also explains "The Unappetizing Truth", aka the reality of cannibalism. More »
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Comment by Al Bino: You might want to check out this link: [www.shacknews.com] 3 Responses | Other threads
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fallout 3
Inside the Fallout 3 Airstream
Hands-down the best booth on the Penny Arcade Expo show floor is Bethesda's Fallout 3 homage. More »
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Comment by ThisCharmingMan: I would have NO problem driving that thing around. 1 Responses | Other threads
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halo 3
New Purple Reign Halo 3 Map Video Play Through
Bungie unveiled the new Halo 3 map at Penny Arcade Expo, giving convention attendees a chance to beat each other up. The map, formerly known as Purple Reign, is now officially called Assembly and it's pretty impressive looking. More »
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Penny arcade expo 2008
PAX Panel: Girls and Games
Color me skeptical whenever a game convention panel kicks around stuff like “the growing role of women in the game industry” or “women in gaming – how to make Pink games gender-neutral.” It’s not that I’m anti-feminist or that I doubt the validity of panelists that actually are girls in the game industry talking about girls in the game industry (this panel includes Microsoft’s Jo Clowes, Obsidian’s Annie Carlson, Marlo Huang from Liquid Entertainment and Linsey Mudrock from ArenaNet). It’s just that there’s always talk about women in the game industry – and for all the talking, how much is really getting done?
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By AJ GlasserComment by Xemnas: Whatever.... This is just sad. Guys are NOT into relationship games, even if you think we are. We are a... 5 Responses | Other threads
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penny arcade expo 2008
PAC-MAN Fever Mobile Tournament at PAX
I've got a fever and the only cure is more Pac-Man! If you're at PAX and you love Pac-Man, you may want to swing by Namco Networks' booth #141. Throughout the day there will be tournaments where players compete for the best score in Pac-Man. The top 4 scores of the day move onto the daily final challenge where the winner will win a nice prize pack that includes a brand new phone! If you're not ready for a challenge, you can just check out the other mobile games at the booth, such as Pac-Man, Galaga, and Pac-Man Arcade Golf. Full release after the jump. More »
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By Jim ReillyComment by Erwin: They announce the winner, and at that moment a tape arrives... more » | Other threads
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Comment by AssassinTRIP: Cameraman needs a better mic. The mic he has on is for a still 'sit down' interview where the camera is... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Liveblogging the Penny Arcade Expo Keynotes
I'm sitting in the cavernous main hall of the Washington State Convention waiting for Penny Arcade Expo 2008 to officially kick off with Ken Levine's keynote. More » -
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Ghostbusters The Video Game The Lanyard
Odd timing or a reminder that while GameStop may not be listing the game anymore, Ghostbusters The Video Game still exists? More »
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Comment by Desolation33: I got the same lanyard and the ECTO-1 license plate at Comic-Con. 1 Responses | Other threads
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penny arcade expo 2008
PAX Report – News From The Front
Today's the day - the fangirls are out in force and the cosplayers are carousing in every nook and cranny of the convention center. I've only been in Seattle for about four hours and already I've counted 41 utilikilts and 19 sets of cat ears. The favored motif this year appears to be Naruto, with the odd smattering of old school Nintendo characters. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by Lyrai: I have that same problem when I wait in lines for events. Someone behind me and someone in front of... 2 Responses | Other threads
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