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Braid Finally Makes It To The PlayStation Network

4:20AM Mike Fahey | After charming the pants off of players on Xbox Live Arcade and the PC, Jonathan Blow’s Braid is finally heading for the PlayStation Network later this month. More »

PAX Panel Attempts To Define “Gamer”, Sparks Casual Controversy

6:00PM AJ Glasser | The PAX panel, Game Culture: How Gamers Impact Society & How Policy Affects Gamer Culture, had some mildly interesting moments – but it got really interesting right at the end, during Q&A. More »

A Good Look At Monkey Island Creator’s New Game

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Ron Gilbert’s latest game, Deathspank, isn’t new. We’ve known about it for ages. But all this info and screenshots, well, they’re very new. More »

Yeah, Braid Is Coming To The PS3

12:20PM Luke Plunkett | Those Germans know a thing or two about upcoming game releases, because no sooner do the USK display a listing for a PSN version of Braid than we get official confirmation of the game’s PS3 debut. More »

Braid Coming To PlayStation 3, Says German Ratings Board

4:30AM Michael McWhertor | A PlayStation 3 version of Xbox Live Arcade hit Braid appears to be in the works, with Germany’s Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) rating the latest port as of yesterday. That’s excellent news for PS3 owners. More »

Braid Comes To The Mac

6:40AM Michael McWhertor | The list of excuses for not having played Number None’s Braid gets shorter today with the release of the Mac OS X version of the time-shifting puzzle platformer. More »

Hothead Brings Braid To Mac, The Maw To Windows

2:40AM Mike Fahey | Hothead Games is teaming up with other independent game developers to bring award winning titles to new platforms, starting with Twisted Pixel’s The Maw and Jonathan Blow’s Braid. More »

Penny Arcade Adventures Continue Next Week

3:20AM Mike Fahey | It’s Penny Arcade Adventures news week! Yesterday we learned that On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode One would be hitting the PlayStation 3 this week, and now Hothead announces that the Linux, Mac, PC, and Xbox Live Arcade versions of Episode 2 will be coming out next week! On Wednesday, October 29th, fans of the first game will be able to continue their adventure, with new difficulty settings, longer gameplay, and a cool-arse ending track from Canadian rock band The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets in “Some Things Man Was Not Meant To Know”, which they recently performed live at PAX 2008. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two will be out this time next week for $US14.95 on computer platforms or 1200 Microsoft points. Hit the jump to check out the Xbox Live Arcade version’s achievements while I get all excited. More »