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Culture

Justify Your Game: Brutal Legend

12:00AM Adam Barenblat | For those about to justify, we salute you. Alex Charlow of EA, we’ll give you 30 seconds, go!
News

Your Official PAX Attendance: 60,750

9:30AM Owen Good | Big Download got the scoop from Penny Arcade’s Robert Khoo that PAX 2009 sold out to the people-packing tune of 60,750. While slightly over last year’s attendance, it’s still taken as a strong showing. More »
Media

Justify Your Game: Halo 3: ODST

10:27PM Adam Barenblat
Halo 3: ODST may have been made in 14 months, but can Brian Jarrard justify it in 30 seconds?
Media

So What Did You Think Of Fairytale Fights?

10:00AM AJ Glasser | At PAX, I dragged two of my friends over to the Playlogic booth to check out Fairytale Fights—just to make absolutely sure I wasn’t off my rocker for liking the game. More »
News

Washington Health Department Concerned But Not Tracking PAX Flu

5:00AM Brian Crecente | With the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 Swine Flu coming out of last week’s Penny Arcade Expo nearing 100, the Washington State Department of Health told Kotaku that they are concerned, but not actively tracking the cases. More »
Features

The Secret World Revealed: Factions, Progression And PVP

2:00AM Mike Fahey | At PAX 2009 this past weekend, Kotaku sat down with Funcom to delve into the secrets behind The Secret World, learning about the societies, cabals, and PVP combat in the upcoming modern-day MMO. More »
Media

Justify Your Game: Left 4 Dead 2

9:00AM Adam Barenblat
Deep within the scarcely lit depths of Valve’s booth at PAX, Chet Faliszek attempts to justify Left 4 Dead 2.
Culture

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 »
News

PAX Organizers Report “Confirmed Swine Flu Case” From Show

5:40AM Michael McWhertor | Communication from official PAX sources indicate that the show may have been home to an infestation of the H1N1 flu virus, more commonly known as the Swine Flu, with Penny Arcade reps urging attendees to monitor symptoms. More »
Culture

The Cosplay Of Penny Arcade Expo

5:00AM Brian Crecente | Increasingly, I’m starting to suspect that a video game convention is defined by its cosplayers. If that’s the case, what would you say the cosplayers of Penny Arcade Expo say about PAX? More »