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    343 Industries opens up on Halo 4, The Reclaimer Trilogy

    343 Industries opens up on Halo 4, The Reclaimer Trilogy

    Who was there: With PAX Prime playing home to Halo's 10th anniversary party, 343 Industries trotted out some of its franchise leads to part the curtain on Halo 4, calling it the first game in The Reclaimer Trilogy. Moderated by content producer David Ellis, the panel featured franchise director Frank O'Connor, marketing director Kenneh Scott, executive producer Kiki Wolfkill, creative director Josh Holmes, and audio director Sotaro Tojima.

    What they talked about: Ellis started the panel off by asking O'Connor about the history of 343 Industries, with the franchise head responding that the studio technically launched three years ago. 343 was tasked with publishing Halo 3: ODST initially, but they knew they needed a team to continue the Halo franchise.

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    PAX 2011: Torchlight II Embermage Abilities Preview

    PAX 2011: Torchlight II Embermage Abilities Preview

    Penny Arcade Expo East is nice and all, but it can't hold a candle to the real deal. PAX prime is in full swing here in Seattle, Washington, and we've been braving the crowds and hunting down games all across the show floor. One of those games is Torchlight II, the action role-playing game from developer Runic Games, which just announced a new character class: the embermage. After chatting with Runic Games' CEO, Max Schaefer, we got to spend a little hands-on time with this hotheaded sorcerer and see some of his (or her) spells in action.

    Please note that since...

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    Vessel - PAX 11 Demo

    Check out this first-look demo of Strange Loop Games' physics-based puzzle platformer!

    Vessel - PAX 11 Demo
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    Lollipop Chainsaw PAX 2011 Show Floor Demo

    Here is a demo from the show floor of PAX 2011.

    Lollipop Chainsaw PAX 2011 Show Floor Demo
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    PAX 2011: Harmonix Reverses Q&A Panel

    PAX 2011: Harmonix Reverses Q&A Panel

    Who was there: Members of Harmonix, including community managers Annette Gonzalez and Eric Pope; director of brand management, John Drake; and community development manager Aaron Trites. Rather than having a standard question-and-answer session where fans asked the questions, the team at Harmonix used this period to ask the audience the questions. On top of that, they had a live demo of their upcoming iOS title, VidRhythm.

    What they showed and talked about: For the first quarter of their hour-long panel, they had the audience participate in a live demo of VidRhythm, their soon-to-be-released iOS game. The...

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    Torchlight II - PAX 2011 Interview

    Maxwell McGee stops in to check out what's new with Torchlight II and get introduced to the Embermage, Torchlight II's just-revealed fourth class!

    Torchlight II - PAX 2011 Interview
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    PAX 11 Panel - Mike and Jerry Q&A

    The stars of the show take the stage to address questions such as "Who is the best pony?" and "What should I do with my life?" Check out the video for their answers!

    PAX 11 Panel - Mike and Jerry Q&A
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    Tonight on the Spot - Sega GameWorks at PAX Prime 2011

    Jody Robinson and Ricardo Torres take us on a nostalgic trip through one of the last real US arcades for the Sega GameWorks event at PAX Prime 2011.

    Tonight on the Spot - Sega GameWorks at PAX Prime 2011
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    Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes detailed

    Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes detailed

    Who was there: Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes development head Carrie Gouskos took to the PAX Prime 2011 stage alongside creative director Paul Barnett, producer James Casey, and Web developer Ken Holley, as well as senior designers Nate Levy and Amber Turner.

    What they talked about: This fall, BioWare Mythic will launch Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes, a free-to-play variant of the scenario combat found in the studio's massively multiplayer online role-playing game. The Wrath of Heroes team was on hand at this year's PAX Prime to deliver more information on the upcoming game.

    The panel began with a trailer for Wrath of Heroes (embedded below), which primarily showed off the game's illustrated art style and...

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    BioShock Infinite Panel - PAX 2011

    Ken Levine is joined by Troy Baker (Booker DeWitt) and Courtnee Draper (Elizabeth) to talk about the process of BioShock Infinite.

    BioShock Infinite Panel - PAX 2011