Category Archives: PAX 2011

Bioware and Darkhorse have announced The Art of the Mass Effect Universe, which is a large hardcover collectors’ volume featuring Mass Effect 3 concept art, and other graphical aspects to the game.

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Valve has released some nice screenshots of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to go along with yesterday’s video. A beta for the game starts in October, and those attending PAX and the upcoming Eurogamer Expo will be handed codes. Upon release in early 2012, the game will be made available for Mac, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Bioware has released a few Mass Effect 3 screens, which are posted below. A couple may look slightly familiar, but that is only because the shot was taken from a somewhat different angle. Mass Effect 3 is out on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in March 2012.

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Square Enix has officially announced Quantum Conundrum, Airtight Games’ latest from Kim Swift of Portal fame.

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343 Industries has kicked off PAX Prime and Halo Fest with map details for Halo: Anniversary.

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OnLive has announced that anyone who stops by its booth at PAX Prime this weekend, and provides staff with their OnLive gamertag will be handed a free OnLive gaming system. If you don’t already have a tag, sign up through here, so you can pick up your system at Booth 258. You’d be silly not to, really. Thanks, GameFront.

Square’s released a brand new trailer of Final Fantasy XIII-2 ahead of PAX attendees getting their hands on the game at the event this weekend in Seattle. There’s new cut-scenes not shown before, as well as footage of the Moogle in action for the first time, and a sighting of the dude that appeared in the first teaser trailer alongside Lightning in January. Get the video below.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 launches next January for PS3 and 360 in the US. Early 2012 is all thats been confirmed by Square Enix Europe. Thanks, Erren.

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Warner’s to give away a custom-made Xbox 360 designed from art in Batman: Arkham City at PAX this weekend? How. It’s not said, but there’s pictures of the console on the Xbox Facebook page.

Rocksteady’s next big thing launches in October.

I’m feeling ill today and can only cope with news in teeny tiny slices. Like these.

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Ubisoft has announced the line-up of games it will be bringing to PAX Prime with it next weekend. It has also revealed an Assassins’ Creed panel and pre-order incentives for the fan event as well.

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Sega’s set to announce an Xbox Live Arcade port of Sonic CD at PAX this weekend, according to a Major Nelson post which mentions what games will be at the event. Nothing has been announced on it so far formally, but it will be at Xbox’s Booth 432 as a playable title. Sega said that it’ll be “sharing some more information soon.”

Thanks, Joystiq.

Capcom’s announced its full line-up for PAX, announcing it’s bringing Street Fighter x Tekken, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Street Fighter III: Third Strike – Online Edition, Street Fighter IV: Volt for iOS, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Resident Evil: Revelations, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Dragon’s Dogma and Asura’s Wrath. All games will be playable at Booth #3425 to those attending the Seattle event this weekend

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Sega America has officially announced which titles they will be exhibiting at PAX Prime 2011 to be held in Seattle at the end of the month.

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Eric DeMilt, senior producer at Carbine Studios, has shared some new details regarding the studio’s unannounced MMO.

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PAX organizers have selected the indie games which will be showcased at the show in August.

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While ArenaNet will be skipping out on E3 again this year, there are other conventions going on this summer where, should you attend, you will get to see the sweet looking Guild Wars 2.

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Penny Arcade’s said on Twitter that only 400 passes are available for the Friday of PAX Prime, with only “a battery” of Sunday passes left. It comes as three day-passes and Saturday passes have all been sold out. If you’re going, you can get whatever remaining amount of tickets there is left here.

PAX Prime takes place in Seattle between August 26-28. Thanks, Joystiq.

Microsoft’s announced that it’ll be holding a Halo Fest at PAX Prime this year.

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