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So a homicidal rabbit, a dog detective, two people who may eventually attain sainthood while writing about “dickwolves” on the side, a luchador who reads emails for a living, and – for some reason – Team Fortress 2′s Heavy walk into a bar…

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Reed Exhibitions, the event organizer for PAX East, has signed an agreement with the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority for the annual event to be held in Boston for the next three years.

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Time Magazine’s asked readers to vote once again on the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and guess what?

Penny Arcade’s Gabe and Tycho are above President Barack Obama on the list.

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Penny Arcade co-founder Mike Krahulik has said there will be no more games in the Penny Arcade Adventures series.

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Penny Arcade Avatar clothing is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 80 MS Points ($1) each.

There’s shirts representing Gabe and Tycho, and then there’s the Wombat and Hadouken.

Cool stuff.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Namco Bandai and Penny Arcade are teaming up to bring you a new webcomic based on Tekken 6.

The limited series is a six-parter focusing on the mysterious past of Roger who was created using Kangaroo DNA.

At least we assume it’s Roger because that’s how his creation was explained in Tekken 2. Who knows where the guys at Penny Arcade will take this.

Game’s out October 27 in the US for PS3 and Xbxox 360.

Full press release after the break.

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Penny Arcade Expo goes off on September 4 and lasts until September 6, and today organizers released an updated list of exhibitors attending.

So far, 90 different exhibitors will be on hand and include such grand events as Bioware’s first public showing of Star Wars: The Old Republic, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II and Splinter Cell: Conviction, and the prerequisite parties and concerts, reports Kotaku.

The full list of exhibitors, we can’t say that word enough, are listed after the beak.

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Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One will get a price reduction on Xbox Live tomorrow.

Instead of 1,600 MS Points ($19.99), you’ll only have to hand over 800 ($9.99).

Pretty cheap, if you’ve been sitting on the fence.

Penny Arcade Expo dates for 2009 have been announced and pre-registration opened.

PAX 2009 will take place September 4-6 at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle.

It’s going to be massive this year, so get involved now.

“Every year, we essentially double our attendance, but let me say right now that’s not happening for 2009,” said Penny Arcade’s Robert Khoo.

“We’ve rented every square foot in the center and it still won’t be enough. The facility has requested that we not exceed capacity, so we’re going to be closely monitoring the number of badges we sell this year.

“But, fear not. Our goal is the same as ever: to offer a world-class show to all attendees, focusing on amazing content and experiences for the truly hardcore.”

Last year’s keynote was given by Ken Levine, but there’s no word yet on who will deliver it this year.

Penny Arcade’s surveyed 38,350 readers on their gaming preferences, which has to be the largest sample of its type. Like, ever.

It’s well worth a nose. The average age of those questioned is 26, and 94 percent of them are male.

They’re not too keen on PS3 either, apparently.

Console Ownership:

• PC: 86.3%
• Xbox 360: 54.1%
• Wii: 53.5%
• PS2: 52.7%
• Nintendo DS: 51.5%
• iPhone/iPod: 29.9%
• XBOX: 26.2%
• PS3: 24.5%
• Sony PSP: 20.5%

Take a look.

Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play charity – which sees gamers of all walks of life and stations of play donate cash to sick children in hospitals – recently wrapped up its 08/09 campaign. The final tally? Excuse us for a moment as we shove aside a few words to make space for this gargantuan number.

$1,434,377.

This, of course, smashes Child’s Play’s 2007 record of $1.3 million. All to purchase games and toys for sick children. And people say gamers are a despicable lot.

Great job to everyone who donated, and here’s to an incredibly child-friendly 2009/2010 season.

Thanks, Kotaku.

By Nathan Grayson

Before yesterday’s announcement of the new E3, many considered Penny Arcade Expo to be “the new E3.” So, now that the industry’s best-known conference has popped a few pills and stormed out of the ICU, is PAX feeling the heat? Nope. Not even a bit.

“I … can’t imagine it stealing any of our thunder,” Penny Arcade co-creator Mike “Gabe” Krahulik told Edge. “We have a ridiculous amount of thunder and honestly if they were to steal some of it we probably wouldn’t even notice.

“I don’t see it having any effect on PAX, no. E3 has always been and looks like it will continue to be about the industry. PAX is about the community around games as much as it’s about the games themselves.”

However, competition or not, Krahulik offered a few fighting words for the E3 and the ESA.

“I assume what they want is publicity for their games and a chance to get the word out about what they’re working on. I just think they’re coming at it from the wrong angle.”

Power to the people. Click through the link for the full interview.

By Nathan Grayson

According to this Gamespot report, PAX 2008 pre-registration for PAX 2008 has already supposed that total attendance of last year’s show.

The event, which takes place on August 29-31 in Seattle, has beaten last year’s figure of 39,000 with two weeks to go.

Join the crowds. It’s supposed to be a great show. See on the official site.

This, ESA, is how you do a games show. Penny Arcade’s announced an East Coast version of PAX, scheduled to happen for the first time in 2010.

Said Tycho:

People sometimes call PAX “The New E3,” but that never sat right. It’s better to say that PAX is everything E3 isn’t. We made it the opposite on purpose – public instead of private, fun instead of work. It’s about people who make and play games, instead of the games themselves. This is all pretty obvious in retrospect, but for some reason no-one else had done it. It deserves to be on the East Coast. Frankly, it should be global. I’m working on it.

More through there.

We so want to go to PAX 2008. The Penny Arcade showed announced its list of attending companies today, and it’s looking good. The show itself is taking place from August 29-31 at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle.

After the link.

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Penny Arcade’s launched Greenhouse, a digital distribution service aimed at indie developers, ahead of the launch of its own adventure game.

“The Greenhouse is a new distribution platform operated by Greenhouse Interactive, dedicated to supporting independent game development worldwide,” said blurb on the site. “We help indie developers get their games into the hands of gamers, and that gives gamers easy access to new and innovative games that they might otherwise have missed.”

The Penny Arcade game – On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness – will be available through the store when it releases this summer.

If you’re an American student and you’re looking to get into the games industry, Penny Arcade could be the saviour your finances are looking for. The site’s offering a single $10,000 scholarship to help you on your way. Take a look at this. Applications need to be submitted before April 30.