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PAX 2009: Penny Arcade Expo

PAX 2009

Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is a three-day game festival for tabletop, videogame, and PC gamers in Seattle, Washington. The 6th annual show (September 4th - 6th, 2009) marks yet another complete sellout for PAX, making it the most popular fan-centric gaming event in North America. Ten Ton Hammer plans to speak with over a dozen MMO developers at this year's show, so keep it here for the latest updates!

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    Funcom shares more info on how we'll take the fight to TSW's myriad evils.
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    Posted on Wed, September 16, 2009 by Ethec
    Funcom shares more info on how we'll take the fight to TSW's myriad evils.

    After learning a bit about PvP and playable factions in The Secret World, two topics we definitely wanted to learn more about were the game's active combat system and the just-revealed secret...

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    Find out the latest on SW:TOR in this exclusive VIP interview
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    Posted on Mon, September 14, 2009 by B. de la Durantaye
    Find out the latest on SW:TOR in this exclusive VIP interview
    Public interest in all things Star Wars: The Old Republic related is at an all time high, as was illustrated in Ten Ton Hammer’s latest query to our premium members as to which upcoming MMOG...
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    Female models and two new maps debut at PAX 2009, plus a Q&A with Todd Harris
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    Posted on Mon, September 14, 2009 by Ethec
    Female models and two new maps debut at PAX 2009, plus a Q&A with Todd Harris

    For our first live in-game video look at Global Agenda, we met up with Executive Producer Todd Harris at PAX 2009 to see female character models for the first time, as well as the new Ravine and...

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    The latest on AI improvements, PvP, combat and more
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    Posted on Thu, September 10, 2009 by Sardu
    The latest on AI improvements, PvP, combat and more
    Ten Ton Hammer’s Reuben “Sardu” Waters had the opportunity to speak with NetDevil’s Scott Brown at PAX 2009, where Scott shared the details on some of the recent AI improvements and visual...
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    Oh yes, there will be shotguns to the face.
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    Posted on Thu, September 10, 2009 by Ethec
    Oh yes, there will be shotguns to the face.
    Four new screenshots from The Secret World show off some of the landscapes, bosses, and character models from the game. Those that love that anachronistic feel of magic in a declining modern-day...
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    "Light RTS elements", leaderboards, and more PvP info on The Secret World
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    Posted on Thu, September 10, 2009 by Ethec
    "Light RTS elements", leaderboards, and more PvP info on The Secret World

    Funcom's Ragnar Tørnquist and Martin Bruusgaard teamed up for a first ever look at player vs. player (PvP combat in The Secret World. The three secret societies, united in their fight against...

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    Which will you choose - Templars, Illuminati, or Dragons?
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    Posted on Thu, September 10, 2009 by Ethec
    Which will you choose - Templars, Illuminati, or Dragons?

    The pre-PAX reveals introduced us to the three overarching factions that, as Funcom says, are loosely united in their fight against evil, but divided in the pursuit of power. Basically, the...

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    Posted on Wed, September 9, 2009 by Ethec
    #1,160 - Reuben Waters continues his ground-level look at the premier fan event.

    Ten Ton Hammer's Reuben "Sardu" Waters, especially valued by us not
    only for his knowledable nice-guyness, love of MMOs, and his complete inability to turn off his gamer side (as you'll see),...

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    Launch changes and a close-up look at PvPvE with Aion's Associate Producer
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    Posted on Wed, September 9, 2009 by Ethec
    Launch changes and a close-up look at PvPvE with Aion's Associate Producer

    Ten Ton Hammer's Reuben "Sardu" Waters spoke with Aion Associate Lani Blazier at PAX 2009, and Lani shared more information on what's included with Patch 1.5. Lani will show off some much...

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    Ten Ton Hammer discusses all things Fallen Earth with Lee Hammock at PAX 2009
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    Posted on Wed, September 9, 2009 by Sardu
    Ten Ton Hammer discusses all things Fallen Earth with Lee Hammock at PAX 2009
    This past weekend at PAX 2009 the Ten Ton Hammer ground crew had the opportunity to speak with Lee Hammock, the lead designer for upcoming indie MMOG Fallen Earth to discuss the recent open...
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    Sardu takes you through the gaming industry's premier fan event in part one of this series.
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    Posted on Tue, September 8, 2009 by Ethec
    Sardu takes you through the gaming industry's premier fan event in part one of this series.

    Ten Ton Hammer's Reuben "Sardu" Waters, especially valued by us not only for his knowledable nice-guyness, love of MMOs, and his complete inability to turn off his gamer side (as you'll see), made...

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    Learn what kind of effects 250 years and massive devastation has had on Tyria leading up to Guild Wars 2.
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    Posted on Tue, September 8, 2009 by Sardu
    Learn what kind of effects 250 years and massive devastation has had on Tyria leading up to Guild Wars 2.
    A lot can change in 250 years. In that span of time entire civilizations can rise up or fall, people’s belief systems can be shattered and devastating events can alter the course of history on...
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    A visual tour of Torchlight's dungeons and character concepts
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    Posted on Mon, September 7, 2009 by Sardu
    A visual tour of Torchlight's dungeons and character concepts
    I’ve always wondered why it’s called a “dungeon crawl” when more often than not you spend your time walking, running or fighting your way through multi-leveled dungeons in search of either...
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    Exploring a strange new Cryptrek world
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    Posted on Sun, September 6, 2009 by Sardu
    Exploring a strange new Cryptrek world
    Now that Cryptic Studios has the first major MMOG launch of 2009 tucked neatly under its belt with the release of Champions Online, the developer has been ramping up the presence of Star Trek...
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    Why Godslayer might breathe new life into Age of Conan's post-Tortage experience.
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    Posted on Sun, September 6, 2009 by Ethec
    Why Godslayer might breathe new life into Age of Conan's post-Tortage experience.

    Age of Conan Game Director Craig Morrison takes us on a stunning visual tour of Khitai, the Far Eastern styled setting for Rise of the Godslayer. Players will begin their Khitai experience in the...

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    Hands-on with Global Agenda at PAX 2009
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    Posted on Sun, September 6, 2009 by Sardu
    Hands-on with Global Agenda at PAX 2009
    Global Agenda was dressed to impress and certainly turned quite a few heads at this year’s PAX. Eager gamers got the chance to jump into the game for some intense 8v8 matches which included 3...
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    Lee Hammock: 50k subs would make Fallen Earth "profitable", 100k "extremely profitable"...
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    Posted on Sun, September 6, 2009 by Ethec
    Lee Hammock: 50k subs would make Fallen Earth "profitable", 100k "extremely profitable"...

    Lee Hammock has no illusions about Fallen Earth: "It's not for everyone," he noted in an interview at PAX 2009. But the bright side of making a nichey hardcore MMORPG (not MMOFPS, folks, this is...

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    Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel Reveals Details About Siege of Mirkwood
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    Posted on Sat, September 5, 2009 by B. de la Durantaye
    Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel Reveals Details About Siege of Mirkwood

    One big announcement at this year's PAX came from Turbine. Nine months after the Mines of Moria expansion, the studio has released the exciting news of a new expansion, Siege of Mirkwood. Ten Ton...

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    Own your very own piece of the Caribbean with Pirates of the Burning Sea, soon!
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    Posted on Sat, September 5, 2009 by Ethec
    Own your very own piece of the Caribbean with Pirates of the Burning Sea, soon!

    Details are sketchy and we don't have visuals or even a name for the new expansion, but Flying Lab Software's Rusty Williams revealed to us that another expansion for Pirates of the Burning Sea is...

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    Welcome to the 1,159th edition of Loading...
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    Posted on Fri, September 4, 2009 by Ethec
    Welcome to the 1,159th edition of Loading...
    PAX 2009 hasn't even started and there's already talk of new games and expansions. One big rumor that we were able to confirm with an inside source at PAX is that SOE is working on a new and...
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