Uh-oh! I hope our friends from Left4Friends didn't catch this. PAX sources are now reporting that they do have a confirmed case of the H1N1 virus (commonly but misleadingly known as Swine Flu) from their recently-concluded Washington event.

Moving along in our PAX 2009 coverage done in cooperation with the fine folks at Left4Friends, we're taking a look at Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360, PC), Valve's much-contested follow up to last year's Left 4 Dead. Hit the jump for videos of zombified murder machines getting blasted to bits along with some tips on what you should do when a Jockey latches onto you (Protip: screaming like a girl isn't it).

If you're still stewing in your seat thinking about attending BlizzCon 2009, you're too late. Don't worry too much, though, you're not the only one. You know those 20,000 tickets for the event? Well, they were all sold out...in just eight minutes.

The winners for the PAX 10 Independent Games have been announced by The Penny Arcade Expo organizers, and these 10 winners just might see their games picked up by publishers. The PAX 10 is known for supporting the indie development game scene by giving them publicity to generate that interest from the bigwigs. See who's strutting their wares on this year's showroom after the jump.

The early birds do get the freebies after all. Ubisoft announced today that those who pre-ordered the Prince of Persia game in North America will be receiving a free upgraded Limited Edition version of the game. More details after the jump

Yes folks, you read that right. It seems that this year's Penny Arcade Expo will be the public's first chance to try out Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC), among other things. Learn more about the PAX proceedings after the jump!

Microsoft has revealed its schedule for the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo, which is happening next weekend. For the most part, you can expect to see some fan favorites, such as Halo Wars, Gears of War 2, and Project Origin (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3). For those of you looking forward to knowing more about Microsoft's upcoming Xbox Live Experience launch, more information will also be made available at the event! Find out the full schedule after the jump!

Penny Arcade has released a schedule of activities for this year's Penny Arcade Expo (PAX). If you're planning to go to the event, we recommend checking it out so you can plan out your own schedule in advance.

More unhappy predictions for ESA, the organization behind the annual E3 convention. Hal Halpin, head and founder of the ECA (a non-profit organization dedicated to the interests of gamers), believes that more companies are likely to leave the ESA. Sounds like E3 is headed for some tough times. More in the full article.

Last week's game releases introduced a lot of fun games, such as Dr. Mario DX and Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. This week, however, is the week for game ports, with Mac getting its own conversion of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), the Nintendo DS getting the arcade classic Super Dodgeball Brawlers, and many others.

* Article originally posted May 26, 2008 at 12:37AM