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

We have had quite a share of sports titles last week, and this time we're going to add a little more into the fitness equation with the release of Nintendo's much-hyped up Wii Fit as well as UEFA EURO 2008 (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, PSP, PC). Meanwhile, PS3 owners should have yet another field day at the retail stores with the release of the highly anticipated FPS, Haze, and the karaoke title SingStar. See the full article for more details!

* Article originally posted May 19, 2008 at 12:45AM

Wondering what's cooking for this year's Penny Arcade Expo? Among other details, the PAX organizers have announced that 2K's Ken Levine will be keynoting this event. The rest of the details are available in the full article.

It's one thing to look at the past in order to learn from it; it's quite another thing to examine the present and to see which direction you're heading toward. In the light of recent developments, various game industry insiders have taken to doing precisely those things. More reflection ensues in the full article after the jump.

If you're a self-styled independent game developer and want to break off from obscurity, you may want to take a shot with Penny Arcade and DigiPen Institute of Technology's PAX 10, an indie game showcase which will be featured in the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo. Think you've got a quality game in your hands? If yes, then head over to the full article to get more details.