Some of you might have received e-mail updates yesterday about Penny Arcade Expo East. If you didn't, here's the big news: the dates for next year's Boston-based PAX East have been officially set for April 6-8. The more religious Jewish and Christian folk among you will notice immediately that there's a pretty big conflict here.

The dates for PAX East conflict with Passover, which starts on April 6, and Easter, which falls on April 8, a fact the show's organizers are well aware of. An update on the PAX website offers a brief explanation.

"It wasn't our first choice by any means, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but we're working with the city to hopefully prevent it from happening again." If that's not enough to satisfy you, Penny Arcade's Robert Khoo offers a more complete one on the Penny Arcade forums (thanks to Wired's Jason Schreier for the link!).

Source: PAX East website

ArenaNet has announced the sale of a limited edition ferociously furry Charr plushie from Guild Wars 2. The plushie is named Charrlie (how cute is that!?) and he's available exclusively through the Penny Arcade Store for $34.99.  For a detailed history written by ArenaNet on the Charr race, and why they are so incredibly awesome, check after the break.

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Tonight on X-Play, we head back to the Pacific Northwest to show you what went on at last month's PAX Prime 2011, where you'll get some protips on PAX cosplay from Kristin Adams, get a look at the top indie games from the show with Blair Herter, and go On Location with Sucker Punch honcho Nate Fox in their Bellvue, WA studios.

But that's not all! The rest of this week will also be dedicated to X-Play's PAX Prime 2011 coverage, as Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb take you inside the first-ever Halo Fest, and get a look at Borderlands 2. We also bring you the sights, the sounds, and the magic of late summer in Seattle. You won't want to miss it.

X-Play's PAX Prime coverage premieres tonight @ 6:30PM ET, and continues Wednesday, September 7th, and Thursday, September 8th, also @ 6:30PM.

Also, for G4tv.com's comprehensive PAX Prime 2011 coverage, don't forget to visit our PAX Prime 2011 headquarters!

We've got a treat for you, gamers. Below you'll find a live stream of Irrational Games PAX Prime 2011 panel. If you didn't make it to PAX you missed out on one of the most interesting panels you may ever see. Watch as Ken Levine, Adam Sessler and two voice actors from Bioshock: Infinite explain what goes into making one of the most anticipated games of 2012.

The panel stars Ken Levine (Creative Director, Irrational Games), Troy Baker (Voice of Booker DeWitt from BioShock: Infinite), and Courtnee Draper (Voice of Elizabeth) as they discuss the evolution of Elizabeth and Booker as characters, as well as their in-game relationship and its impact on the player's experience.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is coming to continue the long running series about which nothing is actually final. Here's a Final Fantasy XIII-2 cinematic trailer that contains a little bit about the story and some gameplay footage, direct from the floor at PAX Prime 2011, just for you.

Why not try a paradigm shift now, and watch it?

This Twisted Metal trailer from PAX Prime 2011 should be a lesson for all you guys out there: mess up a girl's face and she'll seek revenge any way she can. Meet the pink haired Dollface in this gameplay trailer chock full of weapons like Murder Balls and the Meat Grinder. Twisted Metal is set to be released on February 14th, 2012 and may be the only time we're actually looking forward to Valentine's Day.

If you decided to miss PAX Prime this weekend, you're probably already regretting the decision, but I'm about to make your pain even greater: The makers of OnLive have decided to give one of their cloud-based gaming systems to anyone at PAX with an OnLive account.

From OnLive's twitter feed:

"Everyone who visits our booth and tells us their PlayerTag gets a FREE OnLive Game System! Be ready! Sign up now!"

"But I don't have a PlayerTag!" you may be whining. Don't sweat it. Check out OnLive's signup page to sign up.

Details are a little scarce on how, exactly, you'll acquire your free semi-console, but, hey, stop by Booth 258 during PAX and find out what the deal is. After all: It's a free console!

Game publisher Square Enix has announced their lineup of games for Pax Prime, and I have a feeling attendees are going to be very happy with the selections from Square.

• Dead Island: Zombies wreak undead havok in an open-world vacation resort.
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution: Strategic RPG & first-person action shooter gameplay are yours to enjoy.
• Final Fantasy 13-2: Who didn't play all 100 plus hours of Final Fantasy 13 and want more?
• Heroes of Ruin: The 3DS will be home to multiplayer adventure with this title.
• WAKFU: This is not an updated version of SHAQ-FU. Instead, it's a PC MMO featuring magic, martial arts and technology.

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PAX Prime, Seattle's testament to all things gaming, takes place next week, August 26th-28th, and G4 has you covered, whether you're going to be in Seattle for the show, or watching the highlights at home. Not only will we be on-hand for the panels, parties, and tournaments that make up the Penny Arcade Expo, but our X-Play hosts will be there, signing autographs and meeting those in attendance.

So, if you're in Seattle, come and visit the G4 Booth, #125, to meet them. The schedule for signings is below, but remember to stop by the booth an hour before each one to pick up a wristband and get in line!

• Morgan Webb - Friday, 8/26 - 3:00PM
• Adam Sessler - Saturday, 8/27 - 3:00PM
• Kristin Adams - Sunday, 8/28 - 10:30AM
• Blair Herter - Sunday, 8/28 - 2:00PM

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The PAX 10 winners have been announced. Over 100 indie games were submitted but only the best of the best were crowned the "PAX 10." The caps lock proves how important this honor is. The 10 indie games that have been chosen will receive free booth space at PAX Prime in Seattle. PAX Prime begins on August 26 and end on August 28th. Keep reading to see this year's PAX 10.

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PAX Prime 2011 has sold out, dear friends. No, not in that hipster, "I liked them before they were mainstream" kind of sell-out, I mean there are literally no more tickets for hopeful attendees. It's no surprise, as the second coming of Penny Arcade head honchos Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahuli to PAX East in March 2011 was the largest show in Penny Arcade history, with 69.5 thousand attendees. So yeah, the show is pretty popular.

But alas, it will not be for us to gaze upon. Together we can weep and wail in the darkest of sorrows, and curse ourselves for not taking advantage while we could.

Luckily for all of us, G4 will be covering PAX Prime, top to bottom. Let's not get ahead of ourselves though, E3 first.

Source: Official PAX Twitter

PAX East saw a flood of exciting news this year. G4 was on the floor with their hands on every demo and preview they could cram in during their time in Boston. In case you missed any of the coverage, we’ve rounded up all the news, previews and reviews that focus on one of our favorite gaming genres, the MMO. Take a look at all of our coverage, and decide which multiplayer realm you're going to dive into.

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Cliff Bleszinski and Tim Schafer are both legendary game designers, and share a deep desire to appear on X-Play. Adam and Morgan caught up with Cliff and Tim at Pax East 2011.

First up, Epic's Bleszinski takes X-Play to task for their 4 out of 5 star review of his Bulletstorm...

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I'm not one for unquestioning endorsements (ok, I am), but I unquestioningly endorse Shoot Many Robots. The downloadable arcade shoot-everything-you-see game mashes Metal Slug with Borderlands and ends up with gold. It's both hardcore and light-hearted, and that's the sweet-spot for fun, if you ask me. You'll want to gather three of your friends and try out the four-player co-op.  Here's the video, from PAX East 2011:

X-Play was all over PAX East 2011 last weekend, and if there's anything we know about Penny Arcade Expo, it's that PAX is where the true gaming believers go, so you have to expect the next big game idea to come from the people. Blair Herter hit the floor at PAX to ask gamers for their best game idea.

So what do you think? Did any of these ideas strike you as a perfect game?