Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles PAX 2009 Gameplay Trailer 1
This trailer,the first of two from Penny Arcade Expo 2009, shows off gameplay from the upcoming sequel to Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles.

Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles PAX 2009 Gameplay Trailer 2
This trailer,the first of two from Penny Arcade Expo 2009, shows off gameplay from the upcoming sequel to Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles.

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two is now available for download on the PS3 in North America. Offered via the PlayStation Network, this version of Episode Two features trophies, score ranking and background music support and sells for $14.99.

The zany adventures continue with Episode Two of the RPG-adventure game with a fresh character and new customization options or you can carry over their look and stats from Episode One. Plus, there are more puzzles, areas to explore, levels to gain and new difficulty settings to give you more of a immersive experience as you join Gabe and Tycho in trying to solve the mystery in the heart of New Arcadia.

For more information on the game, check out our FileFront page.

GamerDNA.com and Child’s Play’s Online Communities contest is underway. Penny Arcade’s non-profit charity is working with GamerDNA.com to raise money for Children’s Hospital around the world. Gamers have already contributed thousands of dollars. Check to see if your gaming community is on the list after the break.
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Electronic Arts is being targeted by another class-action law suit over the DRM included with Spore, SecuROM. This time, California resident Alex McQuown is hoping to use Spore to take down SecuROM once and for all.

The grievances listed in Alex McQuown’s class-action suit against EA are much the same as the other suits with three big differences. His lawyers at Finkelstein Thompson claim that SecuROM damages computers costing consumer time and money to repair the havoc caused by its installation. The suit also asserts that EA has needlessly caused its customers grief. The figures prove that piracy of games that carry SecuROM has risen dramatically. The biggest difference in McQuown’s suit is that he invites every U.S. citizen that has purchased an EA product with SecuROM to join the class.
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During the holiday shopping extravaganza, you may be wondering what interesting thing to get that gamer friend on your list. While games or anything hardware related are always great ideas, sometimes that could be an expensive undertaking and there are plenty of neat things out there that do not cost an arm and leg. Clothing is one of those things, because you can get gamer or geek t-shirts pretty cheap, and nothing says “I am a gamer, hear me roar” or ” I am proud to be a nerd” like a very cool shirt.

Here are just some of the neat ones I came across while doing a bit of shopping last night:

This shirt was found on ThinkGeek.com, and VERY cool website that anyone worth their weight in achievement points would be aware of. Not only do they have some great items for sale, but they have tons of t-shirts just begging to be purchased. I just recently bought something for myself from the site just a couple of days ago.

This is my favorite gamer t-shirt of all time: the Viva Miyamato. Mine is so very very worn out, that I am thankful this one is still around so that I can still show off my geekiness to the masses in my little town. They do not understand it in the slightest I am sure, and they probably think I am some sort of communist, but that is all part of the fun. You can get it from pennyarcade.com.

A must have item for anyone who is an RPG nut, especially for those of us who were (and still are) passionate about our rouge, paladin, monk or cleric. It does not matter if you prefer to be lawful good, neutral, or just plain chaotic evil–no matter what the aliment option chosen, this is a fun piece of apparel and will tell the world in no uncertain terms that you are indeed a proud cellar dweller. There are other cool shirts over on jinx.com, but I personally liked this one the best.

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Guild Wars is kicking off the holiday season with its Wintersday Art Contest 2008. Players are invited to express their love of Guild Wars in any creative outlet they choose.

Contestants submit a scanned or photographed JPGS of their illustrations, costumes, or even ice sculptures which would be particularly appropriate for the season. It’s legal to use any and all screenshots, renders, concept art, icons, photographs, or any other Guild Wars images as part of your creation. Winners will be featured on the Guild Wars Community website.

Here comes the incentive:

• Grand Prize Winner (1 awarded): Grand Prize Winner (1 awarded): One Razor Guild Wars Death Adder Mouse; one VisionTek Radeon HD3650 graphics card, a full set of four Guild Wars Limited Edition Signed Art Prints; one randomly selected Guild Wars Penny Arcade Expo 2008 Signed Art Print (Approximate total retail value of package: $450.00 US.)
• Second Place Winner (1 Awarded): One Razor Guild Wars Death Adder Mouse; a full set of four Guild Wars Limited Edition Signed Art Prints; one randomly selected Guild Wars Penny Arcade Expo 2008 Signed Art Print    (Approximate total retail value of package: $250.00 US.)
• Third Place Winner (1 Awarded): One Razor Guild Wars Death Adder Mouse; one randomly selected Guild Wars Limited Edition Signed Art Print; one randomly selected Guild Wars Penny Arcade Expo 2008 Signed Art Print  (Approximate total retail value of package: $130.00 US.)
• Fourth Place Winners (7 Awarded): One randomly selected Guild Wars Limited Edition Signed Art Print; one randomly selected Guild Wars Penny Arcade Expo 2008 Signed Art Print  (Approximate total retail value of package: $60.00 US.)
• Honorable Mentions (10 awarded): One randomly selected Guild Wars Penny Arcade Expo 2008 Signed Art Print  (Approximate total retail value of package: $20 US.)

You have until 12:00 Noon PST on Monday, January 5, 2009 to get your entry in so get those ideas flowing. For complete contest rules and submission instructions visit the Guild Wars Community website.

Penny Arcade is calling Eidos on its policy of truth in its latest comic strip. Even after the scandal that has since become known as “Gerstmanngate”, the publisher seems to not have learned a thing. The Truth is the New Lie takes gamers right into the boardroom of Eidos’ PR company “Barrington Harvey” for an imagined training session on manipulating the press.

For more gaming and game culture satire check out the adventures of Gabe and Tycho on the Penny Arcade webcomic.

This year’s Child’s Play charity drive is underway with a number of contests and events designed to get gamers to give generously. The charity founded by Penny Arcade in 2003 has scheduled an event in Chicago that should be one heck of a bash.

Chicago for Child’s Play will feature good times for a good cause with plenty of beer, games and contests. All proceeds go to Children’s Hospitals around the world. Due to the bubbly beverages, the event is for gamers over 21 only.

Chicago area gamers can get their Chicago for Child’s Play event tickets from the Eventbrite website. More details on the event follow the break.
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Child’s Play and gamerDNA are teaming up to raise money for charity this holiday season. Beginning December 2nd, leading game community websites will be prompting members to complete the gamerDNA Decades of Influence Quiz throughout December. The multiple choice quiz helps gamers discover which gaming trends over the last 4 decades have the most influence on their personal gaming style.

Here’s how it works according to the press release.

After completing the quiz, participants will receive a unique virtual badge featuring their quiz results and the name of the community they represent. Using the embeddable codes provided, participants will race to share their badge in as many online locations as possible. The community that shares the most badges will select which Children’s Hospital is to receive a donation of 6 bundles of Nintendo DS systems and games from gamerDNA.”

Child’s Play is a charity begun in 2003 by Penny Arcade creators, Mike “Gabe” Krahulik and Jerry “Tycho” Holkins. All donations go to Children’s Hospitals across the country. Thanks to gamers, Child’s Play has been very successful endeavor.

“Child’s Play has done so much for kids in need, helping to make their lives a little easier and more fun,” said Gene Mauro, VP of Marketing and Business Development at gamerDNA. “We commend all that the organization has accomplished and are happy to contribute to their charity this holiday season with this new contest.”

“Last year was a successful one for Child’s Play, with over 1.3 million dollars in donations from gamers around the globe,” said Kristin Lindsay, Project Coordinator for Child’s Play. “We are excited to have gamerDNA help us raise donations and provide a fun contest and quiz for gamers to participate in along the way.”

For more information on the contest visit the gamerDNA Non-Profit Child’s Play Charity Event website.

You are all probably well aware that Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two has been available worldwide since October 29–but what you may not know is that there are many other ways to download the game digitally than you may have thought.

In addition to being available for the PC through Greenhouse, the madcap Penny Arcade experience can also be downloaded from the following sites:

• Direct2Drive

• GamersGate

• Impulse

• Steam (includes PC achievements)

It all depends on which service you prefer, and don’t forget that Xbox 360 owners can get Episode 2 off of Xbox Live. Hopefully soon, PS3 owners will also get to enjoy Gabe and Tycho’s latest adventure relatively soon.