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I don’t care much for video games — well, not when I’m playing them inside another video game. I can appreciate the recursive wink and what it says about the hours we devote to entertainment as life continues around us, but in the wrong context it can dissolve a game’s sense of urgency. It’s classic Shenmue syndrome.

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BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den review: Turing Rapture

The fate of Gears of War 3 ’s Clayton Carmine is sealed. Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski and Rod Fergusson wouldn’t reveal what fate would ultimately befall the latest Carmine, but announced that the ” Fate of Carmine ” campaign has raised $150,000 for Child’s Play . Although the promotion/charity event ended September 1, it appears that the shirts are still available for purchase (SAVE CARMINE Male , Female / CARMINE MUST DIE Male , Female ) on the Xbox Marketplace

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Gears of War 3’s ‘Fate of Carmine’ campaign raises $150K for Child’s Play

When DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue was first introduced, we were baffled by the mysterious origin of the game’s various undergarments of legend. Now that we know where they’re from — thanks to this latest trailer, care of PAX — well, we’re just as baffled.

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DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue’s virtuous thongs: explained!

Just two days after revealing its stewardship of the Duke Nukem Forever title at PAX, Gearbox Software just revealed that it has actually purchased the Duke Nukem brand.

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‘We bought Duke Nukem.’ Franchise rights transferred from 3D Realms to Gearbox

We’ve got bad news and good news. First, the bad news: The new Borderlands DLC pack – that’s Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution – won’t include the two most requested features. Those would be a new level cap and a rebalancing of the main game to accomodate the new level cap

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Free Borderlands update will raise level cap, rebalance main game

Next month’s Game Informer cover isn’t revealing a new game – unlike last month’s Batman: Arkham City cover – but it’s still got plenty to offer. Behold! Three separate BioShock Infinite covers, crafted by Irrational artist Rob Waters, that ape the old-timey, Norman Rockwell aesthetic of “The Saturday Evening Post.” Unveiled during a PAX panel titled “From Concept to Cover: The Game Informer Selection Process,” GI Editor-in-Chief Andy McNamara shared not only the final three covers, but the many revisions that went into each one

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Here’s the BioShock Infinite Game Informer cover(s)

Bungie revealed an interesting tidbit about the creation of Noble, the protagonist Spartan squad engulfed in the conflict on the titular planet in Halo: Reach . There were initially more members of the team, though two were eventually cut in favor of the five in the final Noble team we know today (excluding Noble Six, the player character in Halo: Reach ). “Back in the early days, we talked a lot about The Magnificent Seven and The Seven Samurai ,” Luke Wilson, story and cinematics lead, said.

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Halo: Reach’s Spartans who didn’t make the cut

Not at PAX? Want to live vicariously through the power of the internet

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Video: Watch Splosion Man’s ‘Donuts, Go Nuts!’ song performed live at PAX

Just because you aren’t at PAX Prime this weekend doesn’t mean you can’t experience at least some of the joys and wonders that the show floor has to offer. For instance, the 10 straight minutes of Portal 2 co-op gameplay that we’ve dropped after the break, courtesy of GameTrailers — hearing the “oohs” and “aahs” of the crowd on all sides, you’ll feel just like you’re there! And sure, you might not get a free Portal 2 shirt like this session’s attendees did, but you can experience a heartwarming robot hug.

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Portal 2’s PAX co-op gameplay footage introduces robot hugs