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We try out the next Sims 3 expansion, which will let you start a band, be a professional celebrity, and become a vampire...who isn't sparkly in the sunlight!

We sit through a demonstration of a handful of new single-player levels, and then try our hand at the game's multiplayer.

It's D-Day for Ubisoft's WWII RTS this week.

Gearbox Software's Randy Pitchford doesn't want you to think that the house of Borderlands and Duke Nukem Forever...

This Labor Day weekend, we take a look at the characters with the worst sense of work ethic in video games. These are characters that, despite their "occupation" spend all their time trying to save people or taking lavish vacations, or even just causing the end of the world. Think about it: when have you ever seen Mario do any plumbing? Here are the worst workers in video game history.

PAX 2010: CEO Randy Pitchford announces purchase of all future rights to 3D Realms' storied action hero; Borderlands free update with raised level cap coming soon.

The Jedi Civil War left many unanswered questions. In the difficult days following the showdown between Darth Revan and Darth Malak, the Jedi Order struggled to survive, leaving little time for investigations. Redeemed as a Jedi, Revan traveled into deep space in search of a mysterious evil. We now know that the source of this evil was the reconstituted Sith Empire, but that solves only a portion of the mystery…...

I've long held that ROMs are the biggest selling point for Android phones that no one wants to talk about (or are at least neck and neck for those of you who absolutely need your porn on the go). If, after a few drinks, I start having a good natured debate about smartphones with an iPhone owning friend (which does indeed happen more often that I'd care to admit), I'll usually break out my Droid and start playing a round of Super Mario 3...

We break away from the PAX 2010 showfloor for a quick look at Windows Phone 7.

We get you caught up on all things PAX in this Daily Wrap Up for Day Two at PAX 2010 in Seattle.