Well, PAX sure was 4 whole days. Four very busy, tiring days. Four days that should have been followed by a blog post… Whoops. There were reasons, but I’m back now! Stronger! Faster! Filled with more blood! Covered in fewer bees! It’s an improvement all around.

So, let’s get down to videos. First up today is an Andy-written jem called Munro’s Meats. You can’t beat this meat for… weirdness. As you can see, Jer and I go full cray, and once again, Beej knocks it out of the park playing a confused straight man.

Please note that is a real knife Jer and I are fighting over. Here at LoadingReadyRun, our motto is “safety third!”

Next up, we have this week’s Unskippable, which takes on God of War: Ascension. Although they probably should have called it God of War: We’re out of ideas and REALLY stretching stuff, but please buy this game anyhow. But, in Sony’s defence, the first one rolls off the tongue much easier.

This week on CheckPoint, Graham and Kathleen both try something new. Graham tries a new blazer, Kathleen tries a new hairdo. Meanwhile Keiji Inafune tries something called The Mighty Number Nine, which seems quite familiar and not new at all.

But wait, there’s more! If you didn’t come to PAX, you probably missed two really neat things. First up, the video intro Graham and I made for the Escapist Movie Night. It has it all! Laughs. More laughs. A comfortable, yet sort of ugly sweater. Dank nugdaloms. Did I mention laughs?

And finally, something you really don’t want to miss, the teaser for the next big LRR project! Our friends at Cards Against Humanity decided to help an unpublished board game get made. So they asked us to help film the process and turn it into a documentary! It’s called Tabletop Deathmatch and it launches in October!

Attention fans of Magic (I don’t know where we’d find those around here…) the 2013 Magic Online Community Cup is this weekend!

This year, Community Cup veterans Graham and James return to the action… from behind the desk! On Friday afternoon, Graham and James will be providing colour commentary on the returning fan favourite format… WACKY DRAFT. They’ll also be participating in the fun on Saturday morning. If you like Magic, and want to see awesome folks like Melissa DeTora and Friday Nights guest star Kenji Egashira, this is the event for you.

So, how can you see this? Why, it is being broadcast live from PAX on the official MTG Twitch Channel – www.twitch.tv/magic! You can also read updates on Daily MTG.

Happy Monday all!

It’s been a busy weekend at LRR HQ as we prep for PAX Prime (more on that tomorrow), but that didn’t stop us from putting out three new videos for your enjoyment!

First up this week is Unskippable. Graham and Paul tackle Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory… and it is… a game? I’m honestly not sure what kind of game it is. They’re thinking about doing a second part, so if you want to see what else happens in this game, head over to the Escapist and let them know! I personally REALLY want to see the second half of this cut scene.

This week’s LoadingReadyRun video Xannathor goes to a surreal place. Written by me, Cam, Paul and James based on a concept by me, it’s certainly one of the odder videos we’ve shot. Also the dog effort to dog onscreen ratio was INCREDIBLY silly. Seriously, 45 minutes of setup and practice for a 2 second shot. Worth it though!

Finally, this week on CheckPoint, we calculate how long that humans… as a collective entity have been playing Plants Vs. Zombies 2 for, and it’s a truly terrifying prospect. So yeah, maybe we could do something better with our time? No? Just mobile games. OK then. Sigh.

Hey everyone. It’s a very important time, very soon. It’s Seattle nerd Christmas! The best time of the year if you like video games, Magic, RPGs or just having fun… yes, it’s PAX!

This year you’ll be able to see almost the entire LRR lineup in Seattle, which means you can also collect us all, like Pokémans! (For those of you keeping track you’ll be able to find: Graham, James, Kathleen, Matt, Jer, Cam and Beej, with bonus appearances by LRR Superfriends Lee Lee, Ian Horner, Tally and the entire Strip Search cast!)

So what will we be doing at PAX? Good question!

First of all, we have a table in Bandland where we will be selling all sorts of merch, as well as our new, limited edition Pinny Arcade Professor Pigglesworth Pin.

We will also be appearing at the following panels:

The LoadingReadyRun Panel

Friday: 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Serpent Theatre

Game Show Night: Blankety Blank

Friday: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Kraken Theatre

The Escapist Movie Night

Saturday: 9:30 – 11:30
Graham and I have made a super cool, very funny intro video for this! Well worth the price of admission! (Which is free.)
Unicorn Theatre

The Strip Search Super Reunion Panel

Sunday: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Main Theatre

For the Love of Crafting II – The Wrath of Yarn

Sunday: 8:30 – 9:30 pm
Raven Theatre

The Late Night Dub Fight

Sunday: 10:00 – 11:00 pm
Serpent Theatre