Our own Patrick Klepek is at PAX. For more from PAX and beyond, come back Tuesday when we return from the Labor Day holiday! But for now, check out the news from this past week:
* "Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner told MTV News that he would love to make a "Guitar Hero" movie and that he came up with the name for "Guitar Hero: World Tour."
* Gearbox president Randy Pitchford told Patrick his thoughts on the departure of Corrinne Yu, director of platform technology to work on the "Halo" franchise. He also confirmed the company is working on a new shooter.
* We got the lowdown from Bungie regarding the hacked XBL accounts, as well as some tips to prevent your own from being compromised.
* I spent my weekend in the beta of "World of Warcraft" expansion "Wrath of the Lich King." See how starting my Death Knight and my level 70 did in the new game.
* Mythic's VP and "Warhammer Online" designer Mark Jacobs told me it wouldn't take a billion dollars to compete with "WoW." Just $100 million.
* MTV News video editor and resident "Warhammer" fanatic Joe DeShano gave us his thoughts on "Warhammer Online"'s preview weekend and how it is and isn't like "World of Warcraft."
* How will EA handle the shocking ending of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"? (Don't worry, there are no spoilers.)
* "Superman Returns," anyone? We looked at 55 issues of Game Informer to see if their covers are cursed or blessed.
* People who worked on "Too Human" that aren't Denis Dyack discussed their thoughts on the game, as well as what they think of the outspoken Silicon Knights head.
* Stephen goes inside the biggest small game of the year, "Ratchet & Clank: The Quest For Booty." The lead designer also made a comment on the price of another downloadable title "Braid."
* How do you buy a "Street Fighter IV" cabinet? This is how... and it's not easy.
* With more and more casual gamers playing Wii, Nintendo promised that a regular supply of "Wii Fit" is coming.
* The "N+" developers had problems with the DS and PSP versions, but with the game out this week, they seemed to have changed their tune.
* How is "Spore" on the iPod? Patrick gave us his impressions.
* Got song suggestions for the Christian-themed "Guitar Hero" clone "Guitar Praise"? MTV News' rock writer James Montgomery does.
* What do gamers play in Turkey? Patrick found out.
* Stephen discovered an Xbox podcast with some interesting anecdotes regarding the nuts and bolts behind "Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts."
* Set your TiVos: we learned that a "Super Smash Bros." champ will be on the upcoming season of "Survivor."
* When you got back to a game you haven't finished, do you start over or pick up where you left off? Discuss.
* Sorry "Mario Super Sluggers," "Helix," and "The Last Guy." You're not getting played this week. On the other hand, "Mario" fared better in our weekly box art review.
* Watch stars of "The Hills" beat each other up in EA's "Facebreaker."
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