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How much can you do at a video-game trade show without an attendee badge? That depends how you play the game.

The annual Film Festival in Akron (Ohio) shook things up this year by introducing their newly dubbed Pixel Festival, showcasing discussions about games and many playable titles. Check out this report from the festival floor!

Is there a Gamerscore addict hiding inside of you somewhere? Whether it's a shameful secret or a badge of honor community writer Andre takes a look at six Xbox achievements that, for reasons provided, are among the most frustratingly difficult to obtain.

News Blips for Wednesday, August 03, 2011: Call of Duty XP attendees will get a free copy of Modern Warfare 3; Blizzard is changing the StarCraft 2 demo to StarCraft 2: Starter Edition; Humble Indie Bundle 3 now includes Humble Indie Bundle 2; and more.

In this week's indie-themed episode of the Mobcast, Area 5's Matt Chandronait, Cryptic Sea's Alex Austin, and Runt Inc.'s Richard Horne join Bitmob's Brett Bates. The crew discusses their most anticipated indie titles, how consoles limit creativity and distribution, what consumers look for in a non-mainstream game, and more.

Sick of life and video games stressing you out? Here are five games for when you want to relax.

The 'O' entry of Indie Scene: A to Z focuses on Olu and Osmos.

Wrap-up of panel coverage and awards from IndieCade 2009.

The last installment in our IndieCade finalist interview series features Andy Nealen for Osmos, Andre Clark and Minor Battle, Spectre's Jamie Antonisse (see screenshot above), Modal Kombat by David Hindman, Sowlar, Tyler Glaiel and Closure, and Babsi Lippe and Lev Ledit for Papermint.