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Army of Two: The 40th Day at Penny Arcade Expo - Day 1

The first day of the Penny Arcade Expo has come to a close, with two more chaos-filled days to come!

This is the first time that Army of Two: The 40^th Day has been available to the public for hands-on game time, and PAX is without a doubt an awesome event for its debut.  PAX is sold-out with folks who all share a common love of gaming. As a result it has been fantastic to see the responses of the constant flow of fans who have had the opportunity to sit down and play through a portion of the Shanghai zoo chapter. We've made some tremendous improvements and refinements to The 40^th Day, and the team is extremely appreciative of all the responses from the fans who tell us just how awesome the game is after they play it. Everyoen has been having a blast shooting the helmets right off the enemies, or taking enemies hostage only to mercilessly break their necks a moment later...

Anyone who has checked out the pictures that we've posted on Facebook over the last couple days has no doubt seen Salem and Rios hanging out and having a good time with fans. Salem and Rios are actually Trey and Ben-fans of the game who were scouted at Comicon with their perfectly authentic costumes. They've been hanging out with us throughout our community day and PAX, getting a behind-the-scenes look at these big gaming events and plenty of hands-on time with The 40^th Day. They've also kept very busy taking photos with a never-ending entourage of fans who love the game. They even participated in a photo shoot with two female models that were at our hotel for their own unrelated event. Ben and Trey do a fantastic job playing the part of Salem and Rios, even after wearing all of their heavy gear all-day long! They keep the bromance real, and the fistbumping copious...

We'll have more updates on PAX and our community event as the days progress, but in the mean time check out Army of Two on Facebook for all sorts of crazy pictures, as well as @Army_of_two on Twitter for the latest updates (and the occasional giveaway!).