As some of you may have noticed, my presence here has dwindled over the last few weeks. The community team has been busy tying up loose ends, traveling, talking about Rock Band, and generally just busting ass throughout the last quaking moments before the Rock Band 2 launch.

Let's get right into the blog, then, eh?

1. PAX was an amazing experience. I highly suggest that everybody with the means to get there attend next year's expo! The Penny Arcade guys put on a hell of a show, and I was thrilled to share Rock Band 2 with all of our fans (there were a couple of converted haters, as well!). I'm sure the community team will be following up w/ some PAX goodies and oddities when they actually get a chance to stop and rest at the office over the next few weeks.

2. I hope everyone gave the PAX pack a try - if you haven't, please do - I don't think you'll be disappointed. We don't make any money off of the pack, so there's no conflict of interest there. For the few of you out there whose icy-cold veins couldn't be warmed by the fire and verve of the PAX tracks, you can still donate to Child's Play without downloading the songs. Please visit http://www.childsplaycharity.org/ for more details, or to make a direct donation.

3. I will be leaving the community team - never fear, however, for I will be busting some new moves with the audio production team (the team responsible for assembling the DLC packs and tracks you all so covet!). You've all been a hoot and a hollah' for sure. Please do try not to give Sean, Henry, and Alex any heart attacks?

Please feel free to PM me with your comments in the future, but be advised that I no longer work for the community team in an official capacity. For any customer support requests, comments about release dates, DLC and the like, please hit up the rest of the guys on the community team.