After much trepidation, Tycho and Gabe’s new adventure title developed by Hothead Games, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One has gone gold. Incidentally, I almost broke a finger while typing out that title. I’m surprised there weren’t any emdashes. The game is the first in a series and is part of the renaissance of episodic gaming that we’ve been experiencing lately. The hybrid RPG-adventure game will be coming out on Windows, Mac, Linux and will be made available on the new download service Greenhouse for $19.95. In addition, it will be available on Xbox Live Arcade for 1600 points, which I’m pretty sure is Gatesian for $20.
I’m actually really excited about this game. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are my favorite days of the week simply because of the new comics at Penny-Arcade. It’s going to be a thrill to see how that humor translates into a game.
Full press release after the break.
Windows, Mac and Linux Versions of Episode One Reach Gold Master
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - May 1, 2008 - Hothead Games is thrilled to announce that the Windows®, Mac®, and Linux® versions of Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One have reached gold master status and are planned for worldwide download via the new digital download service Greenhouse at www.playgreenhouse.com later this quarter. In celebration, Hothead gave some infamous Penny Arcade characters a new look and let them loose on the unsuspecting websites www.rainslick.com, www.hotheadgames.com, and www.playgreenhouse.com for the public to enjoy.
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is an RPG-adventure game set in the comic-book-meets-pulp-horror-meets-H.P. Lovecraft deranged 1920s universe of New Arcadia, delivered to gamers via accessible episodic releases. Players join Gabe and Tycho, the crime-solving team of the Startling Developments Detective Agency, to combat savage enemies and solve mysteries hidden deep in the sinister heart of New Arcadia. The game is the result of close collaboration between Hothead Games and Penny Arcade, featuring distinct artwork and characters designed exclusively by Mike “Gabe” Krahulik, story and dialogue by Jerry “Tycho” Holkins, and both brought to life by the Hothead team.
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is priced at $19.95 for the Windows, Mac, and Linux versions and at 1600 Microsoft points via Xbox LIVE® Arcade, with a rating of “M” for Mature by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board for all platforms.
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