According to VGChartz [via Kotaku], Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness earned a stunning $330,000 during its opening three days on XBLA. This result is noteworthy given that the game debuted at a price point of $20, well above the $5 and $10 price points most XBLA players are accustomed to, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 23, 2008
Online game advertisements have just begun featuring nonsensical quotes and in-jokes from other game related material. How does this impact your purchase? Would you be more or less likely to buy a game if the advertisements were humorous? What if you don’t get the joke?
Continue reading...Friday, May 16, 2008
The keynote speaker for PAX, the Penny-Arcade Expo, has been announced, and the popular convention will be kicked off with a speech from Ken Levine of Bioshock fame. One of the great parts about this convention is that it is really a place for enthusiasts, and you can tell that from the comment from one [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Tycho and Gabe finally have a date! For their game, mind you, not with each other. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One will be available for digital download on PC, Mac, Linux, and Xbox 360 next week, on May 21st. The game will cost you either $19.95 or 1600 Microsoft Points, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 1, 2008
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 [...]
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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