Penny Arcade

Comic: Betwixt

tycho@penny-arcade.com (Tycho) — 2012-05-16T07:01:13+00:00

New Comic: Betwixt

News Post: Betwixt

tycho@penny-arcade.com (Tycho) — 2012-05-16T07:01:11+00:00

Tycho: This was a goofy joke when we wrote it at eleven or so yesterday morning, though it became less hilarious as the day progressed. During “normal hours,” the failure of Blizzard to recall that Diablo is a popular game was a boon: I have my own shit to write. But later, when I began to prowl for leisure activities, and it occurred to me that I might utilize the sixty dollars of congealed entertainment I had recently purchased, I was not able to. And then I was, and then I wasn’t, and then no wait it’s still okay now it’s

News Post: An Edit To The Above Post

tycho@penny-arcade.com (Tycho) — 2012-05-14T20:56:03+00:00

Tycho: In place of the word Anathem - which is the actual name of a book by Neal Stephenson - I inadvertently typed Anathema, a word that means “someone or something intensely disliked or loathed.” We regret the error. (CW)TB

News Post: The Verge

tycho@penny-arcade.com (Tycho) — 2012-05-14T07:01:42+00:00

Tycho: Neal Stephenson was my favorite author for a very long time, and The Diamond Age remains my favorite book, even if I can’t read any of his newer books with so much as an approximation of enjoyment. I should emphasize that when I say “newer books,” some of these books are by now quite old: I loved the original Cryptonomicon, but every book past that has been torment. I choked down Anathem from about the half-way point, jaw set, lower teeth pressed hard against the upper, determined not to be defeated. He’d already gotten my money, but I was

Comic: The Verge

tycho@penny-arcade.com (Tycho) — 2012-05-14T07:01:13+00:00

New Comic: The Verge

News Post: PAX Dev Returns

tycho@penny-arcade.com (Tycho) — 2012-05-11T21:09:25+00:00

Tycho: It’s back, and everything you could possibly want to know (including how to submit panels) can be found at the official site. (CW)TB

News Post: The Warrior Spirit

tycho@penny-arcade.com (Tycho) — 2012-05-11T07:01:26+00:00

Tycho: Gabriel and and frequent collaborator Scott Kurtz were talking about how Draw Something barely meets the criteria for a game. Gabriel is not as good at Pictionary as you might think: he can draw, certainly, but when you apply a time pressure his whole shit falls apart. Drawing Quickly is a very particular skill, one you must choose at the time of character creation, and he took the traits “Abrasive” and “Annoyingly High Metabolism” instead. If you can truly draw, though, and you have a capacitive stylus because you are a professional artist, and there are no limits on

Comic: The Warrior Spirit

tycho@penny-arcade.com (Tycho) — 2012-05-11T07:01:00+00:00

New Comic: The Warrior Spirit

News Post: First party

gabe@penny-arcade.com (Gabe) — 2012-05-09T19:10:17+00:00

Gabe: Sometimes it’s nice to take a break from the normal nerd uniform of a T-Shirt and jeans. When you want or need to look a little nicer we’ve made First Party. These are well made pieces that can put a little class in your wardrobe while still representing your love of games. I’m proud to say that we’ve launched version 2.0 of our classic polo shirt. Besides new colors we’ve really improved the construction of the shirt. These 100% cotton shirts are now made with a much better fabric (a breathable, soft combed-cotton pique to be specific). We’ve also made

News Post: Dig Dug Thing We’re Doing At ShiftyLook

tycho@penny-arcade.com (Tycho) — 2012-05-09T17:45:04+00:00

Tycho: Do you know what that is? It’s kind of cool: ShiftyLook is essentially a series of webcomics (and now a podcast) by a ton of people digging way, way into Namco Bandai’s back catalog. They have a bunch up now, but they’ve got a wider Dig Dug series on the way they roped Scott and us into. Looking forward to it. (CW)TB