Penny Arcade https://www.penny-arcade.com/ News Fucker 5000 en-us Copyright (c) 1998-2026 Penny Arcade, Inc. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:11:17 +0000 A Wolv In Creep's Clothing https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/27/a-wolv-in-creep-s-clothing The fan-favorite, canonically 5'3" mutant called Wolverine has been next in line for The Insomniac Treatment for a while, having been announced in September of '21, a year I will admit to not remembering entirely. As it approaches, we've been buffeted by new video clips of Wolverine's clothing being deliciously flensed just this side of mutant homoerotica, and a picture of his face that makes him look like an escapee from Roblox.

]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:26:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/27/a-wolv-in-creep-s-clothing A Wolv In Creep's Clothing https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/27/a-wolv-in-creep-s-clothing New Comic: A Wolv In Creep's Clothing Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:01:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/27/a-wolv-in-creep-s-clothing Acquisitions Inc. Auction for Child's Play! https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/24/acquisitions-inc-auction-for-child-s-play If you are a fan of Acquisitions Inc. and or helping sick kids, have I got an auction for you! Over the years we have played D&D on stage with some very cool people and we have done so while wearing some incredibly crazy costumes. Now that we have moved into the world of Daggerheart we’ve created new versions of our characters and some of these old costumes can be retired to greener pastures. The best part is that those greener pastures can be your pastures!

 

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:46:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/24/acquisitions-inc-auction-for-child-s-play The Leto Protocol https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/24/the-leto-protocol Gorbiriel Of The Moonstone Reaches genuinely enjoys the new Masters of the Universe movie. He enjoys ronically! He did a review for the site and shit. He even has nice things to say about Jared Leto! I prefer my Letos encrusted with sandtrout and ushering Humanity along The Golden Path but, you know, to each his own.

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/24/the-leto-protocol The Leto Protocol https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/24/the-leto-protocol New Comic: The Leto Protocol Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:01:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/24/the-leto-protocol Odyssean https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/22/odyssean I stopped playing Absolum because I was waiting for cross-platform multiplayer, and I haven't seen The Odyssey yet because I feel like if they went through all the trouble to film it on these big weird cameras I should make the effort to see it on a big, weird screen. Is this edging? Maybe… Maybe I just like rules?

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:18:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/22/odyssean Odyssean https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/22/odyssean New Comic: Odyssean Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:01:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/22/odyssean Apples and Trees https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/20/apples-and-trees I.

Just before Ronia was leaving for a flight, she addressed me in a serious tone. It's the tone I use when I'm not being serious at all, so I should have clocked it immediately. For example: I might lean my shoulder against her doorframe, and say, hey. I don't know if you heard the recent news alert. But there was an incident at the zoo's Darkfang exhibit, and one or more of these terrifying serpents was inadvertently released.

It's clear by this point that she's not taking the threat seriously, which means I haven't communicated the very real danger such creatures present. "It's like a Ghost Snake," I'll say, my brow knit to stitch the mortal threat into place. "Even an ordinary snake constitutes a wily opponent. Imagine if physicality itself were no object! Imagine if a snake had mastered Death."

"Release me," is her typical response. Anyway, this time, she said, "Dad, if you go to Florida… please. Please," she said. "Make sure that cookie tea."

"Daughter," I replied gravely. "Only one beverage has this power."

 

]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:01:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/20/apples-and-trees Echoes of Aincrad thoughts https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/20/echoes-of-aincrad-thoughts We appear to be living in the age of the demo again and I could not be happier. It is especially nice when you can transfer your save data to the full game if you are having a good time. I recently grabbed the demo for Echoes of Aincrad because I like Anime RPG’s and it looked cool. I had no idea it was a Sword Art Online game and for that matter I really didn’t know what Sword Art was all about. 

 

 

]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:16:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/20/echoes-of-aincrad-thoughts Apples and Trees https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/20/apples-and-trees New Comic: Apples and Trees Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:01:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/20/apples-and-trees Rex Ready Player One, Part Six https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/18/rex-ready-player-one-part-six Sorry about that; two things. One, I get incredibly dumb when there is a time change. And two, a couple of the people I asked for stuff to post no give it to me. V shameful in my opinion, except…. one of them was in a tender place after completing their new company's first game, thought they could write about it, and just… couldn't. It's about a teenaged raccoon who delivers love letters on his sweet-ass BMX. I guess I could just ask him questions. That might get around it. I've been meaning to start interviewing all the weirdos I know, under the monomer "FrieNDA." I'll do that next week.

]]> Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:32:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/18/rex-ready-player-one-part-six The 23rd Annual Child's Play Dinner Auction! https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/17/the-23rd-annual-child-s-play-dinner-auction This is just a quick note to say that the 23rd annual Child’s Play Charity Dinner and Auction is coming up on November 13th and you can get your tickets now!

 

]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:03:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/17/the-23rd-annual-child-s-play-dinner-auction Rex Ready Player One, Part Six https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/17/rex-ready-player-one-part-six New Comic: Rex Ready Player One, Part Six Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:01:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/17/rex-ready-player-one-part-six Rex Ready Player One, Part Five https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/15/rex-ready-player-one-part-five I hardly know what to say about young Christopher Badell. Maybe I simply know too much to effectively cull it. His Sentinels of the Multiverse shit is brilliant - whether in its original form, an RPG, or a wargame somehow. He's a very generous person and, dare I say it, maybe even a buddy or pal - acting as midwife to games from others like Spirit Island or COMPILE is a completely separate skill which he also possesses. It gets rude after a certain point. Did he get extra points at character creation? Gotta be. That's before we even get into this last couple years, which has certain things in common with the Hero's Journey. Anywho, here he is:

Concerning Comics That Do Not Exist

]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:59:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/15/rex-ready-player-one-part-five Rex Ready Player One, Part Five https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/15/rex-ready-player-one-part-five New Comic: Rex Ready Player One, Part Five Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:01:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/15/rex-ready-player-one-part-five Rex Ready Player One, Part Four https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/13/rex-ready-player-one-part-four Through his company Asmadi Games, Chris Cieslik - however you might choose to pronounce it - has either published or designed some of my favorite games. A lot of people might be familiar with We Didn't Playtest This At All, but between Innovation, Red7, and especially One Deck Dungeon he's just associated with a lot of all timers. His next one, which will be at Gen Con, has the potential to be another Uno in my opinion. If you see him there, ask him for The New Shit.

Why Games Need to be Unfair

by Chris Cieslik, 

Owner & Lead Designer, 

Asmadi Games

]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:56:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/13/rex-ready-player-one-part-four Rex Ready Player One, Part Four https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/13/rex-ready-player-one-part-four New Comic: Rex Ready Player One, Part Four Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:01:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/13/rex-ready-player-one-part-four Rex Ready Player One, Part Three https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/10/rex-ready-player-one-part-three I really wanted somebody to tell me what videocard to upgrade to, and when I saw that GamersNexus was following me on the Tweetzorz I shuddered with delight. Steve got back to me "weirdly fast" and since then we bother each other on occasion. He starts shit when shit needs to get started, which I appreciate. I asked him if he had anything he wanted to discuss, and luckily a bee was already firmly lodged in his bonnet. Thanks, dude.

The Block Market, or

Bail Me Out: I've Committed a Felony

Every block looks the same to the people voting on video game laws.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:59:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/10/rex-ready-player-one-part-three Drawing https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/10/drawing I decided I wanted to try and get back to doing some more traditional artwork rather than just digital. It’s been decades since I took drawing with pencil and ink seriously and so I am pretty rusty. I still find myself reaching for the undo button and trying to zoom in constantly. I’m having a lot of fun though and I have given myself the challenge of eventually drawing one of the monthly bonus Club PA comics traditionally. I’m not ready for that yet but I’ve been posting some of my practice/learning drawings over on my Bluesky and I wanted to share them here as well.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:18:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2026/07/10/drawing Rex Ready Player One, Part Three https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/10/rex-ready-player-one-part-three New Comic: Rex Ready Player One, Part Three Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:01:00 +0000 https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/07/10/rex-ready-player-one-part-three