Read Penny Arcade, video game referencing webcomics
Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The strip features Krahulik and Holkins' cartoon alter egos, John "Gabe" Gabriel and Tycho Brahe, respectively. Their characters spend much of the time playing and commenting on computer and video games, which forms much of the basis of the humor in the strip. As mostly a topical video gaming news comic series, there is little plot or general continuity in Penny Arcade strips, and strips are typically drawn from the perspective of fictional characters within a game or movie.
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The Boar
Morakh and Kara have been playing Ale & Tale Tavern for a minute now, I think it got surfaced in one of these incredibly frequent, increasingly niche showcases on Steam. They ended up getting hooked on the free demo "First Pints"
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Venerator
A wooly mix of Dune, Foundation, Catholicism somehow, and a uniquely British voice, the universe that underpins Warhammer 40k is something I can't really pretend to be a neutral observer on. My arc in the space is the same as a cautionary after-school special; I tried some at a party in 1993 and I have had a fever for the flavor ever
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So Many Great Games!
I’m playing so much great stuff right now and new games I'm interested in keep coming out. After hearing about how great Space Marine 2 is from Jerry last night I am currently downloading it but I’m going to have a hard time fitting it in. I wanted to share where the bulk of my gaming hours have been going recently.
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Venerator
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Stealy Nyx
Gabe unburdened himself yesterday, revealing all - and he apparently likes Star Wars Outlaws a lot now that you can save your game. Among other features, you have a "weird little guy" you can use to interact with the
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My Commissions Are Open! And Now Closed!
I continue to have a great time doing commissions and so I am opening up another four slots for the month of September. If you would like to get your favorite character drawn by me now is your chance! I’m happy to draw your original character from a tabletop game like D&D or a character you created for an
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Stealy Nyx
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My Thoughts on Star Wars Outlaws
I just wanted to make a quick post about Star Wars Outlaws because there is so much bullshit about it out there. After playing basically all day yesterday I can say that this is a great Star Wars game. Beyond that this is just plain great Star Wars.
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Interior Dialogue
Gabe has been experiencing the Hostile Gospel of on the job training in counterterrorism, and I've been trying to draft on his accumulated wisdom. In the manner of a pearl, there is a nettling grit that forms the center of it - and that is "getting your fucking ass kicked over and over."
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My PAX West Highlights!
I had an absolutely amazing time at PAX West this year. Now that the show is over though, I have entered recovery mode where I replenish my batteries by being alone and playing video games. Before I get back to Star Wars Outlaws though I want to share some of my favorite things from this year's show.
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Retrospectre
Here is the strip that we drew for the Make-A-Strip panel, which (aside from being a twenty year PAX tradition) has become in recent years a platform to raise money for Child's Play.
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Update on my Whereabouts Today at PAX!
It looks like I was wrong about the time for the Pin Trading community event today. It's actually at 3pm in the community room over in the Summit building. I'll have some pins to trade and I'm happy to sign stuff. Jerry says he will try and stop by as well so you might be able to catch both of us. After that I have a little break and then I'll be getting into costume and joining my friends on
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Neogenesis
There's a bug on PS5 during the premium access period for Star Wars Outlaws where any time on an earlier version is essentially unrecoverable - the new version fixes it, but it can't fix the saves. Full-on progress locks tend to be pretty rare in released software, but the fact that it's connected to a higher
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Find These Games at PAX
I'm not on Twitter anymore because it's a hive of scum and villainy so I'll be posting here on PA about PAX. The boys and I checked out a bunch of games today in the tabletop area and I wanted to share two of our favorites.
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Neogenesis
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Time is the Fire in Which We Burn!
I love walking around PAX during setup and watching everything come together. Even after 20 years it still amazes me how fast it all happens. While doing my rounds this year I found these incredible photo cubes with pictures from the first PAX in 2004. There's even one of Jerry and I with the original Omeganauts. I looked like such a baby I had to snap a pic in front of it just to illustrate
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Direct To The Grave
We actually liked the trailer for The (new) Crow! Like Fox Mulder, I long to believe. If something is bad I'm happy to comport myself with reality, but I'm always ready to be surprised by a creative person. I've seen all kinds of shit - even the benighted Direct To
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Direct To The Grave
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