Leggo My Eggo!
The Xbox 360's got it. Both the PC and MAC's got it. Heck, even
the Linux operating system has it, and even that one surprised me. So
what's missing from this simple equation? Well technically quite a few
platforms, but the next obvious choice for the first-ever Penny Arcade
Adventures serial game is giving anxious PlayStation 3 owners what they want and
what they need.
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness -
Episode One (because who needs small, tidy titles these days?) has been
available for the above platforms since May 21st, and has received mostly
favorable reviews. As an episodic game, we'll only be seeing more if the
previous chapter sells well, and by putting the series onto another platform
(nay, a platform on the rise) that chance can only be improved. Although
nobody has begged the question, no word yet on a possible Nintendo Wii console
conversation of the downloadable-title, as the game's audio/visual fidelity
certainly wouldn't rule out a rather straightforward port.
The game hits the PlayStation family later this fall, and we'll bring you the
news as it comes in!
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - July 23, 2008 - Hothead Games today proudly
announced that its well received Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick
Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is currently in development for the
PLAYSTATIONŽ3 computer entertainment system and will debut on
PLAYSTATIONŽNetwork late fall 2008.
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is an
RPG-Adventure game series 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 all brought to life by the Hothead team.
"We keep getting emails asking why our Penny Arcade game is not on PSN,"
said Hothead's CEO, Vlad Ceraldi. "We have always said we wanted to have our
games on as many platforms as possible to give choice to gamers. All good
things take time and we are very excited to be debuting our first PS3 title
and look forward to bringing more games to this platform in the future."
The PLAYSTATIONŽ3 system version of Episode One will be priced in line with
the game on other platforms.