Penny Arcade

New Comic: Incredulity […]

Tycho: Now that you can play Diablo III, you probably should.  Sometimes you won’t know if there is a problem with your computer or a problem with Blizzard or a problem with The Internet, that happens, but you can often click on things and then things will come out of the things, which is something all sentients deeply crave. Deckard “Stay Awhile” […]

Tycho: Ben wrote up an article on the game already, which I think you might enjoy.  But of my favorite things about it is the incredibly genuine person behind it.  Watch this YouTube video, clearly converted from VHS or something, where he teaches you how to play his game. (CW)TB […]

New Comic: Recycling […]

Tycho: The new paradigm for loot in multiplayer action RPGs has been altered somewhat.  Skeletons still explode with cash and prizes, that portion has been rigorously maintained.  But the merchandise they drop essentially drops separately for each player, so you never have to worry if you picked up the wrong thing or got somebody’s money or any of […]

Tycho: One of the things we wanted to to do with The Penny Arcade Report was to accompany it with an expressive visual aspect, and to that end we secured the services of Dabe Alan.  We knew about him from his excellent resume, already: he applied for Erika’s job, back in the day.  I think he does great work in general, but I want to praise him spec […]

New Comic: Betwixt […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 pa […]