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I love Penny Arcade. I remember years ago when Official PlayStation Magazine was still alive and printed a Penny Arcade comic each month. I still get a kick out of remembering the writers’ comments about Ico. Mainly because it’s true. At the same time, what makes Penny Arcade difficult to read is that it quickly rotates through bathroom humor, slapstick and college humor. I believe this makes the commentary more visceral. So imagine my delight when I finally got my hands on Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode One.

I've seen a lot of reviews of this game which basically say "If you like Penny Arcade, you'll like this game." I'm going to disagree with that statement. If you like Penny Arcade, and you like certain aspects of Japanese-style role-playing games, you'll like this game.

Ever been away from the internet for several days or even weeks? I hate it. I feel out of touch. There's so much stuff that I keep up with on a daily basis. The one good thing about ending such an extended stint "on the wagon" is when I go to catch up on one of my favorite online comics, Penny Arcade, and find that there are several strips on which I can gorge myself all at once. That is what playing On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness feels like to me.

Editor's note: one of the characters mentioned in this game review is named using strong language, reproduced verbatim.

Welcome to weird. I can't say I have ever played a game quite like Samorost 2 before — both in form and style. Unique games are something I love to play, no matter the genre. I just love to observe and explore creativity; Samorost is nowhere close to generic.

Weewar is a game that bored office workers have been waiting for. Strategy on a minute scale in the style of Advance Wars. The good news is that there is no client. Weewar is a game played in your browser. It's also turn-based, so you can actually get work done between the 30 seconds you spend on your turn, and to top it all off ... it's in beta and FREE TO PLAY!

Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates is one of the most unique MMO’s out there. It takes many of the common concepts seen in some of the bigger budget titles and spins them down to their simplest form. Combined with puzzles that at first appear easy, but will end up taking hours out of your day before you even realize it, it is a lot of swashbuckling fun! We recently sat down with Daniel James, lead designer and CEO of Three Rings, and Jon Demos, one of the talented artists working on the game.

Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates is one of the most unique MMO’s out there. It takes many of the common concepts seen in some of the bigger budget titles and spins them down to their simplest form. Combined with puzzles that at first appear easy, but will end up taking hours out of your day before you even realize it, it is a lot of swashbuckling fun! We recently sat down with Daniel James, lead designer and CEO of Three Rings, and Jon Demos, one of the talented artists working on the game.

Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates is one of the most unique MMO’s out there. It takes many of the common concepts seen in some of the bigger budget titles and spins them down to their simplest form. Combined with puzzles that at first appear easy, but will end up taking hours out of your day before you even realize it, it is a lot of swashbuckling fun! We recently sat down with Daniel James, lead designer and CEO of Three Rings, and Jon Demos, one of the talented artists working on the game.

Unless you have been living under a rock since the dawn of 386, you have probably heard of Sid Meier. While most noted for the Civilization series, Alpha Centauri was a new spin on the same old theme. At first glance Alpha Centauri seems like a redundant style of gameplay and game design, basically, Civilization in space ...

So Doom 3 finally came out, a year late and quite frankly more than a dollar short. Everyone seems to be hailing this game, along with another upcoming first-person shooter, as the saviors of the PC video game market ...