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penny arcade adventures: on the rain-slick precipice of darkness

Why Penny Arcade's Game Isn't On PSN

After we posted new that Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One had gone gold, many of you were wondering why the game wasn't showing up on the Playstation Network.

The game is currently listed only for Window, Mac, Linux and the Xbox 360's arcade.

I shot a quick question over to Tycho to find out what exactly the deal was. He said they hate all things Sony. Ah-hahahaha, just kidding. I got ya didn't I? Actually it's all about the hardware. Right now the Penny Arcade game will only be shipping on platforms that support Torque because that's the blood that runs through their game's veins.

So no partisanship here, just cold hard hardware issues.

3:00 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Brian Crecente
7,260 views, 93 comments

xbla

Penny Arcade Game Gone Gold

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One has gone gold and will be going on sale via digital distribution later this quarter, Hothead Games said today.

The Windows, Mac and Linux game will sell for $20 and the 360 arcade version will go for 1600 Microsoft Points.

Hit the jump for the full release.

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2:00 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Brian Crecente
9,579 views, 112 comments

Latest by n/a: So... how exactly is $20 pricey? That's £10 back in the UK, which is how much a lot of budget re-release titles cost on their first run (then they get knocked down to £5 when Sold-Out Software nabs the rights more »

ps3

Yellow Dog Linux Shipping With Yellow Dog PS3s

Terra Soft's Yellow Dog Linux is already a favourite with the type of people who like to mess around with their PS3. Now, it's been made available to people who aren't so keen to mess around with their PS3. If that sounds more like you, you can buy PS3 consoles directly from Yellow Dog's site, which are 80GB units that come with Linux pre-installed, allowing you to (almost) enjoy stuff like PC games on your PS3 straight out of the box.
[Yellow Dog PS3, thanks Hatchetforce!]

4:30 AM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By Luke Plunkett
4,782 views, 34 comments

Latest by somarix: Funny... if you can't bother to install it (which takes 4 menu-clicks and keyboard keypresses), I can't imagine how you can bother to boot YDL for the second time. You don't get full-screen out of the box, and need to more »

software

StreamMyGame Brings PCs to PS3s

We told you about StreamMyGame a few months back. It's a free program that you can load onto Linux-based PS3s that allows you to stream games from your PC that's available now. "Impossible," you say? "The end of the world," you say? While the stability of the planet's gravitational pull is most certainly in question, the logic behind the software makes sense. More »

12:20 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Mark Wilson
7,258 views, 64 comments

multi-platform

EVE Going Online For Linux and Mac

No game has recreated the vast loneliness of outer space better than CCP Game's EVE Online. Now, thanks to a partnership with TransGaming Inc., the universe is about to get a lot less lonely as Mac and Linux users will be able to log in and shoot mining lasers at floating rocks endlessly by the end of this year. TransGaming is a company that specializes in portability products that allow for games to be ported across multiple platforms without having to redevelop.
"We're pleased to extend our relationship with TransGaming, as the company's expertise allows us to deliver the most innovative MMOG to more platforms," said Halldor Fannar, CTO of CCP Games. "By integrating TransGaming's excellent technology, we are able to keep our laser-focus on evolving EVE Online, while simultaneously expanding the EVE universe to even more players."
While Linux users can already play EVE using Cedega, the game will now be released the Windows to Linux converter built in. The Mac version will utilize the Cider portability engine. I just hope this doesn't ultimately result in less rocks for me to shoot at. More »

9:00 AM on Tue Sep 11 2007
By Mike Fahey
2,935 views, 32 comments

Latest by bobbiac: Please Note: Cider and the enterprise version of Cedega are still wrappers. They Surround the program and translate it into something POSIX can understand. [winehq.org] if would like some background. more »

xbox 360

Live Sees Unix, Linux, Gates as Innapproriate Motto

Xbox -Scene is reporting that Xbox Live refuses to let users use the words Linux or Unix in their Live Motto because they are "inappropriate language." Wow, that's about as obnoxious as you can get. Actually, I'd love to see what other words are on their no-no list. I did a couple of tests, first confirming the Unix and Linux bans, and found that while Playstation, Nintendo, PS3 and Wii were all acceptable, "Bill Gates" was not. Funny huh? I suppose they're mostly worried about what you will put after his name.

I wonder if Nintendo or Playstation have strange fits of inappropriate redaction as well?

'Linux' or 'Unix' is Inappropriate Language as LIVE Motto According to [Xbox Scene, via Slashdot]

8:00 AM on Wed Sep 5 2007
By Brian Crecente
7,064 views, 93 comments

Latest by onikuwagata: @Mongoosekun: Microsurfing on the DOS-sea, etc, insert clever Apple newsgroup poem/song/interpretive dance designed to crow the superiority of Mac users here. Seriously, I like Apples, but I never liked the elitist attitude that some people get, it only pisses people more »

defcon: everybody dies

PC Can Nuke Mac in Latest DEFCON

The latest version of ambient mutual destruction strategy game DEFCON: Everybody Dies allows windows users to take on Mac gamers in the game, Introversion said today. More »

3:00 PM on Thu Apr 19 2007
By Brian Crecente
1,923 views, 20 comments

ps3

PS3 Hacking Has Begun

Console hacking enthusiasts have already taken the first steps towards making the PS3 backup friendly, installing LINUX and using it to dump a 7.08GB ISO file from Madden 07 onto an external hard drive. Pool Boy over at PS3News points out that this is exactly how the PSP backup scene got started, and that the PS3 file structure closely resembles the one used in PlayStation Portable games. More »

1:40 PM on Fri Nov 24 2006
By Mike Fahey
98,474 views, 49 comments

yellow dog

Yellow Dog Barks Up The PS3 Linux Tree

It is a computer! It is a super computer! A super expensive super computer! Terra Soft has developed a complete Linux Operating System for the PLAYSTATION 3. Lead Software Engineer Owen Stampflee of Terra Soft Solutions says: More »

7:22 PM on Tue Oct 17 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
953 views, 10 comments

nintendo

Rumor: The Wii Runs Linux?

An apparent Nintendo "insider" who blogs under the internet moniker Kiyoshi Saruwatari claims that the Wii console runs on the open source Linux OS. This has not been confirmed or announced by Nintendo, but Saruwatari claims that Linux was used to help reduce dev costs and help run features like web browsing, video playback, file management and emulation. Apparently, the actual games won't run under Linux. He claims: More »

1:22 AM on Tue Oct 10 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
2,659 views, 15 comments

super mario war

Super Mario War Brings Deathmatch To The Mushroom Kingdom

Have you ever been playing Super Mario World and thought to yourself, "You know, what this really needs is competitive deathmatch!" No? You're not alone: the vast armada of gamers stands resolute in your corner. More »

12:40 PM on Tue Jul 18 2006
By brownlee
1,209 views, 16 comments

xbox

Missing Xbox Kills Student Websites

Microsoft may be giving the original Xbox the cold shoulder, but not one interprising public university. To save cash, an Xbox running on Linux was turned into a server. One techie thought the console would be cheaper than a standard PC or server, and thus, it was used to support a subject teaching computer-illiterate Philosophy students how to build their own web pages. More »

12:23 PM on Fri Jun 9 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
86 views, 7 comments

nintendo

Linux-Based DS Draw Emulator

David over at Robots w/ Lasers has taken his favorite sketching application and duplicated it for the Nintendo DS. The app was written for Sharp's Linux-based Zaurus PDA and has a couple stand-out features. For example, you draw on a larger scaled canvas, which is then scaled down to give nice, sketchy lines. There's also a paint bucket tool that slowly pours out like real paint as long as you hold the stylus on the touch screen. David's been updating the code to improve the interface. Still not perfect, but he's working on getting it there. More »

9:22 AM on Fri Apr 7 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
244 views, Comment