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Since August of last year I have been patiently awaiting the arrival of everyone's favorite smart-assed webcomic stars Gabe and Tycho in the loqaciously monikered On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness. Since PAX, developer Hothead studios has been promising episodic releases (a la Sam & Max) coming, well, sometime soon, with new episodes scheduled to follow every four months.

A press release today from Hothead makes that promise somewhat closer to reality as the Linux, Mac, and PC versions have reached gold master status. Although this may sound like something from an early Bruce Lee picture, it just means that the game is finished and pressed. Or, rather, at least episode one of it is.

In addition, Hothead has also given " some infamous Penny Arcade characters a new look and let them loose on the unsuspecting websites www.rainslick.com, www.hotheadgames.com, and www.playgreenhouse.com for the public to enjoy."

Although the game sitll isn't dated, the release promises it will see the light of day sometime this quarter. That means at some point in the next 60 days, we'll be fighting along with our intrepid heroes! I for one cannot wait much longer!

Here's the full release:

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - May 1, 2008 - Hothead Games is thrilled to announce that the Windows®, Mac®, and Linux® versions of Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One have reached gold master status and are planned for worldwide download via the new digital download service Greenhouse at www.playgreenhouse.com later this quarter. In celebration, Hothead gave some infamous Penny Arcade characters a new look and let them loose on the unsuspecting websites www.rainslick.com, www.hotheadgames.com, and www.playgreenhouse.com for the public to enjoy.

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is an RPG-adventure game 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 both brought to life by the Hothead team.


Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is priced at $19.95 for the Windows, Mac, and Linux versions and at 1600 Microsoft points via Xbox LIVE® Arcade, with a rating of "M" for Mature by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board for all platforms.

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