I still don't know how I'm supposed to feel about the sequel to Kotor being delivered so soon after the first one. My stated position is that I am "cautiously pleased." I'm not worried about the jump to another developer, which is something I could certainly invest a lot of paranoia in. In about a week, we'll see if my faith in Obsidian will pay dividends, or if - like Troika - they're a cadre of talented individuals with massive ideas for whom technical excellence is an elusive quarry.
I hadn't pre-ordered World of Warcraft, which I recognize was unwise. Typically I respond to shortages at retail with a lot of feral behavior, but I just didn't have it in me. On a lark I walked into the Best Buy across the street, and saw that stock of the game was so high that bored employees had made a kind of fort out of the boxes and seemed prepared to live out their days within them. I carefully removed a section of the rampart and congratulated myself on a surgical shopping experience. I had to re-grout the kitchen that night, something I suggest you energetically avoid, but I was unable to install the game and for a couple days I was largely inured to your plaintive cries.
It is simply true that sometimes we whine about things which are not, strictly speaking, things - or, at any rate, they are not things that merit a sternly phrased online petition. When I heard that there were problems with the launch, I had a hard time even believing it was true - here is a game that had the cleanest beta I've ever been a part of, a beta you could actually play, much as one would an actual videogame. When I heard that servers were, in all seriousness, making you pay to wait in line because they had failed to plan properly we determined that it was well and truly on. Then, over the course of the Thanksgiving Holiday, they doubled their capacity and robbed me of an opportunity make stark, declarative statements. I could make them now, but it just wouldn't be the same. There are still servers down, many at last count, but I don't think it's for lack of trying.
I can't avoid the genre, because I've always had a suspicion there would be a game whose ability to translate my person was so complete, whose mechanisms were so natural that I could just sort of live there instead. Picture a man sipping each milk in the dairy aisle, on the grounds that he will one day come across a mislabeled magical elixir.
(CW)TB out.
loose on an endless spree
Boba Fett had apparently anticipated this move and he managed to beat us there. We battled it out in a brief but heated blaster fight. I wound up frozen in carbonite and Boba Fett took possession of baby Gabe.
He immediately turned the baby over to Lord Vader who remarked "The Force is strong with this one." Later adding, "Uh-Oh, I think someone's poopy."
I imagine Vader has taken him to the Emperor who will no doubt show him the true power of the dark side. He'll be raised in the ways of the Sith and will eventually take Vaders place at the right hand of the Emperor. Honestly as a father, I couldn't be more proud.
-Gabe out
"Der Hornen" - original artwork and print.
Our Jesus is Fucking metal T-Shirt is far and away the best selling shirt we've ever made. That leads me to believe that there are a lot of fans of this comic strip out there. Well now is your chance to own the original artwork for this comic as well as a signed color print.
"They Possess A Startling Aray Of Features" - original artwork and print.
It's difficult to maintain our underground cred when one of us is accepting huge checks from publishers in exchange for favorable reviews. At least he spent his money on something worthwhile.
"Hot Future Girl Can Stay" - original artwork and print.
Hot video game characters and violence. What more could you ask for in a Penny Arcade strip?
"Twisp & Catsby in: The Birdsea" - original artwork and print.
We created Twisp and Catsby because we were trying to make something that no one would like. They ended up being two of our most popular characters. This is their most recent strip and honestly my favorite T&C appearance.
"Alternate Lifestyle" Parts 1 through 5 - original artwork and prints.
This is a big one. We don't do story lines very often. However we did spend five strips investigating Gabe's love of golf as well as his relationship with Hector his caddy. This package includes all the original art from each strip in the series as well as prints of the finished comics.
So there you go. Please remember that all the money from these auctions is going directly to the Children's Hospitals. Feel free to e mail me if you have any questions.
-Gabe out
