I have three or so dead pixels on mine, they seem to have developed over the (historically vigorous) newlywed period. I'm trying to determine if it's something I should be up at night worrying about. In the most general terms, I choose perfection over defect - but I honestly can't tell if I'd be standing firm as a consumer in this case or just being fastidious. This is like three pixels out of one hundred thirty thousand, five hundred and sixty. When commanded thus by the hardware, the vast preponderance of the pixels display the appropriate color!
I've been told there is a method by which one can receive satisfaction in such matters, but whatever - I can't be without it at the moment. It's the only piece of technology I'm allowed to bring with me while I'm gone next week, and I plan to cling desperately to it, like a bouy in a storm-tossed sea.
When one is flying down to E3, the moment the sky lady says it's okay to do so great bricks of technology are produced from black bags up and down the aisle. It is a fleeting airborne kingdom composed of awkward pariahs and I anticipate it all year.
This was all before the two major handheld systems were capable of intimate wireless communion. It now occurs to me that a comprehensive etiquette must be developed to maximize this and indeed any flight in our glistening wireless age. Certainly I'm open to suggestions. The DS makes the set-up phase a breeze with the built-in Pictochat, something virtually every person over twelve despises and which now appears to be a major advantage. So, where the DS has with very few exceptions been a useless novelty factory, it is an excellent matchmaking service for the PSP.
I never said, and I probably should: I own Lumines, Wipeout, Ridge Racer, Metal Gear Acid, or AC!D or some shit, and Untold Legends. The first three belong with every PSP, in that order. The last two demand additional comment. Metal Gear Acid is satisfying, pretty bold for a launch title, and I'll bet you can find that son of a bitch used because I'm sure tons of people bought it unawares. I found it fairly intimidating, even knowing full well what I was getting into - a kind of stealth tactical card battle... thing. You don't need to play Untold Legends very long to find out why a person might not relate the legend in question: it's simply not a very good legend. It absolutely follows the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance/Champions Of Norrath playbook, but whether the hardware isn't quite up to the task or the game mechanics are being joylessly iterated it's hard to care about it one way or the other. As with all co-operative games, it can be endured much longer than the game itself warrants. And since it's portable, you can hate it anywhere: on the bus, in the park, etc.
(CW)TB out.
in doses large enough
to kill
Our entire eight page Brothers in Arms comic is now online and ready for the reading. I'm really proud of this project and I hope that you guys like is as much as we do.
You can also read page 11 of our spy training manual. If you grab the collectors edition of Chaos Theory you will actually get all 12 pages right there on the disk. In fact if you look at the back of the box it says Penny Arcade right there. I know we've had our stuff featured in a couple products like this but it's still a rush every time I look at a strategy guide or the back of a game box and see our logo.
Sakuracon is coming up quick and we'll of course be there along side our friends Sweet Kitty. We actually have about a dozen of the limited edition Twisp and Catsby prints left that we'll be selling there. I'd recommend getting there early on the first day if you want to snag one of those. We'll also have brand new Penny Arcade stickers for you. We have a nice big logo sticker as well as a Gabe and Tyco sticker that are perfect for sticking on your car or your locker or a motorcycle. I can't say for sure yet but we might also have something that you all have been waiting a long fucking time for. We're keeping our fingers crossed that they show up in time and are in good condition. I'll let you know soon.
Connecticon recently announced a plan to entice webcomics to attend their convention. Here is the breakdown of their system. Incase you aren't familiar with website traffic jargon, UIP stands for unique IP address.
1,000+ UIP/Day - free 3-Day membership to ConnectiCon 2005.
5,000+ UIP/Day - free Artist's Colony Space (includes a 3-Day membership).
10,000+ UIP/Day - free Artist's Colony Table (includes two 3-Day memberships)
25,000+ UIP/Day - free Artist's Colony Table, Green Room access and some help with travel expenses (gas, tolls) and depending on available space a place to sleep and shower.
50,000+ UIP/Day - free Dealer's Room Booth, four 3-Day memberships, Green Room access, all travel expenses and 4-Nights hotel accommodations (Thursday - Sunday).
On Monday we had 518,650 unique IP's. I expect scantily clad ladies to feed me foreign delicacies while trained elephants dance around my golden throne.
Oh wait, that's the same week as San Diego comic-con so we'll have to pass. Maybe you guys could just send me my elephant in the mail.
-Gabe out
Also, if any companies want to exhibit things, we have a room expressly for that which we call the Exhibition Room. Feel free to drop Robert a line if you would like to come show your stuff this year.
(CW)TB
