Show #279: Gabe and Tycho from Penny Arcade

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TigerDX — Sat, 24 May 2008 09:51:43 GMT

I think it's worth mentioning that Ikaruga is a Japanese word and therefore the "I" is pronounced as in the "I" in "it", "pit" or "independent". Not as in "Ikea". =P

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AriesDog — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:19:39 GMT

Count me as one of the people against giving codes on the show or on Twitter. It rewards the most obsessive people who just hang on their computer all day. You know, the ones South Park spoofed in the Warcraft episode. The rest of us have to work or have a life. Bring back real contests. Or at least have a random e-mail pick or pick someone who posted to the site.

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Apollo CJD — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:30:26 GMT

Oh I also agree, that radio entrance for Xbox 101 is rather terrible...I here it on every radio station it's not original and its not fun.

I personally still like the old one I find it rather amusing....*goes and sings "Xbox 101...with e and Major Neeeeelsooon YEAH"*

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Apollo CJD — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:28:09 GMT

Anyone else think Gabe and Tycho where a little annoying and over confident?

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Computerdude103 — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:04:42 GMT

I really don't like the new Xbox 101 intro. The one with funky was amazing, idk why you found the need to change it. If you acn get funky to make a new one that would be awesome, but the new one was REALLY stupid. It doesn't even fit the theme of your show whatsoever.

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Blu3 — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:05:06 GMT

First: The new Xbox 101 intro is pretty sweet, I hope you keep it.

The Penny Arcade game is definitely expensive, but if it truly is quality for 5-10 hours and really has the humor from the show, it would be worth it. Honestly, certain games really don't stretch out much more than 10 hours and although they look prettier, they might not be as much fun. The example they cited (Heavenly Sword) was perfect- hundreds of thousands of people payed $60 for the game when it only lasted for 6-9 hours. It's not cheap per se, but it's not so expensive that I will categorically say I won't purchase it.

Also, Gabe/Tycho really botched the question "Why is your game worth $20?" They should have seen that one coming... haha.

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deathtrap3000 — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:56:01 GMT

I don't know why you laugh at the rumored spring update list. If that list isn't anywhere near what the update contains then you seriously need to get your fingers out of your bums and start getting to work on the things that people want.

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CooperativePeon — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:37:00 GMT

I have to agree that 4 installments of $20 for the Penny Arcade game is a little steep. Plus, not having the ability to trade or sell the game is a bummer. I don't mind buying most of the arcade titles, because they are inexpensive and great for short intervals. I am assuming the Penny Arcade game will be more of an adventure game, so I'm not picturing much replay value.

We will have to wait and see how everyone responds.

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CooperativePeon — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:29:40 GMT

I've never tried the freebie codes, because I usually don't listen to the shows till Tuesday/Wednesday. But, I think it is cool you are providing free swag to your listeners and site viewers.

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Funkier Than You — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:33:25 GMT

THANK YOU! That old Xbox 101 theme needed to die a long time ago. Just terrible.

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kev — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:19:31 GMT

They are deluded if they think the penny arcade game is going to sell even reasonably at 1600 pts. If they really think its worth more than all the other arcade games then they should sell it as a budget price retail disc. The main stumbling block for me with the whole digital distribution model is that I can't sell a game on and recoup 2/3 of my initial outlay. I also actually think the ms pts system is losing ms lots of game sales, 1200 or 1600 pts just sounds SO much!, I really think they would sell more if games were just priced in £ or $.

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Bernie — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:47:23 GMT

Penny Arcade = Teh suck

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mikdaddy — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:14:21 GMT

Got to agree with everything in Bubbabears post, apart from the bit about Shadowrun, the reviewers were wrong, the game was great and was hammered for no good reason. :P

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pswii60 — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:38:16 GMT

Has the 'secret' Inside Xbox video Major recorded a few weeks ago come to fruition yet? I know he said he had something exciting to record but it hasn't been mentioned since.

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Starsky74 — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:24:39 GMT

I would also like to know if the PA game will be available on the European marketplace tomorrow? I sincerely hope so...

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BubbaBear — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:29:38 GMT

Thanks to Major for asking the penny-arcade game "cost" question. It could have backfired if the penny arcade guys had said it was because "Microsoft's cut is so large". :-O

Yep, Jerry pretty came across as a snobby game producer/director/developer with the "Our game is *worth* the extra money argument. Look at X, it's the same price and ours is *SO* much better. Retail games are 3 times as much!" Let's hope he's not just full of crap... this interview reminds me of the Shadowrun interview which the guy said that it didn't need a single player component and the reviewers were all wrong dinging the game for not having a single player component. ;-)

$80 for all four episodes is a bit pricey ($79.80 on the PC)... the closest comparison on the PC that I can find is Telltale Game's Sam and Max which runs $35 for five episodes. Is the penny arcade game going to be TWICE as good as one season of Sam and Max?... only time will tell.

Plus it's download only so, pretty much cannot be sold when you're finished with it, which makes it EVEN more expensive than a traditional on-media game to an average gamer. Sorry Major, I know MS and a lot of game developers dosn't like *gasp* the reselling of games... but it *is* an advantage of buying actual media.