Penny Arcade Episode 1 IS your game of the week!

Though announced last week, the official press release for Penny Arcade: Episode 1 has been released!

The first episodic RPG-Adventure game to grace Xbox LIVE Arcade, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is the result of a collaboration between Hothead Games and Penny Arcade. The first episode sends players to a deranged 1920s comic-book-meets-pulp-horror universe called New Arcadia. Armed with unconventional weaponry, players join forces with Gabe and Tycho of the Startling Developments Detective Agency to make war on bizarre enemies and solve the mysteries hidden deep in the sinister heart of New Arcadia.

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One offers players the ability to design their own customizable character, a dynamic turn-based combat system and the ability to transfer your customized character’s stats and inventories to future episodes, or start fresh with each episode. Fans of Penny Arcade will appreciate the authenticity of the game, which features distinctive artwork and characters designed by Mike “Gabe” Krahulik and a story and dialogue written by Jerry “Tycho” Holkins.

The game will be released worldwide (with the exception of Korea) for 1600 Microsoft Points this Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (1:00 a.m. PDT).

Click here for the official Xbox.com webpage!

Click here for more pictures of the game!

On top of this the game has been making the rounds with the press - Firstly, Penny Arcade Adventures had a preview on Gamespot's On the Spot last week, which you can watch below:


As well as that, the Penny Arcade creators was a large part of this weeks Major Nelson podcast!

Show #279: Gabe and Tycho from Penny Arcade

This week’s show:
Co-host : e
Xbox News
This weeks announcements
NPD Numbers
Interview: Gabe and Tycho, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness (13:47–48:39)
Name the Game
Much more…

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On The Spot - New Assault Heroes 2 preview!

This week on Gamespot's On The Spot was a new preview of Assault Heroes 2, complete with new footage and a bit of playthrough, in between bits of Secret Agent Clank and GTAIV. Watch it above or download it below!

Source: Gamespot - On the Spot - 05/01/08

"Meh" preview of Commando 3 from Gamespot's On The Spot

Honestly, I don't know why I'm posting it, since it's pretty terrible. Gamespot's weekly show On The Spot had a quick preview of Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 this week. Unfortunately, it was quite terrible!

Ricardo Torres gives a poor performance while he attempts to play the game - firstly calling the name of the game incorrectly, secondly getting stuck in the first area of the beach where it's clearly set to "Monster Closet", saying that there was only 2 player Cooperative play when there is 3 player Coop, and just playing poorly in general. Wah Wah, EIC of Gamespot!

One additional note - which he was clearly much happier to point out - was the lovely "SFIIHD BETA" you can click on the bottom of the screen. I'm sure many other people are too, but Commando 3 is looking like it'll be a great game too.

Source: Gamespot's ON THE SPOT