Tag archive: Penny-Arcade

Announced by Google Senior Software Engineer Colin McMillen on his Google+ account, Google is adding the ability to create new Internet meme designs using photos that are uploaded to Google+. After the user drops a photo into the sharebox on the Google+ feed page, they can click the ”Add text” button that's located underneath the uploaded photo. This launches a new window that allows the user to type words on the photo at the… Read More

For decades, we have all heard the expression that there is no such thing as bad press. This is wrong. Perhaps that may have been true 20 years ago, but things are different now. The internet can be a cruel mistress, and thanks to the whims of a socially connected world, even a little faux pas can turn a minor issue into a major one. Occasionally things that are taken out of context or misconstrued can become a defining factor for an individual… Read More

In a moment gamers around the world have been awaiting for years, one of gaming’s most vocal and extreme critics, attorney Jack Thompson, has been disbarred. Best known for his attacks on the Grand Theft Auto series and publicized sparring with gaming advocates like the authors of Penny Arcade, Thompson’s over-the-top methods were also the final straw that lead the Supreme Court of Florida to take away his license to… Read More

In the ongoing debate over video-game violence, no players are perhaps more vigorous and vitriolic in their opposition to one another than Jack Thompson and the guys at Penny Arcade, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. After several public quarrels through e-mail and phone calls, the duo at Penny Arcade apparently decided it best to let Thompson confront someone from the gaming industry in a face-to-face debate at their annual Penny Arcade… Read More

That's according to the new head of EA Sports Nation, Chip Lange, who was interviewed recently by US website IGN Sports, and told the site that his group is still “actively talking” with Microsoft in an attempt to hammer out their differences over support for the online service. EA's lack of support for Live has been a major stumbling block for the service, with the pinch being felt especially in terms of the… Read More