Penny Arcade's Rain-Slick slips to PS3

First installment in episodic adventure-RPG series set for release on PlayStation Network in late fall.

Earlier this year, Hothead Games took PC and Xbox 360 players to the brink of bleakness with Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One. Now PlayStation 3 owners will be able to spend time on the same threshold of murkiness, as the developer today announced that a PS3 edition of the game will arrive on the PlayStation Network in late fall.

Set in an alternate 1920s world of New Arcadia, the game follows Gabe and Tycho of the Startling Developments Detective Agency as they set out to discover the evil machinations behind a sudden preponderance of produce-violating automatons. Penny Arcade artist Mike Krahulik provided character designs and artwork to the development team, while writer Jerry Holkins handled the game's story and dialogue.

When it arrives on the PS3, Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode One will be priced in line with the PC and Xbox 360 editions of the game, which sell for about $20. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's review.

53 Comments

  • robbieeeeee

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 7:59 pm PT

    Finally.

  • scrubs_06

    Posted Aug 18, 2008 9:44 pm PT

    YES FINALLY SOME RECOGNITION THAT PLAYSTATION SHOULD RECIEVE SUCH AWESOME EPISODIC CONTENT....THANKYOU PENNY ARCADE. Dont forget us when WALLACE AND GROMIT come out and we would mind some STRONG BAD either!!!PLEASE?

  • Kravyn81

    Posted Jul 28, 2008 9:50 am PT

    Good news.

  • zeke2040

    Posted Jul 28, 2008 8:53 am PT

    nice to know

  • ten_speed

    Posted Jul 27, 2008 8:11 am PT

    I'm so excited.

  • andyrae11

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 8:14 am PT

    People want Penny Arcade for what? Penny Arcade is retarded.

  • BMAN0201

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 1:34 pm PT

    I'm not really sure why it "sux" when a game is released for the other consoles. I thought gaming together was a good thing?

  • sexydaniboy

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 1:33 pm PT

    That's awesome. Congrats to the PS3 owners. Now all I need is Nintendo to release a damn HDD so the game can get into WiiWare. You're killing me here, Nintendo.

  • BRAWLL

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 1:32 pm PT

    another pc/xbox game to ps3..... good stuff

  • The_Tron

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 10:48 am PT

    I'm stoked, I've been a PA fan for years and I was heartbroken when they said the game was gonna be on Pc and Xbox360 and not the Ps3(the only gaming platform I have). So this is good news for me I actually do plan on buying this.

  • DesertClawX2X

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 9:41 am PT

    @ CorruptGamerGX: I don't think that I could have said it any better than you did.

    Anyway, hopefully, it doesn't take eons for the 2nd episode to arrive. That's the only problem with episodic games.

  • Shadow_Fire41

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 8:50 am PT

    i wanna know when episode 2 comes out, i liked this game.

  • Hvac0120

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 8:13 am PT

    I really liked the demo on XBLA. I will probably get the game for PS3 when it comes out.

  • Vash287

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 7:07 am PT

    @Chaos_Bladez

    It's been dead for years. Now its a code word for "We want more money before we put it on your console."

  • wizard_924

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 1:27 am PT

    @ Chaos_Bladez

    Along with e3

  • jackrocks123

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 1:15 am PT

    lol sloppy seconds, who ever said that lol? you annoyed that it lost exclusivity? just like lost planet, like dead rising, like bioshock, like enternal sonta (whatever its called) plus more.

  • PapaRocks

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 10:53 pm PT

    Good news to see, but will it support trophies?

  • CorruptGamerGX

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 10:15 pm PT

    xbox360progamer
    that suxs that its going on ps3

    Yet it didn't suck when Final Fantasy XIII went to 360, right?

  • Chaos_Bladez

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 8:29 pm PT

    Exclusivity is dead.

  • xbox360progamer posted Jul 23, 2008 7:55 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    xbox360progamer

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 7:55 pm PT (hide)

    that suxs that its going on ps3

  • mjc0961

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 7:28 pm PT

    Didn't want this overpriced crap on the 360, and I don't want it on the PS3.

  • 74141976

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 5:56 pm PT

    well i have played and like the game u can check my review on it..........now u ps3 owners please get it it may seem high for a arcade game but come on u will like it plus there two more coming this year well i know part 2 this year don't no when the part will be here............but enjoy the game please

  • Dirk13

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 5:13 pm PT

    Have you played it? it's definitely not worth being the most expensive XBLA game ever. I thought it was pretty boring and worth $10 max, more like $5. I wouldn't have bought it either way though so maybe I shouldn't be commenting.

    well I wasnt saying it ended up being the opposite of Daikatana anyway, I was just saying it would have been a funny gag to talk about this game for years and years, reference it in comics, only to have it never come out, i would have been amused

  • rmoorevtps3

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 4:08 pm PT

    ps3 loves sloppy seconds?? hardly. ps3 loves its cell broadband processor, blu-ray, bluetooth, hdmi, built in wifi, free online, the 320 gig hdd i put it in it, and its shiny goodness

  • pokomo

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 3:52 pm PT

    I am so happy to hear this. Massive PA fan, and the PSN needs some interest from developers like this to gain popularity. Woot!

  • phase4illini

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 3:26 pm PT

    Sweetness. I was hoping to hear this, seeing as I am Xbox360-less and pretty much all the reviews said the game was more satisfying on the console.

  • supa_badman

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 3:08 pm PT

    man i wish they would come out with psn cards so i can buy the damn game.

  • pashmina626

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 3:03 pm PT

    I can't wait for this game to come out on PS3 as I was really wanted to play this game.

  • karnovrpg

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 2:54 pm PT

    If your computer can't run this game already, you'd better have a Commodore.

  • skirlnik

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 2:30 pm PT

    @Blue_Heeler: I completely agree.

  • somesthetic

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 2:20 pm PT

    The game, more than anything, made me realize that while I think their comics are funny and I tolerate their opinions, I'm just not nearly as nerdy as they are.

  • Blue_Heeler

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 2:16 pm PT

    @stuffgamer1, They've been PS3 bashers all along, never giving it any positive light even when it was blinding them in the face. They chose their stance against the PS3 and then expect PS3 owners to buy their products? Go screw!

  • wwonka666

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 2:16 pm PT

    Dirk13

    PA should have made this one gigantic running gag and pull a daikatana and never release it, but talk about it forever.... ????


    Have you played it? it's definitely not worth being the most expensive XBLA game ever. I thought it was pretty boring and worth $10 max, more like $5. I wouldn't have bought it either way though so maybe I shouldn't be commenting.

  • Dirk13

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 2:12 pm PT

    PA should have made this one gigantic running gag and pull a daikatana and never release it, but talk about it forever....

  • TenP

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 2:09 pm PT

    I've got this on PC already.

  • mysterylobster

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 2:08 pm PT

    So the big PC exclusive is now on a console. Seems like a trend these days.

  • Frexie

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 2:07 pm PT

    Nice Damage Control, aDhAmMe13...

  • aDhAmMe13

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 1:35 pm PT

    Cool...Microsoft lost quite a few exclusives: Saints Row, Condemned, BioShock, and now this...Interesting...

  • sieg6529

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 1:27 pm PT

    YAY! I've loved these wackjobs since 1999, and I was so disappointed when it was only released on the Xbox360.

  • bghattas

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 1:20 pm PT

    That's good to read. I wanted to play this game but I don't have a 360 nor a PC that can run the game. There was talk that they couldn't program the game on the PS3 but I'm glad that this isn't the case and I'll be able to play it. I can wait.

  • 09231991

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 1:07 pm PT

    I've played the demo of it and actually like it. I might get it soon for my 360. But yeah, I have to agree with -GhostMLD-, that sucks that PS3 owners have had to wait so long for it.

  • stuffgamer1

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 1:06 pm PT

    @Blue_Heeler: Do you mean there's another platform it's not on that you're mad about, or is it this "Penny Arcade hates the PS3" thing the other posts mention? I'm not terribly familiar with this fact (I've mostly read their archive books, and they seem to have warmed up to it, if you read the commentary), though I knew they had the usual complaints when it first came out. Do they really HATE the PS3, or were they just waiting for it to get better?
    Either way, they pretty much said it would come to PS3 when they could get it there, and even Wii if possible (though I doubt it really is). I'm glad to see it branching out, but I'd like to know if it'll have Trophies. It definitely SHOULD, but that's no guarantee!

  • -GhostMLD- posted Jul 23, 2008 1:05 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    -GhostMLD-

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 1:05 pm PT (hide)

    that sucks. at least 360 got it months upon months sooner

  • Auricom_Pilot

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 1:01 pm PT

    cool! Now get the strong bad game on the psn!

  • Englando_IV

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 12:55 pm PT

    lol It wasn't already there?

  • Blue_Heeler posted Jul 23, 2008 12:41 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Blue_Heeler

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 12:41 pm PT (hide)

    I'm not supporting something that doesn't support my platform of choice. Screw PA.

  • KingSigy

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 12:33 pm PT

    How about episode 2?

  • shady_825

    Posted Jul 23, 2008 12:19 pm PT

    This is great! I'm a long-time PA fan. I mean I've been around since the 90's reading their stuff. I solely own a PS3 and I think it's the best of the next-gen consoles, but Penny Arcade hates it. I didn't this game would ever end up on a Sony platform just because I know how much they hate the PS3. Man this is a MUCH bigger surprise to me than anything from E3!

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