Penny Arcade

The comic is true, I did switch phones because I wanted to try out Game Pass streaming. I bought a couple different controller options and my favorite is by far the Razer Kishi.  This is a really slick little device that essentially turns your phone into a Switch. The two sides of the controller split apart but remain connected via a flexible strap that sits behind your phone once it has locked into the USB C port in the right hand controller. Once your phone is tucked in there the entire…

I feel bad sometimes because I talk about Game Pass a lot. I think you're supposed to angle to get paid or something, to ply the Influencer's Trade, and there may be nothing more suckerian than shilling in a context where no schillings have changed hands. (Speaking of which: Schilling Hard Cider, let's talk). Part of the reason I do it, though, is because for the first time in a long time it seems like they're doing stuff that makes sense. I don't feel like frosting it…

One of the more elaborate ongoing genres of strip is the Mike's Birthday Strip, of which there are several examples. As today is his birthday in Truth, we have delivered what we hope will be a work of comfort for those who celebrate - wherever they may find themselves. It should also be said that despite what is essentially an unprecedented level of brand awareness for a person's date of birth - only the lamb of hosts Jesus Christ can claim a more robust campaign - I still didn't…

I did make an effort to secure an Xbox Series X, using a link Gabriel was turned on to later, and I could get all the way to the end of the process but attempting to make a purchase just made the top of the page turn yellow. It suggested a link I could click for more information, and I did so, learning that the reason I wasn't able to make the purchase was (a shifting, twenty character alphanumeric kaleidoscope). The purchase of consumer goods being placed firmly to the side for a moment,…