Penny Arcade Expo has been billed by some as a replacement for the fan service side of E3, and the fan service was there in full glory this weekend - though announcements and previews of upcoming games were scarce and Sony was nowhere to be found. In fact, the biggest news was that the Penny Arcade crew will be working with Hothead Games on an episodic adventure called Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness (methinks Jerry Holkins had something to do with the title!). No release date, but it will be offered for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and even next-gen consoles. Mike Krahulik wowed the crowds by drawing and inking next Wednesday's strip on how IGN might receive the news of the duo entering the game development arena. Casual games had several mentions in panel discussions, but only Klei Entertainment's Eets made an official appearance in the exhibition hall with a show special price of $10 (and half of that going to the Child's Play charity). Next year's show will be at a much larger venue: the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. So the E3 comparison may be even stronger then...
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