The G&T Reference Desk

Henroid

Forum Sections of Particular G&T Interest

Please note these sections have rules of their own to abide by.

• Of Dice and Men
• Help / Advice Forum
• Accumulated Forum Knowledge
• World of Warcraft
• City of Heroes / Villains
• PAX | The Penny Arcade Expo!

The Console Threads
These threads clear after console launch.

• Wii
• Playstation 3

Common/Exceptional/Longterm G&T Threads
Of note: The G&T Podcast has a webpage here.

• G&T Game Review Site
• The Employee Lounge
• Insane People (of the industry)
• The Weekly G&T Community Podcast (mods please keep this link up to date)
• The Pokemon Thread
• TheSonicRetard's Video Game Music Listening Guide
• Great Achievements in PA Gaming
• The PA Gameplay Design Project
• Learn On: 3D Modeling
• Great Gaming Moments
• The Steam Thread
• The PA Forums Ventrilo
• The Free MMO Uberlist
• The Desktop Thread
• Fold On: Papercraft

The Game On Section

PC Game On's

Penny Arcade XFire Clan - Yes, XFire now has a clan/guild system built into it and one of our forumers jumped right on it. I highly recommend everyone sign up for this.
KEY:
PA - Game has a dedicated server run by PA forumers or a set server to connect to.
$$ - Game is free, or PA forumer playerbase takes part in free aspects.
** - Game has a PA forumer guild, clan, or other equivilant.

PA$$** Phantasy Star Universe
PA$$** Dawn of War: Dark Crusade
PA$$** Counter Strike: Source
PA$$** Diablo 2
PA$$** Space Cowboy Online
PA$$** Unreal Tournament 2K4
PA$$** Eve Online
PA$$** Progress Quest
PA$$** Asheron's Call
PA$$** Second Life
PA$$** Dark Age of Camelot
PA$$** Ultima Online
PA$$** Nexus War
PA$$** Cthulhu Nation
PA$$** Total Annihilation: Spring
PA$$** Soldat
PA$$** Battlefield 2
PA$$** Gunbound
PA$$** Guildwars
PA$$** Planetside
PA$$** Travian


Console Game On's

XBox Live! - Here is a thread for general discussion.
KEY:
XXX - XBox 360
WII - Wii
600 - PS3

XXX Gears of War
XXX Phantasy Star Universe
XXX Chromehounds


Handheld Game On's

Ouendan
Tetris DS
Bleach DS
Nintendo WiFi (All of 'em!)
Metroid Prime: Hunters
Animal Crossing DS

Henroid

Okay, sorry for the long delay in updates.

If you've got something to link to, make sure you mention what keys are needed.

This post for anything important that may come up. Mods, you can update this thread as you see fit.

PowerLlama

The 3d thread died.

I'll make another one if interest sparks up.

Henroid

I'm also suprised another Achievements thread hasn't been made. There was awesome stuff in there.

PowerLlama

I actually might make one at the end of the month.


Because that's when I graduate. Woooo!

Rehab

Henroid wrote:

I'm also suprised another Achievements thread hasn't been made. There was awesome stuff in there.

Yeah alright, I could put together another one over the weekend here or something. I must say that I was quite disheartened when we lost that thread and many others when the forum crashed awhile ago.

Rehab

Heh, nevermind. You should just go ahead and put up a link to this thread here.

Henroid

It's not the same! It's fine.

BiggNife

I thought there was a PA BF2 clan. Or at least there was.

Henroid

BiggNife wrote:

I thought there was a PA BF2 clan. Or at least there was.

I thought there was a server as well, but I don't know. Whoever is in charge of either needs to let me know.

The Moustache Bandit

Did that one thread with all the user interface customizations and wallpapers infos in the giant first post get pruned? I can't find it.

Henroid

The Moustache Bandit wrote:

Did that one thread with all the user interface customizations and wallpapers infos in the giant first post get pruned? I can't find it.

What was this for exactly?

Auturgist

http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1073825438

New [Game On] BLEACH DS thread... I guess. ^_^;;

I searched for a thread specifically about this game and didn't find one. This was originally a "Late to the party" thread, but edited it to be a more specific [Game On] thread for people who care.

Lemming

http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1073824990&start=0

Soldat Game On for the PC, needs PA and $$

Henroid

Thank you gentlemen.

PowerLlama

New 3d thread?

New 3d thread.


Henroid, where you been? Haven't seen you in a while.

Henroid

I found out that I can play WoW perfectly fine on dialup, that's what happened.

I ought to drop by more often. Adding the 3D thread.

RoyceSraphim

New TA Thread

Henroid

Done.

Just so you guys know, I haven't disappeared and do watch this thread. But the idea is that it is managed by the community as a whole.

Squashua

New Cthulhu Nation Thread, thanks.

Henroid

I added that the same day you posted about it, but I didn't feel it necessary to reply after everything.

I just ran through to make sure all links are working and up to date. That's done. I also added the game design thread to the list. I was too lazy to update the Employee Lounge link or the Desktop link.

Also, keep the game on's coming. Specifically, the console ones. I mean what the hell? And you guys can run tabletops too y'know. You just need dedication!

Squashua

I never saw the need for a response to it.

By the way, there's a major Boardgames discussion thread, but it's not an "info" thread. Not quite sure if that counts for tabletop (I know, RPGs...) but still...

Henroid

Discussions are discussions. A topic can fade away. I usually link to things that are full of information or are a topic that never fade away (like the employee lounge).

Rehab

Alright Henroid, just made a new thread and there are some other ones that you have listed that I thought I would post:

Great Achievements in PA Gaming

The Employee Lounge

The Desktop Thread


Also, there is a Diablo 2 thread floating about here although I am not entirely sure if it is a game on thread or not.

Diablo 2


Anyway, hope WOW isn't consuming too much of your life at this point. I would playing start up playing again myself but soon enough here I'm not going to have too have near as much free time as I have now.

Henroid

I saw the Diablo 2 thread yesterday but it's no game on. Thanks for the linkage to the other threads as well. Glad to see the Great Achievements back in swing.

Also, WoW is consuming my life. Forgive me. Once my free time dies I'll end up stopping.

BTP

Hi. Ouendan thread returns!

And there's been a Tetris DS thread for quite some time now.

Henroid

Oh my God that Ouendan thread is fucking epic. I love it! Your enthusiasm is extreme! That's what a Game On thread should look like.

Also, just as a note, the way I prefer to link threads is in their shortest URL possible. This means the URL you get when you click the thread title. Your Tetris DS link is an example of what I totally try to avoid (don't worry, I went and found the short link). :P

I suppose I should celebrate the fact that one of the sections is back up to its original status! Now fill it with more Game Ons! :P

Allon

BTW, could you add Nexus War for the PC Game On section? It's $$**

Henroid

Hook me up with a link homie. And by the way, thanks for getting me the key for it. Nobody does that!

Allon

Oops, sorry. Thread dropped a bit due to weekend. Here's the linkage:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1073828333

Henroid

Rock on. Added up. Adding new items to the list instead of updating existing ones is pretty tedius. >.>

Henroid

Ran through the links to check for deleted/locked status and updated accordingly. I've gotta say, I'm disappointed by the fact that console game ons just don't happen as much as they once did (I'm not necessarily watching though). I added a couple of Game On's I happened to see on the first page but probably missed a couple. Keep 'em coming.

Henroid

A few changes swinging in.

I removed the tabletop section. The console game on section will likely follow.

I added a "Preffered News" section. This is basically a list of sites forumers prefer to go to for G&T related news. I'm not going to list anything until people vouche for it. How many? Hell if I know. The list is short and I don't know how much room it has to grow.

More changes to come soon enough.

Kevar

I suggest adding 4cr. Much, much better than Joystiq or Kotaku.

Henroid

Kevar wrote:

I suggest adding 4cr. Much, much better than Joystiq or Kotaku.

Can I get a witness?

PowerLlama

Henroid wrote:

Kevar wrote:

I suggest adding 4cr. Much, much better than Joystiq or Kotaku.

Can I get a witness?

I heard a bunch of people in the chat thread say it's very good.

redstormpopcorn

Henroid wrote:

Kevar wrote:

I suggest adding 4cr. Much, much better than Joystiq or Kotaku.

Can I get a witness?

They seem a bit Nintendo-happy, and I think Kotaku's worth a mention just for the variety of bizarre crap they dig up.

inthegray

redstormpopcorn wrote:

Henroid wrote:

Kevar wrote:

I suggest adding 4cr. Much, much better than Joystiq or Kotaku.

Can I get a witness?

They seem a bit Nintendo-happy, and I think Kotaku's worth a mention just for the variety of bizarre crap they dig up.

we focus primarily on Nintendo-related news items and features, though we also have gaming culture and comic book leanings. our Confessions of a Rebel and exclusive "Sidescrollers" sample pages would be good examples of our non-Nintendo features.

thanks for the compliments posted here and in the chat thread.

Henroid

inthegray wrote:

redstormpopcorn wrote:

Henroid wrote:

Kevar wrote:

I suggest adding 4cr. Much, much better than Joystiq or Kotaku.

Can I get a witness?

They seem a bit Nintendo-happy, and I think Kotaku's worth a mention just for the variety of bizarre crap they dig up.

we focus primarily on Nintendo-related news items and features, though we also have gaming culture and comic book leanings. our Confessions of a Rebel and exclusive "Sidescrollers" sample pages would be good examples of our non-Nintendo features.

thanks for the compliments posted here and in the chat thread.

This has me concerned a bit. Now, is the Nintendo focus simply because there coincidentally is a reason to be all up ons? Or is it just favoritism? I'd prefer to have console-neutral sites, but if that can't be avoided I may as well list GameFAQs as a balance of sorts.

RoyceSraphim

No! I will not hotlink to something to get me banned, I am a good forumer! Be silent black demons of my soul! Yiff is BAD!

edit: Just fucking around, Mount & Blade thread.

Rohaq

So.. anyone know what happened to the PS2 recommendation thread? I thought I'd ask here before making a new thread; I've just got my third PS2, and want recommendations to stop me from selling it, again :P