Penny Arcade for March 30th 2007, 18 years ago today. www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/0... - ThreadSky

cwgabriel.bsky.social • 75 days ago

Penny Arcade for March 30th 2007, 18 years ago today.
https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/03/30/q4-ftw

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fingertrapt.bsky.social•75 days ago

I went into one looking for old xbox 360 games, and they said look online. So much for that pawnshop mentality!

lukecochran.bsky.social•74 days ago

Not only did this actually come to fruition, but they bought EB Games in Canada, rebranded them all to Gamestop a year or so ago and now plan on closing them... Thanks

siliconkrunch.bsky.social•75 days ago

Vertical format hurts this one.
Also, still waiting for wheel saint.

geno.avoids.work•75 days ago

Not since The Simpsons has a cartoon called it like this

kmueller.bsky.social•75 days ago

mostironyalowed.bsky.social•74 days ago

A subtle intro to bitemecoin.

mcraewrites.bsky.social•74 days ago

Went to buy a PS5 Pro there a month ago, stood in line with the kazillion randos out the door for some pokemon card bullshit for like 30 mins, only to be told they were out of stock. & the irony is that I own fuckin' stock. Thought they were closing the Canadian ones.

mrmovees87.bsky.social•75 days ago

It’s a silly/minor thing, but I’ve always really liked how you’ve drawn suits/tuxedos in the strips over the years!

alvinwd.bsky.social•74 days ago

Crikey, I remember reading this when this came out...Profetic!

pibzy.bsky.social•74 days ago

Aaand thats 30 mins gone flicking through like "heh I remember that one" :D

sociallycontracted.bsky.social•75 days ago

"We will become a MEME stock and eventually turn everything into bitcoin to hide our retreat with the stock money"

hungrymilliek.bsky.social•75 days ago

As it turns out, the answer was "get their stock shorted and have a bunch of doofuses on Reddit make the price spike, then get weirdly invested in the stock as a means to bring down the global financial system".

zarkin-dagnasty.bsky.social•75 days ago

Banks won’t pick you😂

dissembly.bsky.social•75 days ago

Oh my god its uncanny looking back on this now that the stupidest cult in human history exists and is based on self-described gamers trying to inflate their stock

mayhemmudkip.bsky.social•75 days ago

18 years later, we have our answer.

Turns out the answer is a less edgy Hot Topic that also sells Pokemon Cards and occasionally video games.

doukiba.bsky.social•74 days ago

Penny Arcade: Prophets

dovias24.bsky.social•75 days ago

Soothsayer.

yaypineapple.bsky.social•75 days ago

Boy am I glad we were wrong about that. Whenever I go into a store once a week to buy physical DVDs and games, I think about how many problems digital distribution would have caused for consumers. But the writing was on the wall when Steam came out and everyone hated it. Does anyone remember Steam?

mcphage.bsky.social•74 days ago

Steam? What, like, from a pipe? I still use it to heat my house.

megamarine.bsky.social•74 days ago

Lord almighty.

xoanon.net•75 days ago

Impeccable. My favorite comic about digital delivery is still “fresh turkey sandwiches right to the crisper”.

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