PAX 2011: Penny Arcade's Precipice of Darkness Lives: Episode 3 Announced
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Andre Segers
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August 26, 2011, 3:10 pm

It's been three years since Episode 2 of Penny Arcade's Precipice of Darkness series, in what was supposed to be the middle portion of a three-game franchise. Its fate was seemingly sealed after the original developer, Hothead Games, and Penny Arcade parted ways in 2008, before development could be finished on the third game. But now it seems the series has come back from the dead, with Zeboyd Games taking over development, and developing it with a brand new, 16-bit, art style. Look for it to release some time in 2012.

Check out the full press release below.

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Penny Arcade has partnered with indie dynamo Zeboyd Games to develop the third episode of On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness.

As Gabe and Tycho, players will once again delve hip-deep into the sinister mysteries of New Arcadia.  The latest installment will take the series in a new direction, or maybe a really old direction, with a retro 16-bit RPG look and style of play.

“We originally had the idea of an NES-style RPG last year, but we couldn’t find the right people to do it,” said Robert Khoo of Penny Arcade.  “After we saw Zeboyd's Breath of Death VII and Cthulhu Saves the World, we knew we didn't have to look around anymore.  Zeboyd was a perfect match.”

On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 3 will launch in 2012.

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