Penny Arcade is the Light...

February 2, 2009 -

Last week, GamePolitics reported on the case of an Indiana mother who complained that her daughter's Baby Pals Nintendo DS game uttered the phrase "Islam is the light."

Our exclusive follow-up with publisher Crave Entertainment explained how developers added the game's audio files and why the "Islam" line is little more than an auditory illusion.

Now, the Penny Arcade crew has waded into the controversy in their inimitable way. Hit the PA link for the full cartoon...

GP: Big thanks to longtime reader CyberSkull for the tip!!

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Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by questionmark1987 on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 14:02.

Maybe god is talking to her and telling her to change religions... lol or maybe she's just bat friggin nuts.

Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by CyberSkull on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 17:28.

Penny Arcade is the light!

Seriously, though, these people are making a mountain out of a molehill, then expecting it to come to them.

Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by MrKlorox on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 15:06.

That comic pretty much hit the nail on the head.

Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by ZippyDSMlee on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 14:47.

BWA BWA BWA BWA!! That is awesome!

Gore,Violence,Sexauilty,Fear,Emotion these are but modes of transportation of story and thought, to take them from society you create a society of children and nannys, since adults are not required.

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Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by mogbert on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 09:43.

Dang, I have their books and video games. I think their brand of humor is pretty good. I also like the fact that their written portion of the site is often as funny as the comic.

Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by Shadow D. Darkman on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 09:36.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Win! Epic Win! Gabe and Tycho have done it again!

*cools down*

Now that I've said that, I find the panel that's in the screenshot to be quite hilarious.

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Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by Bennett Beeny on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 09:19.

Actually, the first panel kinda stands on its own. This woman, and the media, are acting as if those words are the worst kind of foul language imaginable. Hehe, I figured that there were some crazed Jihadists who might react to the words 'Jesus is the Light' in that way, but I guess I didn't realise how similar to the militant Islamists some of our homegrown wackos are.

But then again, our religious wackos don't wage war on people of other religions... oh, hang on... yeah, I guess they do.

Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by PumaFau on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 15:21.

Agreed the first panel really is the entire comic to me everything else was an add on.

Never underestimate the power of idiots in large amounts.

Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by DeepThorn on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 08:35.

Great win, like normal, by Penny Arcade...

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Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by catboy_j on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 08:24.

Is it really news when a gaming and satire comic produces gaming satire? It just feels like ads every time I see a penny arcade comic on this site nya.

Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by Alex on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 11:02.

It's news when a gaming and satire comic produces gaming satire related to previous news posts that have appeared on this site.

It's not like Penny Arcade is the only comic they ever link, after all, but their comics do coincide with GP's stories pretty often.
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I'm not under the affluence of incohol as some thinkle peep I am. I'm not half as thunk as you might drink. I fool so feelish I don't know who is me, and the drunker I stand here, the longer I get.

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I'm not under the affluence of incohol as some thinkle peep I am. I'm not half as thunk as you might drink. I fool so feelish I don't know who is me, and the drunker I stand here, the longer I get.

Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by Void Munashii on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 07:55.

I have been a reader of PA since about their second year, and this comic is exactly why.

I like that they ignored the bigotry one could spot in her reaction and instead went with the idea that she's completely fruit loops.

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Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by Austin_Lewis on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 07:37.

I loved the last panel especially. Hilarious. Standby for her reply/legal threats.

Re: Penny Arcade is the Light...

Submitted by Wraith108 on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 07:19.

I don't have much to say but that is awesome :D

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Monte: Papa: Not the first time we've had a journalism scandals before, but the harassment never got close to this level; the difference with this scandal is that feminists are involved. Without the feminist angle, their would be A LOT less harrassment10/18/2014 - 9:15pm

Papa Midnight: Monte: That's honestly rather short-sighted. As has been proven with other persons who have been targeted, if it wasn't Quinn, it would be someone else.10/18/2014 - 6:26pm

Avalongod: I think that's part of what gives an esoteric news story like this real life...it taps into a larger narrative about misogyny in society outside of games.10/18/2014 - 3:29pm

Avalongod: @Monte, well the trolls made death threats that came to police (and media attention). I think this is tapping into a larger issue outside of games about how women are treated in society (like all the "real rape" stuff during the last election)10/18/2014 - 3:28pm

Wonderkarp: Zippy : Havent tried the PS4 controller. might later.10/18/2014 - 2:37pm

Monte: Seirously, If Quinn was not involved and GG was instead about something like the Mordor Marketing contracts, the trolling would have never grown so vile and disgusting. There have been plenty of movements in the past that never sufferred from behavior..10/18/2014 - 1:57pm

Monte: We have seen scandel's before but the trolling has never been as vile as what we see with GG. Trolls usually have such a tiny voice you can barely notice them, but its like moths to a flame whenever femistist are involved.10/18/2014 - 1:53pm

ZippyDSMlee: Wonderkarp: You might be able to if you had a PS4 controller.10/18/2014 - 1:00pm

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Matthew Wilson: the sad thing is there are trolls on both sides of this. people need to stop acting like their side is so pure.10/18/2014 - 12:19pm

MechaTama31: So, only speak out on a scandal that hasn't attracted trolls? I wouldn't hold my breath...10/18/2014 - 10:49am

Monte: I feel like GG just needs to die. The movement is FAR to tainted by hatred and BS for it to be useful for any conversation. Let GG die, and then rally behind the NEXT gaming journalism scandal, and start the conversation fresh.10/18/2014 - 10:33am

quiknkold: and we dont have a Dovakin to call a cease fire10/17/2014 - 7:37pm

quiknkold: The whole thing is Futile. Both sides are so buried deep in their trenchs that there isnt a conversation. Its just Finger Pointing, Name Calling, Doxxing, Threats. there needs to be a serious conversation, and GG isnt it.10/17/2014 - 7:37pm

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Matthew Wilson: while he focused on gg, he did call out both sides crap.10/17/2014 - 7:18pm

Papa Midnight: That was a damn good read offered by Jeff Gertsmann.10/17/2014 - 7:17pm

Matthew Wilson: http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/letter-from-the-editor-10-17-2014/1100-5049/ deferentially a nice write up.10/17/2014 - 6:44pm

james_fudge: I think Evan killed it. He's a great guy and super smart.10/17/2014 - 6:38pm

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