To celebrate my brother going off to college and to cheer myself up about not being at either PAX or DragonCon this fine Labor Day weekend, I’m running a one week sale on comic prints. Call it a Back-to-School/DragonPax/Labor Day Sale….yeah!
From now until the end of next Thursday, you can nab yourself an 11″x17″ fine print of your favorite NPC strip for only $8.95 plus shipping, a dollar off the usual price.
Use the “Buy a Print” button below the comic(s) you’d like to purchase. And feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns! mary@npccomic.com
Hello, Non-Player Readers! (NPR’s? Hmm, not sure about that one…)
Just a couple things.
First, I wanted to let you know that I have a Formspring account, because I’m totally living in 2009. But I think this social networking trend is still going strong. I added a link in the sidebar to the left. You can use this to ask me whatever, whenever! And I’ll even answer you! You don’t have to sign up for anything to ask a question.
Second, this Penny Arcade comic and blog post stirred up some controversy this week, and I think it’s an interesting discussion. The gist of it is that the PA guys say that buying used games only supports GameStop and not the game developers, and therefore they’ve stopped doing it. A lot of people sent in tweets and emails, a few of which have been posted in the blog post and you’ll see them if you scroll down. Gabe’s twitter seems to indicate that a lot of the feedback was from angry gamers, thinking they were being criticized for buying used games. Sounds to me like a lot of people are being overly defensive, which is a common reaction when someone has made a personal choice to do something they feel is for the greater good.
I think the used games I’ve bought have been mostly out-of-print games, like old gameboy cartridges and PS2 games. I prefer to download games digitally if I can, and the $5 off a used game that came out recently just never seemed worth it to me.
I applaud the PA guys for supporting the industry. As independent creators, I’m sure they have a greater awareness of how publishers, developers, and creators of all types can stay in business.
Unfortunately I think the average consumer can’t always afford to think like that.
I find it hard to believe I’ll be content to play bingo and watch Jeopardy reruns when I’m well into my retirement. If arthritis or other ailments don’t prevent me from using a computer or playing video games, then I hope I can fill the hours doing something I truly enjoy.
Since the kids these days practically grew up on computers and the internet, I have to wonder…won’t retirement homes become more tech- and gaming-friendly? Sure, some of them are already sporting Nintendo Wii’s. But I’m talking Xboxes, computers, Playstation 9’s, etc. Undoubtedly all that costs a lot, but what if seniors bring their own? I can’t imagine moving anywhere without at least a laptop.
What do you think? Obviously the poll below doesn’t anticipate all the possibilities, so feel free to comment.
What will retirement homes look like in 50 years?
They’ll be outfitted with computers and game consoles, but not with whatever the latest tech trends are at the time. (39%, 247 Votes)
One word: Holodeck. (29%, 188 Votes)
We won’t need retirement homes in 50 years. Robot nurses and social networking will keep us company in the privacy of our own homes. (21%, 135 Votes)
Bingo and crafts. We all eventually revert to bingo and crafts. (9%, 55 Votes)
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