The clever guys over at Penny Arcade are poised to hit the game industry running with their inaugural attempt at moving from writing about games to making them. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One is creeping ever closer to release. Penny Arcade and Hothead Games have announced that the title will run a modest $19.95 for PCs, Macs, Linux boxes, and the Xbox Live Arcade. Specs for the computer-based versions of the game are as follows:

Minimum System Requirements

Windows® 2000/XP/Vista with latest updates, Linux® 32-bit x86 or Mac® OS X 10.4/10.5 with latest updates

Pentium® III, AMD AthlonTM 1.0 GHz or better or PowerPC® G4, G5 or Intel® based Mac 1.0 GHz or better

ATI RadeonTM 9500 or better, NVIDIA GeForceTM FX 5200 or better, Intel® GMA 950 or better with 64 MB of video memory (shared or dedicated)*

512 MB of available system memory

350 MB of available hard drive space (185 MB installed)

Available Internet connection for download and one-time authentication

Recommended System Requirements

Pentium® IV, AMD AthlonTM 1.5 GHz or PowerPC® G4, G5 or Intel® based Mac 1.5 GHz

ATI RadeonTM X800 or better, NVIDIA GeForceTM 6600 or better video card with 128 MB of video memory*

768 MB of available system memory

16-bit stereo- or surround-capable sound card with latest drivers

Given that we're all big fans of Penny Arcade here at Opposable Thumbs, it should come as no surprise that we're anxiously awaiting the team's unique, cell-shaded RPG—especially if it means we'll finally have the chance to control our old friend, Fruity.