At$525,000, Penny Arcade will terminate all ads on the frontpage, while$999,999 will see the eradication of ads across the entire site. There are all manner of other rewards too, ranging from the tangible to the conceptual. Once a year has gone by, PA intends to run the Kickstarter again.
It’s an incredibly silly fundraiser, to the point where folks are wondering whether Tycho and Gabe are actively trying to make fun of everybody. Some are outright mad at the company, claiming that anybody who donates is a “hypocrite” for theirassumedhatred ofAnita Sarkeesian(though, on that note, I doubt PA willget rape threatslike she did). Others are defending the project with righteous indignation, because God knows we can’t doanythingin games lately without a massive war breaking out.
As for me … well … it’s dumb. That’s what I think. It’s pretty muchallI think. Hardly worth getting upset one way or another.
