Penny Arcade is so much more than a comic now, extending into games, a charity and now multiple web videos. PAX especially has even grown beyond the scope of Penny Arcade, and Penny Arcade President Robert Khoo hopes that PATV does the same.
“Everything we do, we try to build out,” said Khoo. “We have the power to bring people in independently, and the goal is always to make it bigger than us. We want people to know things on their own merits. A couple of people [at the last PAX] didn't know that PAX stood for Penny Arcade Expo! We built this thing that's so big on its own; it's expanded beyond our sphere of influence. Same thing with Child's Play, which we created, but so much of it is supported by the gamer community and there are tons and tons of people that have no idea of its affiliation. We're trying to do the same thing with PATV.”
When asked about a web cartoon done up in the style of the Penny Arcade comic, Khoo said, “The big question is the voice. That's always been the big stumbling block. We get pitched it a lot. We released the Poker Night at the Inventory and Tycho had a voice, and it sounded good to us. We're not actively revisiting it, but we're examining the possibilities.”
Read the full interview with Khoo here.
