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* In the [http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/piracy Piracy episode] at 2:30:
{{quote| "[[Sony]], a word to the wise: Do not tangle with the kind of people who install [[UNIX|Linux]] on their [[PlayStation 3|Playstations]]. Trust me, you are wasting your time."}}
* Their [http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/an-open-letter-to-ea-marketing epic thrashing of EA's Marketing]. The whole episode is concentrated awesome.
** Especially the dissonance of putting together an Old EA magazine article over the top of a Dante's Inferno video.
** And their response to how fake reports of the "Bad Nanny" achievement for ''Dante's Inferno'' offended the International Nanny's Association:
{{quote| "You know how hard it is to piss off people who watch other people's five-year-olds for a living?!"}}
** The real CMOA for this event, for Extra Credits, for the Escapist and possibly the entire video-game-based web-series genre? The head of EA marketing invited them to a meeting to discuss their marketing strategy after the video went viral.
*** Think about this-- EA saw it and cared. The episode honestly did something, Electronic Arts is trying to right itself. And this is Electronic Arts we're talking about here!
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* The "Call of Juarez: The Cartel" episode as a whole, but [[Precision F-Strike|sternly]] calling out the designers for wilfully misinforming people about human trafficking deserves special mention.
** Their conclusion about the responsibilities designers have ends simply but powerfully.
{{quote| ''We can inform, and educate, and entertain, but failing all that we can at least BE HONEST.''
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