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lucasarts
LucasArts Announcing News On Old Game On Monday
LucasArts Games promises to unveil exciting news based on an existing franchise on Monday. More »
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Comment by chaos_isnt_here: Sweetness. I'm really excited for monday now! The Old republic franchise needs a proper third game. 38 Responses | Other threads
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rumor
Secret Of Monkey Island Special Edition Sails To 360?
Both a mysteriously disappearing German rating and sources close to Adventure Gamers seem to indicate that a special edition of The Secret of Monkey Island is on its way to the Xbox 360. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Jellocakes: Mouse pointer through Xbox zcam ? The first Monkey Island came out on the SegaCD so its no stranger to consoles... 7 Responses | Other threads
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april fool's day
Syberia 3 Links PC And PS3
Benoît Sokal's award-winning adventure game series Syberia continues next year with Syberia 3, with PlayStation 3 and PC versions encouraging players to pool resources between them. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by akumaserge: This is the first time I ever heard of this series... Is it any good? 15 Responses | Other threads
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telltale
Sam & Max Hit The Xbox Live Arcade
Telltale brings their dog and rabbity-thing adventures to a whole new audience, announcing both seasons of the award-winning Sam & Max series for Xbox Live Arcade. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by fastpotato: Whats that smell?? Anybody ??? Oh yeah, its 1200 points...pass 20 Responses | Other threads
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xbox live arcade
Telltalle Debuts On XBLA With Wallace And Gromit
The episodic adventure specialists at Telltale Games are making the jump to Xbox Live Arcade this spring, with the help of a bumbling inventor and his hyper-intelligent canine companion. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Flyhawk: I actually don't really like the concept of telltale adventure games being on Live marketplace, I'm not an adventure game... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventure
First Wallace and Gromit Screens Impressively Clay-like
The plasticine engineering duo come to life again as Telltale releases the first in-game screenshots of their latest episodic adventure series, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventure. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by ColombianBan: Where's the shadow maps? Wallace & Gromit runs like at 15 FPS anyway, don't tell me they can't put the... 3 Responses | Other threads
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game announce
Ubisoft Brings Broken Sword: Shadow Of The Templars To The Wii
The classic adventure game Broken Sword: Shadow Of The Templars gets new life as Ubisoft announces a special Director's Cut edition of the game coming next year to the Nintendo DS and Wii. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by squishyfishy: *orgasms* Best point and click games EVER. 8 Responses | Other threads
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Santa And His Worm
Happy Holidays From The Whispered World
Daedelic Entertainment wishes the gaming world a happy holidays with this lovely new wallpaper featuring characters from their upcoming PC adventure game The Whispered World. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Tomo: What on earth is that thing? I mean, look at it! It looks like some horrible amalgam of rabbit, man,... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Good Old Games
Simon the Sorcerer Joins GoG Lineup
CD Projekt's Good Old Games website gets a healthy dose of point and click today, announcing a deal with Adventure Soft to bring classic adventure titles to the service, beginning with Simon the Sorcerer. More »
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if
2008 Interactive Fiction Competition Winners Announced
For the last 14 years the denizens of the USENET group rec.arts.int-fiction have been keeping the Text Adventure flag flying with hundreds of new games and an annual competition to find the best of the year's crop. 2008 has seen 35 new entries with some real standouts both in quality of puzzles and a willingness to stretch the definition of text adventures/interactive fiction. More »
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mud
The MMO Is 30 Years Old
If,on your way to work/school this morning, you saw a bunch of hung-over warriors and bedraggled mages blearily waking up in a shop doorway they were probably just on their way home from the 30th birthday pub crawl they organized for the Massively Multiplayer genre. More »
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Comment by uppitycracker: i wouldnt consider that a MMO by any means. especially considering it stands for "MASSIVE multiplayer online", while it... 15 Responses | Other threads
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gray matter
Adventure Icon Jane Jensen Launches Gray Matter Blog
Good news and bad news for fans of the good old adventure game genre. Gray Matter, the next adventure game by Gabriel Knight creator Jane Jensen, is being reworked by it's new developer Wizarbox and had to be pushed back as they reworked the infrastructure established by the previous one. The good news is, Jane herself is now keeping us updated on the game's progress via her very own blog. Simply called Jane's Blog, Jensen will use the blog to track the development status of Gray Matter and give fans a sneak peek at the game, such as this lovely piece of concept art, part of a batch posted on the blog today to commemorate the first post. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Kounji: Yeah this should be getting more eyeballs. I miss the days of Adventure gaming, they were all sort of like... 2 Responses | Other threads
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ben there, dan that
Freebie Adventuring With Ben There, Dan That
Indie developer Zombie Cow (they did the spoof deathmatch platformer Gibbage)- have released another 'tribute' game — this time a Windows Point 'n' Click adventure heavily inspired by classic Lucasarts SCUMM games like Monkey Island, Sam & Max Hit The Road and Day Of The Tentacle. More »
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the whispered world
The Whispered World Launches Relaxing Website
Daedalic Entertainment's upcoming fantasy adventure game The Whispered World has just launched the official website for the title, due out for the PC in Q4 2008, and I've never been more relaxed in my life. The site features wallpapers, screenshots, concept art, a story synopsis, and some confusing forums that seem to be completely in German until you click on them. All of this, along with the most relaxing background music that's ever graced a flash website. Seriously, I've had this opened in the background all morning and couldn't for the life of me figure out why I was having such a pleasant Friday morning. Hit up the link below to check out the site, and be sure to check out the press section for a tiny preview of the article I wrote on the game back in February. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Greenbone: Really nice pictures! @chirpingbee: Marco Hüllen is the artist of this wonderfull screens. more » | Other threads
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wii
Sam And Max Totally Headed To The Wii
Our money was indeed on a full release of the episodic Sam And Max season one for the Wii, and now all we have to do is sit back and wait for our winnings to pour in, as Telltale tells GameSpot official tales of just such a release. Both European and North American Wii consoles will be graced with the first season of the dog and bunny-thing show this fall, with Dreamcatcher and The Adventure Company handing U.S. publishing and JoWood handling Europe's version, which comes complete with German and French voiceovers plus Italian and Spanish subtitles. I almost want to import the Euro version, just to hear Max threatening people in the language of romance, or perhaps French. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by mkernan: As a Mac-using, S&M-loving (that's Sam and Max btw), Wii owner..... count me in. more » | Other threads
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media
Zero Punctuation On Zack & Wiki
I bought Zack & Wiki on day one, triumphantly presenting my wife with the game that would both explain some of my history as a gamer (PC adventure junkie) and placate her need for an interactive experience without headshots or corpse humping—all while providing us a worthwhile, couple-building challenge. She got about ten minutes into it before deciding to hate the game forever. Yahtzee likes Zack & Wiki a bit more than she did. More »
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machinarium
More On Machinarium
Loads of you seemed to dig Machinarium when we posted some stuff on it the other day, which is great. So here's some more. Hope you like it. The story revolves around a cute little unnamed robot, who's thrown out of his robot town, then has to stop an evil brotherhood from blowing up the leader of the town, all the while trying to rescue his girl-robot-friend. Gameplay-wise it'll be a textbook point-and-clicker, same as Samorost, although developer Jakub Dvorský says it'll be bigger and "much more complex". Oh, and yes, like I said last time, those screens are real: the entire game, animation included, is hand-drawn (new screen above). Loads more info, like what inspired the game, how it'll differ from Samorost and what else the Amanita Design team are up to, is at the link below. More »
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machinarium
Machinarium, From The Makers of Samorost
Ah, Samorost. So beautiful! So woefully underappreciated by the gaming public at large. Maybe machinarium, the Samorost team's latest outing, will fare better. It's a "full-scale" adventure game for the PC, and should be out later this year. More info is coming "sooner or later", so for now, pass the day away gazing at these gorgeous screenshots. More » -
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The Whispered World Revealed
First announced back on Halloween of last year with a whimsical greetings card, German developer Daedalic Entertainment is finally ready to show us exactly what their upcoming point-and-click PC adventure game The Whispered World is made of. The game follows the young clown Sadwick, searching for meaning in his life with his pet worm Spot. the story promises to mesh fairy-tale whimsy with melancholic undertones to create an epic fantasy story, and nothing says epic fantasy adventure like gorgeous, hand-painted backgrounds. The only problem I have with the screenshots so far? There are only three of them. More please.
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By Mike FaheyComment by sweetie55: Just finished Zack and Wiki so I will be impatiently waiting for more details on this game. more » | Other threads
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required reading
Sam And Max Back In Print
Telltale games is now taking preorders for the reprint edition of Sam and Max Surfin' the Highway, the 1995 paperback collection of Steve Purcell's comics that - alongside the 1993 LucasArts adventure - launched a failed cartoon and eventually led to the episodic adventures we know and love today. The book contains all of the original material plus 25 pages of extra content, including promotional material for the upcoming DVD release of the animated series! The book comes in two flavors: a $19.99 paperback shipping at the end of this month and a $49.99 limited-edition hardback signed and dated by Steve Purcell due out in the Spring. Order before the 29th of this month and you'll get a code good for a free copy of Sam & Max: Ice Station Santa, the first episode of Season 2 of Telltale's adventure series. Having an extremely dog-eared copy of the original in a place of honor on my bookshelf, I cannot recommend Surfin' the Highway enough. Go buy now. More »
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shop talk
Al Lowe Says Google Hurts Adventure Games
For those who grew up in the early days of PC adventure gaming, Al Lowe needs no introduction. To those whom need such an introduction, Crecente is coming by your house later to use his feared hair whip fatality. Anyway, here's what the point and click adventure god had to say about developing adventure games in the modern gaming world:No, not futile, but not mainstream either.
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By Mark WilsonComment by Colwyn vs. The Beast: In terms of Google ruining adventure gaming, I'd say that rests on either A) the individual player's determination to beat... more » | Other threads
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monkey business
Ron Gilbert Joins Hothead For DeathSpank
Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island veteran Ron Gilbert has signed on as Creative Director at Vancouver-based Hothead Games, with whom he will finally publish his long-awaited episodic RPG adventure, DeathSpank, which is described as "Monkey Island meets Diablo". If it indeed winds up as a combination of those two I may never need another video game or the love of a good woman again. Gilbert got to know the folks at Hothead while helping out on Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, and I suppose they just couldn't get him to leave afterwards.Speaking from his secret game design cave, Ron Gilbert said, "I've spent over four years trying to find the right publisher for this strange little game. Now that I've done it, you just know that somewhere four horsemen are saddling up."
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Adventure Games Get Very Own Digital Portal
Over at his GamesLOL site, blogger and designer Marek Bronstring has been remarking that not only is the adventure game not dead, but there's a new digital store which is _just_ for PC adventure games: More »
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mini-interview
Game Inspirations: Brian Reynolds, Big Huge Games
When thinking of something development-related (and interesting!) I could post as guest editor this week, I decided connecting to notable game developers - and getting them to spill the beans about what games inspired them growing up - would be a neat thing to do. More » -
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The Whispered World
On this most spooky of spooky days, nothing gets my attention on a new game announcement more than dressing your video game characters up in Halloween garb. It also helps if your title is an adventure game, a genre I like to think I champion at every turn. German developer Daedalic Entertainment has both these bases covered as they announce The Whispered World, an new adventure game for the PC, heading our way next year. Toss in phrases like "hand-painted backgrounds" and "lovingly crafter characters" and you've pretty much got my undivided attention."The Whispered World is a project carried by a strong creative vision. The story about courage, sacrifice and the search for yourself is expressed with the help of unique visuals. We look forward to revealing more of the game's fantastic world in the coming months", added Creative Director Jan Mueller-Michaelis.
And there you have it, a game announced in seasonably spooky fashion. Now we wait. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by ShineyBlueShoes: So those aren't the main characters then or at least how they look? If not then I'd like to see... more » | Other threads
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demo
Darkness Within - 'Things Man Was Not Meant To Click At'
Back in September, Fahey mentioned Lighthouse Interactive's PC adventure game Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder (pretty pictures included!), and now the nice people at Rock, Paper, Shotgun have taken the demo for a spin. You can get your own copy over at the official website. It doesn't sound like the demo gives a very good impression of the game, though I guess demos frequently don't: More »
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See The Darkness Within
Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder is a PC adventure horror game coming out next month from Lighthouse Interactive. It's inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, which means it will either be amazingly chilling and disturbing or they'll go overboard and it will come across as just plain goofy. You tread a thin line when you draw inspiration from Cthulu's daddy. The story involves you investigating the death of a rich man who was involved with the occult, which leads you on a harrowing journey into the depths of horror that lurk within the human psyche. Head on over to Lighthouse's web page for more info, after you've taken a look at the darkness without below.
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samus triumphant
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Impressions
Let's face it - if you loved Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, odds are you're going to be buying Metroid Prime 3: Corruption for the Wii no matter what I say here. I could spend several paragraphs detailing how badly the game controls, how shoddy the graphics are, or how boring the gameplay is and you'd still be on your way to the store with a pocketful of cash and a gleam in your eye. Luckily for you, all of those statements would be lies. Personally I didn't find the first two Metroid Prime games to be all that much fun, which is why I am utterly surprised to admit that Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is one of the best games I have played on a Nintendo console in ages. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Langis: @erlik: I apologize too if I came off too harsh. I do understand what you're saying, but I still fail... more » | Other threads
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moscow in ruins
Buka Unleashes The Swarm
I am really liking what I am seeing coming out of Russian publisher Buka. First the reveal the human hunting game The Hunt, the very concept of which gives me chills, and now they unleash The Swarm, a 3rd person action adventure title that places you as a survivor of an alien invasion in post-apocalyptic Moscow. Start off as a normal human who slowly assimilates alien abilities and characteristics, becoming something entirely different and infinitely more dangerous. The game promises huge aliens and an eerily accurate modeling of Moscow in demolished form. With two intriguing game concepts announced in the span of a week, Buka looks to be coming out in a big way. They've definitely got my attention. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by crobat62: * Face huge enemies and bosses, tall as a building which can kill you with a single hit. No rings? :D more » | Other threads
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worth watching
Becoming Nancy Drew
Her Interactive is well aware that we aren't the target audience for their Nancy Drew PC Adventure Game Series. We made sure they knew this, yet they still sent me a copy of Nancy Drew - The White Wolf of Icicle Creek for me to play through. They are very brave people. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by quen: @Netnavi: According to Wikipedia she was originally 16 in the books, but they changed it to 18 years ago (in... more » | Other threads
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pretty dead girl
Gallery: A Vampyre Story
A Vampyre Story is the upcoming point and click adventure game for the PC from Ascaron, written by Bill Tiller, a former LucasArts employee who worked on classics like The Dig, The Curse of Monkey Island, and Indiana Jones. Combining 3D animation with 2D adventure sensibilities, the game follows opera singer Mona De Lafitte, who though cursed with an undead existence doesn't let that stop her from pursuing her dream of singing opera in Paris. Expect bizarre characters and dark humor all around. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by L_K_M: @Jesse Mrozowski: Yes, it was 2D. They switched to 3D characters quite some time ago, when it turned out that... more » | Other threads
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someone order squid?
Sherlock Holmes Versus Cthulhu
Ever hear a game concept and just get chills without even seeing a screenshot or knowing anything about the game's storyline or gameplay? Try this one: More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by crazyspoonhead: Sherlock Holmes + Cthulhu?! F**K YEAH! This is so getting bought. more » | Other threads
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Comment by Tycane: a lucas arts point and click adventure. finally a good excuse to buy a DS for those long train rides... more » | Other threads
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and a square shall lead them
Behold - Adventure II!
The greatest action adventure game of all time, just got greater... More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Rayzak: The box art just doesn't seem right. I think it needs that water colored look that so many other Atari... more » | Other threads
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gallery
Gallery: PSP Cube
Cube is a unique action puzzle game due to hit the PSP next month, featuring the titular hexahedron navigating through 135 levels, one side at a time. The cube moves by flipping over onto its side, and can stick to any surface it touches, allowing for some dizzying movement in 3D space. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by hinges: This looks just like a game that was on the demo disk that came with the original Playstation. I remember... more » | Other threads
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dreamfall
The Longest Journey Continues Online
Looks like we won't have to wait another 6 years for the next chapter in the excellent Longest Journey series, as the Norwegian Film Fund has awarded developer Funcom a grant to finance R&D for the 'Dreamfall Chapters', an episodic continuation of the Longest Journey storyline to be released via online delivery. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by RobinMusquash: Why wont funcom just make another PC/DVD game for the sequel to Dreamfall? What's so difficult with that? ... more » | Other threads
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adventure
Top 20 Free Adventure Games
GameSetWatch stumbled upon this fun list of freeware adventure games for last year. More » -
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