The 8-bit carnage of Vampire Survivors and the faded grandeur of Elden Ring captivated me this year
A barrage of 'personal attacks' means the Return To Monkey Island lead won't discuss the game online
Look behind you, a three-headed Monkey Island sequel
Ron Gilbert, David Grossman are back after more than 30 years away from the classic Lucasfilm adventure franchise
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Pirates Of The Caribbean isn't the only crossover event in the game
Monkey Island turned 30 this year, and as part of the celebrations the Video Game History Foundation have put…
Amateur games historian Eon Fafnir posted a clip of this 1990 local news story about LucasArts (then still known as…
From fan-made revamps like Black Mesa to the highest of AAA productions like Final Fantasy VII Remake, enhanced,…
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On this episode of Complete In Box, we’ve got not one, but two copies of the classic adventure game The Secret of…
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The Curse of Monkey Island came out on Steam and GOG last week, and I’m pleased to report that, 21 years later, it’s…
Kicking off in 1986, Lucasarts presided over an era (running until around the year 2000) in which they were the…
Paying subscribers to Xbox Live can grab four games for “free” in November. The two games for the Xbox 360 are…
Monkey Island turned 25 years old earlier this week, and designer Ron Gilbert used his blog to share some truly…
Whether it’s a classic adventure game, or a shooter that came out a few months, ago it doesn’t matter. Some…
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Look behind you, a three-headed monkey! No, wait, that’s just Ron Gilbert, here to answer your questions on Kotaku to…
LEGO builder vitreolum recreated pirate wannabe Guybrush Threepwood from the Monkey Island series and his first…
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It's strange to remember just how easily influenced I was. Embarrassing to admit just how obsessively I was able to…
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Oh my goodness. OH MY GOODNESS. Ron Gilbert, best known as the creator of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion, just…
The one thing I really liked in classic LucasArts adventure games was how full they were with colorful details. Venezuelan artist Glen Fernandez Sardi did a great job bringing these memories back with his digital paintings featuring Monkey Island 2, Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle and Grim Fandango.
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On April 3, 2013, the executives of Lucasfilm gathered the staff of LucasArts in a big room and dropped a bomb:…