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It's 2022, Why Not Read A Video Game Magazine

The third issue of the beautiful A Profound Waste Of Time is ready to order

Luke Plunkett

PublishedNovember 10, 2022

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<i>Return To Monkey Island </i>Looks Damned Pretty

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Return To Monkey Island Looks Damned Pretty

Look behind you, a three-headed Monkey Island sequel

John Walker

PublishedJune 28, 2022

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<i>Monkey Island</i> Returns With A New Game From Original Creators Later This Year

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Monkey Island Returns With A New Game From Original Creators Later This Year

Ron Gilbert, David Grossman are back after more than 30 years away from the classic Lucasfilm adventure franchise

Ian Walker

PublishedApril 4, 2022

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Bobby Kotick Has Always Been A Slimy Douchebag

Activision Blizzard’s CEO should have resigned a long time ago

Ian Walker

PublishedNovember 24, 2021

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How <i>Psychonauts 2</i> Approaches Trauma, Therapy And Empathy

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How Psychonauts 2 Approaches Trauma, Therapy And Empathy

"It’s always just seemed to me that’s what life is like: incredibly funny and ridiculous"

Paul Verhoeven

PublishedAugust 24, 2021

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<i>The Secret Of Monkey Island</i>, 30 Years Later

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The Secret Of Monkey Island, 30 Years Later

Have you played Ron Gilbert’s 1990 adventure game The Secret of Monkey Island? That might depend how old you are, or…

PublishedOctober 23, 2020

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Microsoft Now Has 23 First-Party Studios, Here's What They're Making

Let’s take a look at what all these studios are working on and what we can expect from them in the coming months and…

Zack Zwiezen

PublishedSeptember 22, 2020

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The Decade In Five Games

It’s true: Five is a ridiculous number for summing up a decade’s worth of video games. It’s far too small. One can’t…

Joshua Rivera

PublishedDecember 12, 2019

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Tim Schafer Talks Unionization, Streaming, And The Future Of Double Fine

After cracking jokes on stage during the Game Developers Choice and IGF awards at GDC last night, Double Fine boss…

Maddy Myers

PublishedMarch 21, 2019

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3/21/19

Unions Stole The Show At Last Night's GDC Awards

“I’m not anti-union, but I don’t really think we need them, right?” said Double Fine head Tim Schafer while hosting y…

Nathan Grayson

PublishedMarch 21, 2019

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SimCity Designer Will Wright Saved Double Fine From Going Bankrupt

If not for the director of SimCity selling his company to Electronic Arts, we might not have Psychonauts, Broken Age,…

Jason Schreier

PublishedMarch 27, 2018

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Podcast: Day Three Of GDC, With Special Guests

We’re back with our third and final Kotaku Splitscreen special episode from the Game Developers Conference in sunny…

Kirk Hamilton

PublishedMarch 2, 2017

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9/7/16

New Kickstarter Game Is About Fighting An Evil CEO As Hideo Kojima And Other Devs

Dawn of the Devs is a new Kickstarter project by Underdog Studios all about making game designers the heroes. The…

Heather Alexandra

PublishedSeptember 7, 2016

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3/22/16

The Skywalker Ranch Has A Treasure Trove Of Old LucasArts Games

In Northern California, Star Wars creator George Lucas has a sprawling complex called the Skywalker Ranch. If you…

Jason Schreier

PublishedMarch 22, 2016

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Some Real Talk With Tim Schafer

Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, Double Fine CEO Tim Schafer joins us to talk about his piles and piles of money. Plus:…

Jason Schreier

PublishedMarch 13, 2016

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4/30/15

Kotaku Asks: Double Fine President Tim Schafer [UPDATE: Q&A Over]

Three years ago, Tim Schafer raised over $3 million on Kickstarter, and today he’s finally here to deliver what he…

Jason Schreier

PublishedApril 30, 2015

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11/5/14

The Crazy Journey To Save Grim Fandango

Snazzy, beloved noir adventure game Grim Fandango is getting resurrected: better graphics, new controls, new…

Nathan Grayson

PublishedNovember 5, 2014

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11/4/14

Tim Schafer Dreams Of An Open-World Grim Fandango Sequel

A sequel to Tim Schafer and co's classic skeleton noir LucasArts adventure, Grim Fandango? Be still, my non-beating…

Nathan Grayson

PublishedNovember 4, 2014

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6/11/14

Want to know why some people got so excited about the Grim Fandango HD news yesterday? This little doco explains it all.

Luke Plunkett

PublishedJune 11, 2014

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5/31/14

Watch Tim Schafer Play <em>Grim Fandango</em>

Watch Tim Schafer Play Grim Fandango

This is the latest in a series of videos featuring Tim Schafer playing classic games he designed—90 minutes of Tim…

John Struan

PublishedMay 31, 2014

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