When visiting Daedalic Entertainment in Hamburg recently, we naturally got to take a look at how A New Beginning is coming along. While it is still in a very early stage of production, one chapter is largely done already. The story starts off in the distant future. Humanity has ruined the earth’s climate, rendering the […]
While the first original adventure announced from Daedalic Entertainment is, in every respect, A New Beginning, the company’s second project already has a long history. The Whispered World started out as graphic artist Marco Hüllen’s graduation project, before it was later taken up by Bad Brain Entertainment, the self-styled publisher/developer that in the end was […]
“People still talk about these games for the same reason we got excited making them: they’re fully realized interactive worlds.” At LucasArts they worked on games ranging from the original Sam & Max all the way to The Curse of Monkey Island. Now Mike Levine and Larry Ahern run their own company, Crackpot Entertainment, and […]
So, 2008 is now upon us. As always, starting another calendar year feels like a fresh start, a perfect time to discard the old and usher in the new. But it's a truism that those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them. So lest today's new becomes nothing more […]
Ha ha ha!! Hee hee hee!! Meeeeeeeerrrrrry Christmas!!! I know, I know, you were probably expecting a “ho ho ho” to usher in these holiday greetings, but it seems that particular expression belongs to a jolly ol’ round fellow who lives at the North Pole and delivers presents once a year. And while we think […]
Well, Chivalry is Not Dead has been released to the general public for a good while now, and player feedback has been trickling to me slowly but surely, providing useful insight into how the game has been received. I’ve also had time to reflect on my own impressions of the finished product and the process […]
It’s that time of year again! I know, I know, with all the crass commercialism, the stress, the crowds, and mile-long shopping lines, it’s easy to be a humbug when December rolls around. But that’s were we come in. If you can count on nothing else… if you have no other star to guide you […]
