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Nucleosys, the Argentina developers behind upcoming mystery adventure Scratches, have updated their website today with new screenshots and music samples, including the game’s main theme. The game’s community forums have also opened, and the developers promise to post work-in-progress artwork, related fiction, and other items of interest.

To commemorate their 10th anniversary, UK-based developer Vulcan Software has released updated versions of their Valhalla adventure game series, originally created for the Amiga platform but now on PC. The series consists of three games which were first developed between 1994 and 1996. From the Vulcan press release: These three Valhalla games formed a cult […]

The official Uru: Ages Beyond Myst site is now offering the first free expansion pack to adventurers who own a copy of Uru. This pack contains some of the maps previously reserved for Uru’s multiplayer project, Uru Live, which was cancelled in part due to lack of player subscription. Included in the pack are new […]

Gamespot has just reviewed Syberia II, giving it a score of 7.8/10 and focusing on such aspects as the emotional impact of the story and new characters:   “Lack of emotional resonance hurts the story in a number of ways, actually. There are indeed a couple of moments that tug at the heartstrings. One of […]

Got Game Entertainment, publisher of RHEM, has secured the North American and Austrailian publishing rights to Knut Mueller’s RHEM 2. Got Game has this to say about the game: Like its predecessor, RHEM 2 features non-linear gameplay, non-violent story, and mind-bending puzzles. The game is set as a direct sequel in story and gameplay to […]

Worthplaying has just posted their impressions on the soon to be released Syberia II, focusing on such aspects as puzzles and the musical soundtrack:   “Syberia 2’s musical score is amazing to say the least. Dramatic and somber strings will tear at your soul as you explore the snowy world of Syberia 2. Character sound […]

GameSpy’s Title Fight continues in Round Two, pitting LucasArts’ classic Grim Fandango against RPG heavyweights Chrono Trigger and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. GameSpy’s Allen Rausch has some encouraging words to say about the match: Despite Chrono Trigger’s many virtues, how can it stand against what may be the finest adventure game ever […]

CVG has just revealed that Revolution is developing a sequel to the classic dystopian sci-fi adventure Beneath a Steel Sky. Revolution, best known for its highly respected and successful Broken Sword series, registered the url www.steel-sky2.com (see here for details) and Revolution MD Charles Cecil today confirmed with us that pre-production on the title had […]

Pendulo Studios has sent us some concept drawings of their upcoming sequel to Runaway: A Road Adventure. The images show a speedboat, a flock of gulls resting on a seaplane and a scuba diver. Will Runaway 2 leave the road behind in lieu of a more nautical adventure? [image=1569] [image=1570] [image=1571] The original Runaway sold […]

Pirate Fry 2: The Hand of Anturus, the sequel to the popular Pirate Fry and Volcano Island and prequel to the strangely already-completed Pirate Fry 3: The Isle of the Dead, was recently released by Squinky Productions. Pirate Fry 3 was released last October after its creator decided to put Fry 2 on hold for […]