Marek

We stopped by the Funcom booth yesterday and asked one of their PR staffers whether we will ever see a sequel to the Longest Journey. The Funcom representative smiled and simply said ‘ no comment’. When we pushed for more details, he said something along the lines of that they really want to do one […]

Developer Microids has signed a deal with DreamCatcher Interactive for the US distribution for Syberia. The deal was actually completed last morning after E3 had opened. DreamCatcher were very excited about having adding Syberia to their lineup. The game should be available in European and Canadian stores in a couple of days from now. The […]

Last night I had the pleasure of attending a special LucasArts screening together with our friends of Mixnmojo.com. Despite some rumors that Full Throttle 2 would not be announced at E3, we actually got to see a full-blown trailer of this upcoming adventure game. Although we had some minor criticisms, I was pleased to see […]

LucasArts has announced that Full Throttle 2 is in production. Here’s a portion of the press-release: Full Throttle, one of the most loved classic adventures from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC, returns in a long awaited action packed sequel for next generation consoles and PC in 2003. The follow up to the award winning game from […]

Adventure-Treff has an interview with comic book author Benoît Sokal and international product manager of Syberia, Frederic Pons. Sokal is known in the gaming industry for his work on Amerzone. Here is an excerpt: A-T: When reading about the nature of the four worlds in Syberia, for example the communistic Komkolzgrad, you can find some […]

Avast ye blunderbussers and scalawags! ‘Tis an interview with Mike Stemmle and Sean Clark of the Escape From Monkey Island [TM] crew. ARRRRGHH! (Pirate Mode Off) First of all, congratulations on getting the game out. It must feel like a huge accomplishment. Sean & Mike: Thanks. Escape From Monkey Island features a brand new villain […]

Riddle of the Sphinx now being in the final stages of development, we asked co-designer Jeff Tobler some questions about the progress so far, and the early days of the project. Be sure to read our preview too. Omni Creative was originally a website production and 3D animation company. What made you decide to get […]

Game design is not a profession that can be learned behind a schooldesk, at least not yet. How did you get drawn into the world of game design? Probably like most others in this business—through a combination of luck and a passion for games. I started off coding simple games in Basic back in the […]