LucasArts is currently running a customer survey relating to adventure games (Sam & Max in particular). The survey asks LucasArts fans for their particular taste in humor, which aspects of adventure games they feel are important (dialog, sound, story, puzzles) and how familiar they are with the Sam & Max franchise. There’s even a question […]
Ubi Soft has announced a sequel to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (based on the TV show of the same name) titled Dark Motives. The player will be able to tackle five brand-new cases in a first-person perspective, similar to the first game. Look for Dark Motives in March of 2004.
Got Game Entertainment has announced a North American publishing deal for A Quiet Weekend in Capri, an adventure game for the PC. In what becomes anything but a quiet weekend in Capri, this magical island off the coast of Italy serves as backdrop to a captivating mystery. As a tourist visiting the enchanting Isle of […]
Ugarte’s Dimension of Fantasy has posted an interview with Josh Mandel, formerly of Sierra, about his work at the company. What would you say are things similar and different between the game industry in the past and the game industry in the present? The differences far outweigh the similarities. A similar comparison could be made […]
Alex Rodberg (alias Marweas on the AG forums) has written a designer diary for GameSpot describing the new direction for the Leisure Suit Larry series, and how the project got off the ground. Although Rodberg is a marketing manager and not a developer, he is a self-confessed Larry fan, and has taken it upon him […]
Obviously, it’s been quite slow on the news these last few days. Marek blames the holiday season. Anyway, Four Fat Chicks has reviewed The Black Mirror, stating that it’s “well worth your time and effort”, while Gamer.tv reviews Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, giving it a score of 9/10. On a different note: I finished […]
Both Jolt.co.uk and Quandary have posted their reviews of Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon. Here's a clip from Quandary's review: I like animated films as well as rollicking adventure stories, and this was both. The extensive use of cutscenes, the exceptional 3D animation and the fine musical score gave The Sleeping Dragon a very […]
Microïds has just released a movie (9.37MB) showing close to three minutes of actual gameplay, dialogue, and cutscenes from the upcoming Syberia II. Make sure you have the latest DivX installed to view this movie. Update: as Microïds has rightly pointed out to us, this is not an officially released movie, but rather someone’s recording […]
