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First trailer gives a glimpse into Verne-inspired game

Last winter, the release of Kheops Studio’s Return to Mysterious Island took many adventure gamers by surprise. With its premise grounded in classic literature and its heavy emphasis on the collection and use of inventory items, RtMI took some of the basic staples of adventure gaming and made them fun again. This fall, Kheops will […]

In the Law & Order spin-off series Criminal Intent, Detective Robert Goren (played by Vincent D’Onofrio) has a reputation for being a little “off.” His intense silences, disconcertingly accurate hunches, and uncanny understanding of the criminal mind set him apart from the more cut-and-dry detectives of the original series. This September, Legacy Interactive will bring […]

Runaway: A Road Adventure was one of those games—you either loved it or hated it. In spite of the simplistic storyline, the pixel hunting, the strange game logic (especially when it came to combining items), and the developers’ apparent misunderstanding of Northern California geography, I loved it. Runaway had a unique cartoon style and a […]

What’s the first thing you’d expect to find at a trade show called the Electronic Entertainment Expo? An expo? Entertainment? Nah… electronics. Which, by their very nature, require electricity. Funny thing, because when we showed up at E3 this morning, there was none. The main entry halls seemed okay, if a little reliant on the […]

(On April 8, The Adventure Company announced they will be publishing this game with the title ECHO: Secrets of the Lost Cavern. It is on schedule for a June release.) Kheops Studio’s previous titles have tread familiar adventure game territory, such as ancient Egypt (The Egyptian Prophecy) and the novels of Jules Verne (Return to […]

Return to Mysterious Island developer gives AG exclusive first look

We’re a whiny bunch, adventure gamers, always reminiscing about the “good old days” and bemoaning the new games that can never quite capture the magic of the classics. I’ll let you in on a little secret: We’re getting dumber, too. Okay, maybe it’s not fair to pin this on the adventure gaming community at large, […]