DIY Games have announced the results of their ‘2003 Game of the Year Awards’, and a number of sections recognised the humble adventure game… In the ‘Adventure Game of the Year’ section 5 Days a Stranger and Apprentice were both recognised, but the final award went to The Adventures of Fatman. And, as if that […]
Got Game Entertainment’s newest adventure, A Quiet Weekend in Capri, has gone gold, the company announced today: A truly unique game, “A Quiet Weekend in Capri” is comprised of more than 4,500 detailed photographs taken around the real island of Capri, an enchanted Italian island of gorgeous scenery and ancient secrets. Playing the game as […]
Action Trip has just reviewed Jack The Ripper, giving it a score of 57/100: “The question here remains: did the developers ever consider putting in something challenging enough to test the player's knack for solving crimes? And will players have enough patience to endure through the boring bits in order to get to the […]
Dark Fall 2: Lights Out, the sequel to the critically acclaimed first-person suspense horror adventure released independently by XXv Productions in 2002, will (like its predecessor) be published by The Adventure Company. The game is scheduled for release this summer. To whet your appetite, a brand new trailer is available for download at Gamers Hell. […]
Rand Miller, co-creator of Myst, has just announced on the URU forums that the decision has been made to pull the plug on URU Live, the massively multiplayer component of the latest game in the Myst series. The goal with URU Live was to offer new content on a subscription basis. However, too few people […]
In this forum thread you can find a scan from the Australian gaming magazine “Hyper”, showing four new shots of the upcoming Sam & Max: Freelance Police. A bigger (but equally grainy) version is available from Samandmax.net (direct link). These are the first in-game screenshots that have been released. One previously released screenshot was said […]
Nucleosys, developers of independent mystery adventure Scratches — the first commercial adventure ever developed in Argentina — today updated their website with some interesting new stuff. Most importantly, the story page of the game has been expanded with new details; also, a music deal with black ambient band Cellar of Rats has been announced. Scratches […]
The party’s over, and the results for this year’s AGS Awards – the biggest awards ceremony for Adventure Game Studio games – are in. Leading the field was Ben ‘Yahtzee’ Croshaw, with 5 Days a Stranger, but there was some stiff competition from both Apprentice and The Adventures of Fatman. There was also a special […]
Gamespot has just reviewed Jack The Ripper, giving it an overall score of 5.2/10: “Jack the Ripper is an ironic game, to say the least. It turns the usual gaming trend on its head: The developers spent a lot of time creating a really engaging story, but they hardly put any substantial gameplay into […]
Games Domain has put up a preview of the upcoming Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, starring Larry Lovage, Larry Laffer's nephew. This preview discusses the history of Larry, and the game's new, promising dialogue system. This time around, Larry will also have to immerse himself in a number of sub-games, such as dancing at […]
