According to Martin Lévay of TOP Distributor (the Czech distributor of Runaway), developer Pendulo Studios has gotten back the rights to the game. The game was caught in limbo when its publisher, Dinamic Multimedia, went bankrupt. Runaway will be soon released in many European countries. Martin’s personal guess for the English release date is Q1 […]
While rumors are still abound of a German release of Runaway: A Road Adventure, a Czech version is now officially confirmed for November 2002. If you can read Czech, there’s a news article on this site (scroll down to “Tìžká cesta adventury Runaway do Èech”). TOP Distributor will be responsible for the localization and distribution […]
One month after extremely favorable reviews for Syberia and Shadow of Destiny, print mag PC Gamer has reviewed Jazz and Faust and given it an abysmal 20% rating, calling it (and I quote) “unbearable drek.” The review can be found in the October 2002 issue.
As part of its 20th Anniversary celebrations, LucasArts has posted a profile of Sean Clark. He has been a designer on classic LucasArts titles such as Sam & Max Hit the Road, The Dig, and more recently Escape From Monkey Island. He is currently working as Director / Co-Designer on the sequel to Full Throttle, […]
Gamersclick has posted an interview with Sergio Rocco of Prograph about their upcoming point’n’click, titled Tony Tough: The Night of Roasted Moths. Here’s a clip: GC: Is Tony Tough geared more for the younger audience? SR: Actually, no, the 2D cartoon-style aspect makes it seem so, but a good portion of the game is rather […]
WorthPlaying.com has posted a handful of new screenshots from Microids’ adventure title, Syberia. In Syberia, Kate Walker is an American lawyer sent to a small European town to finalize the take-over of a toy-company. After discovering that Anna Voralberg, the company’s owner, has just died, Kate is forced to find her brother Hans Voralberg, so […]
Microsoft announced today that the upcoming action/adventure for X-box, Shenmue II will include the full-length feature Shenmue: The movie, which was previously only released in Japan. Here's a few details from the announcement: The full-length movie draws upon the original footage from the Sega Dreamcast release of “Shenmue” to deliver the same experience as if […]
In an open letter, Carlo Fabricatore has officially informed the Outcast II community about Appeal’s bankruptcy. Even though the Outcast II project is dead, Carlo did reveal that Appeal renegades have formed a new company, called Elsewhere Entertainment. They are currently working on something called ‘Project Alpha’, which according to Yves Grolet is a ‘sequel’ […]
There are only two days left until the application deadline for prospective Adventure Gamers writers! To apply you only need to send us a sample of your writing. Our new staff members will be announced next Tuesday, August 20th. We still have room for a couple more, so get those apps in! Go here to […]
