The International House of Mojo | LucasArts, Telltale Games, Double Fine, Autumn Moon news, and more! (via Mowser)

News from Monday, November 17, 2008

Strong Bad 104 released!
Posted by Jason | Comments: 1

Available for PC and WiiWare today is the fourth episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: "Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective." Exchange your Wii points, claim your episode as part of your season pass, or do whatever it is you have to do to start playing through Strong Bad's latest cinematic masterpiece.

Telltale is also offering until Wednesday a free shipping deal for orders placed at their store with the condition that one the items you purchase is a downloadable game. More details here.

Nightlight Productions - Interview with Ernie Hudson from Ghostbusters!
[image]

MI2 Speech Project - Two characters speak - TO EACHOTHER!
[image]

Brütal Legend - Activision Blizzard CEO comments on cancelled game
[image]

Quick & Easy - Telltale Speech + Music Extractor tools updated!

Mata Hari and AVS nearing release
Posted by Zaarin | Comments: 5

According to the German Amazon page for Mata Hari it seems like the game is being released on the 21st. this month. The official site has also been updated with info about the seductive gameplay mode which you'll use to whore yourself out to the richer gentlemen (and women) of the Belle Époque.

Over on the English Amazon page for A Vampyre Story, its release date is also set for the 21st. contrary to what we reported earlier. Who is right?

A Vampyre Story - the demo
Posted by Jason | Comments: 9

The Tingler apparently found that a demo for A Vampyre Story is available for download right now! I haven't had a chance to play it yet so all I know is that it features both English and German speech. So just get playing!

I might as well take this time to catch up on some general AVS news, all previously supplied by our good friends (and better lovers) at The Pumpkin Post. There's a new gameplay video from the game available from Adventure-Treff. It features a German narrator but the actual in-game voices are in English.

Then there's some confirmation about the game's release. The game (which, as far as I know, is available in Germany right now) will hit the UK and France on November 24, and the US "soon after." Additionally, the game will be available in about a week or so from digital outlets GamersGate, GameTap, and Metaboli.

News from Saturday, November 15, 2008

Body Swap Pt 1
Posted by The Tingler | Comments: 14

In case you're in any way interested, LucasArts have released the first Character Pack for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on 360 and PS3.

The pack consists of a few new Starkiller outfits, some classic characters like Obi-Wan, Luke and Anakin, a couple of random Jedi (Kit "Fish" Fisto and Ki-Adi "Why is my head shaped like a nob" Mundi), and a couple of surprises for fans. These take the form of a Republic Commando and the brilliantly Scottish Darth Sion from Knights of the Old Republic 2.

Still no Darth Vader though.

News from Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Hey there
Posted by Jason | Comments: 13

Do you have a copy of the Full Throttle hint book? If so, does it have a narrative walkthrough in it? If so, do you have a scanner? If so, could you drop me a line? Thanks.

DeathSpank wallpaper!
Posted by Jason | Comments: 1

Been hankering for something - anything - related to Ron Gilbert's upcoming DeathSpank? Well, that's exactly what you get today. On his blog, Ron has released DeathSpank desktop wallpaper in a variety of resolutions, including a ~~drug-free~~ 320x200 EGA version for ATMachine. The game's as good as shipped!

Holy crap! Grim Fandango puzzle/design document ~~released~~ retracted
Posted by Thrik | Source: Double Fine Action News | Comments: 27

Tim Schafer has just dropped a pretty awesome surprise on our laps to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Grim Fandango: the original Grim Fandango puzzle/design document.

Written in 1996, this mostly-complete document details the cut-scenes and puzzles in the game. What makes this particularly fascinating is that it's packed with concept art and descriptions of scenes/puzzles that were cut from the game, giving us an insight into a slightly different Grim Fandango.

Any Grim Fandango fan is sure to want to put this aside for 72 pages of superb toilet reading, so be sure to grab the document at once.

Digg This Story

Update by Kroms: It seems to have gone offline. I guess, as Mr. Schafer hints: he didn't own it.

Strong Bad 104 coming Nov. 17th
Posted by Jason | Comments: 4

The penultimate episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, titled "Dangeresque 3" will be available for PC on Telltale's website and on the Wii through WiiWare November 17th, precisely six days from today.

You can read the plot synopsis as well as check out some screenshots, the trailer, and gameplay footage on Telltale's mini-page for the episode. Between this and A Vampyre Story (still only confirmed on the 17th for Germany, I should concede), next Monday looks to be a good day to be an adventure gamer.

LucasArts releases Clone Wars games
Posted by Jason | Comments: 0

Shipping today are Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels and Star Wars The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance for the Wii and DS respectively (and exclusively). Jedi Alliance is the first game to be developed by LucasFilm's Singapore studio, which produced the Clone Wars animated series itself.

You enjoy now.

News from Sunday, November 09, 2008

I don't recall giving it a cute little choice
Posted by Jason | Comments: 2

Dude, you're not waiting for the Sam & Max Hit the Road Secret History article - it's waiting on you. If you haven't already, please send us your reader opinion for inclusion in the article, which will be up before you can say "Bruno the Bigfoot" ~~without a larynx.~~

News from Thursday, November 06, 2008

Levine Speaks
Posted by Jason | Comments: 1

Adventure Classic Gaming has published an in-depth interview with Mike Levine, the founder of Crackpot Entertainment and the co-project leader of its only game, Insecticide.

Much about Insecticide's production, including things that didn't make it into the game, are revealed, as are some anecdotes about the old days at LucasArts. Release dates for the Episode 2 are not given, but the project is certainly talked about as though its eventual release is certain. Interestingly, Levine also makes repeated reference to his desire for an Insecticide sequel, the reality of such a scenario not being discussed. An excerpt:

I personally think there are millions of people out there who love video games, but for the most part stopped playing them. They may try out a GTA or Half-Life when it comes out – playing the biggest the medium has to offer, but for the most part, they have less time in their lives, and most games bore them and are repetitive. Humans crave new things. We love new music, new idea in films, art, anything. But games have gotten SO stagnant. We wanted to mix this up. We learned a lot. And yes, we have many ideas how to keep doing this as we move forward. We just need the budgets and time to be able to achieve these things.

Anyway, the interview is nice and lengthy and contains a lot of great stuff, so read it, and pray that the game's PC version gets its remainder out the door sooner rather than later.

AVS special edition contents verified
Posted by Jason | Comments: 7

You already know about the special edition of A Vampyre Story (still only confirmed for Germany) and were given a guesstimate of its contents, but a news post by Crimson Cow on the official site for the game gives the official list, while confirming the game's release on the 17th for Germany. Check out the complete list at The Pumpkin Post, but the main addition is the inclusion of a soundtrack disc, which is awesome. For Germany.

Activision officially scum
Posted by The Tingler | Source: Eurogamer | Comments: 17

Well that's what I think now, and I hope you will too after this post.

Speaking with investors, Activision Blizzard head Bobby "I hate games" Kotick explained why so many of Sierra's games (such as Brutal Legend) got dropped by the company.

Eurogamer has done a good job of summing this speech up, but we only really need the truth straight from the talking horse's mouth:

"With respect to the franchises that don't have the potential to be exploited every year across every platform with clear sequel potential that can meet our objectives of over time becoming USD 100 million plus franchises, that's a strategy that has worked very well for us."

Still doesn't explain why you're now holding up Brutal Legend from getting picked up by other publishers, though.

And now back to the more cheery GF celebrations.

News from Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Grim Fandango: Ten Years Old, and Two Days
Posted by Kroms | Comments: 12

For those of you who don't know (and you were supposed to know, but I was held back because of ugly school deadlines): two days ago, on November 2nd (update: apparently it's October 29th), 2008, was the tenth anniversary of the brilliant landmark game, Grim Fandango. Ten years! Tim Schafer's thoughts here.

I wasn't old enough to play Fandango in 1998, and I only played it last year. It was beautiful. I'll never, ever forget a moment at the end of the game - and spoiler coming-up here - where Manny runs once again into Chepito, the traveller following the "moon" underwater - as he "[evens] out my life in this world before I go on to the next," and then walks into the next world, singing that song. As Manny, I tried to follow him. And Manny stopped.

He stopped, looked at the tunnel to the next world and said that he wouldn't, not without all the people he'd promised to save.

And in a surge of emotion I realised that my life's just that much better because of it.

News from Saturday, November 01, 2008

Remo vs. Stemmle
Posted by Jason | Comments: 4

Chris Remo of ~~Idle Thumbs~~ ~~Shacknews~~ Gamasutra sat down with Mike Stemmle of ~~LucasArts~~ ~~Perpetual~~ Telltale to discuss Stemmle's past present and future, with a strong prejudice toward the topic of Sam & Max. You'll want to be reading it now.

A Vampyre Story goes gold!
Posted by Jason | Comments: 9

At least, that's what The Pumpkin Post says. And if you can't trust The Pumpkin Post, who the hell can you trust?

News from Friday, October 31, 2008

AVS trailer!
Posted by Zaarin | Source: Focus Home | Comments: 10

The release of A Vampyre Story is moving closer and one of the game's publishers, Focus Home Interactive, has released a new 90 second trailer showing off the game's various locations and characters.

You can either stream or download it from their site.

Remember Jake?
Posted by Webmonkey | Source: Facebook | Comments: 19

Of course you don't, but it is his birthday today, so make sure you wish him a good one.

News from Thursday, October 30, 2008

Activision fears the Legend
Posted by Jason | Comments: 8

A rather interesting article in Variety yesterday suggests that the delay in Brütal Legend getting a new publisher may be the result of intentional tomfoolery on the part of Activision:

While doing my reporting on "Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena" and "Ghostbusters" (info here), I checked in on everyone's favorite heavy metal action game starring Jack Black and, well, the news isn't great.

Sources close to the process confirmed that "Brutal Legend" hasn't been set up at a new publisher since, as I reported back in August, negotiations with MTV fell through.

Whatever the exact reasons, it seems that tensions are running high between Double Fine and Activision Blizzard as they try to make a deal with a new publisher.

I spoke to some sources on the Double Fine side and they said the problem isn't that other publishers aren't interested. They say it's that Activision Blizzard has been "an impediment" and that they're "blocking the process."

What the hell? It'd be nice of Double Fine and "good news" could be synonymous with each other some day. Read the rest here.

Submit a News Story | Search News Archives [image]

Who's Online: Laserschwert

? Mixnmojo | Part of LFNetwork LLC | Privacy Policy | RSS Feed

[image]