The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
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Steam News · Jul 5, 2022
Behold, the first look at Return to Monkey Island is here in an exciting new gameplay reveal trailer!
Steam News · Nov 25, 2020
In celebration of The Secret Of Monkey Island‘s 30th birthday last month (30!), the Video Game History Foundation held a stream discussing the classic adventure game with boss man Ron Gilbert. That cost $10 to help support their preservation work, but after a few weeks they’ve made it free for everyone to watch. Seeing as the Foundation are well into the development of games, not just finished p...
Steam News · Oct 15, 2020
While YouTube might have brought us a cottage industry dedicated to highlighting great old games, the actual field of videogame history studies is still expanding. The Video Game History Foundation has been working to preserve gaming history for years now, and is expanding that mission with a new project called the Video Game Source Project. The effort's first targets will be the first two Monkey ...
Steam News · Mar 18, 2019
Today's Deal: Save big on Monkey Island Collection!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Wednesday at 10AM Pacific Time
Steam News · Nov 18, 2018
Today's Deal: Save more on Monkey Island Collection!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Tuesday at 10AM Pacific Time
Steam News · Feb 21, 2018
Tim Schafer will receive this year's prestigious BAFTA Fellowship prize, following in the footsteps of John Carmack, Gabe Newell and Shigeru Miyamoto. The Monkey Island writer/programmer and Double Fine founder will pick up his gong at 2018's British Academy Games Awards, held this year on Thursday, 12th April. "I am surprised, humbled, and honored to be receiving the BAFTA Fellowship this year," ...
Steam News · Jul 30, 2015
If you played Ryse: Son of Rome you may remember it for the serviceably clangy combat. My friend Jack , a police officer from northern England of several years standing, recalls the game for other reasons. There are those bits where you join a shield wall you re in a tortoise formation. There are public order situations that are like that. Most officers in Yorkshire get riot training...
Steam News · Nov 19, 2014
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the crowdfunding waters the Old Men Of Videogames are back, and they want your cash so they can pick up where they left off. Again. This time it s Ron Gilbert Garry Winnick, creators of Lucasarts point n click grandparent Maniac Mansion (not to mention a little game called Monkey Island), and they re after $37...
Steam News · Apr 16, 2013
Ron Gilbert's next game may be a puzzler for iOS, but he still gets nostalgic on occasion. For example, just how would he handle a new installment in the Monkey Island series? Hypothetically, mind you. Gilbert tackled that question in his Grumpy Gamer blog, making it quite clear that he was just talking, nothing more. But if it did happen, he'd make it a fully voiced 2D game, and do all the things...
Steam News · Jan 10, 2012
Introduction Once upon a time it was easy. Just 15 years ago most games slotted into their categories with librarian-pleasing snugness. Take the adventure game. In 1985 they were text games with a focus on storytelling and puzzle solving. Five years later it was the same but with animated graphics and mouse clicks replacing the typing. But defining the genre now is like hugging fog. The once firm ...