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Telltale: Fables keeps "in-the-moment choices" despite being 'stricter'

Posted: 16.05.2013 by Technet2k

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The Walking Dead was a phenomenal success for Telltale Games, but there other upcoming episodic adventure is based of DC Comics' Fables and it's a whole other beast. It's not as 'free' as the zombie world.

The team are constrained by the characters, unlike with Lee and Clem in The Walking Dead who were original creations. They keep the "in-the-moment choices" but also throw branching timelines at us.

Dracula 4: Shadow of the Dragon coming this Summer

Posted: 16.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Developer Microids has announced that the next game in the Dracula series will be arriving this Summer 2013 for PC, Mac and tablets. Dracula 4: Shadow of the Dragon follows the adventures of Ellen Cross through the world.

GoG.com offers Deponia free for The Night of the Rabbit preorders

Posted: 14.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Good Old Games is making a tantalizing pre-order offer for The Night of the Rabbit. Preorder the game, and get Deponia for free.

Kickstarter campaig begins for Shadow of the Eternals , wants $1.35 million

Posted: 14.05.2013 by Technet2k

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Precursor Games has decided to take their proposition of a spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness onto Kickstarter. In order for Shadow of the Eternals to be successful they need $1,350,000 in pledges.

This move onto Kickstarter came following "overwhelming popular demand," despite Precursor running their own direct donations drive through PayPal. This one is also less 'controversial'.

Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded for PC release date moved up to 31st May

Posted: 09.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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It was announced that the remake of the classic adventure game, Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded, would be arriving in June. The release date has apparently moved up the launch, as it'll be hitting PC, Android and iOS on the 31st May.

Telltale releases first screenshots of The Wolf Among Us

Posted: 08.05.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Telltale Games has released new screenshots for its newest licensed adventure game series, The Wolf Among Us, which is based on the multiple award-winning Fables graphic novel series.

Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded out in June, "re-made, expanded and enhanced"

Posted: 22.04.2013 by Technet2k

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The original creator of Leisure Suit Larry, Al Lowe, has been toiling away to bring "video gaming's king of innuendo" back onto desktops in the 21st century. Original writer Josh Mandel has also been on task.

Reloaded is a "re-made, expanded and enhanced" edition of the very first Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, which was released 26 years ago.

Point & click adventure The Realm now on Kickstarter, set in "far distant future"

Posted: 22.04.2013 by Technet2k

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Want to see what the North East of England would look like if nature took it back? UK art studio Atomhawk Design and developer Lantern Interactive bring us The Realm, where mysticism has returned.

We play as both the young girl Sarina and her newly acquired friend Toru, a gentle and powerful stone golem. It blends 3D and 2D in what they've dubbed 'Western Art, Eastern Heart'.

Among the Sleep goes to Kickstarter for completion funds

Posted: 19.04.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Among the Sleep, the surreal first person horror game played from the perspective of a 2 year old toddler, is now on Kickstarter to raise completion funds.

Stemshock Interactive releases Freeware Edition of Barely Floating

Posted: 18.04.2013 by JamieSI

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Stemshock Interactive has released a freeware edition of its adventure game Barely Floating, which is now available to download free on Strategy Informer.

Barely Floating takes place somewhere along the east coast of Africa, where a group of pirates have attacked a luxury yacht. The pirates have taken a few of the wealthy passengers as their hostages, a family and an old man, hoping to collect a hefty ransom for them. When the hostage negotiations go awry, it's up to an unlikely hero to save the day, but little does he know that the ships crew is composed of some very weird and silly individuals.

Anna: Extended Edition now available in retail

Posted: 17.04.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Kalypso has announced that Anna: Extended Edition, the boxed retail version of the horror first person adventure game, is now available in stores.

The Raven "finally has a voice" as recordings wrap up

Posted: 05.04.2013 by Technet2k

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KING Art's adventure title The Raven has finally got all their English and German voicework completed, meaning we're all a step closer to tackling a Europe spanning 'whodunnit' tale back in the swinging 1960s.

It's about a "scandalous gentleman thief's adventure" with the player charged with protecting a legendary sapphire known as the 'Eye of the Spinx'. It releases this June for PC.

Telltale "no longer working" on King's Quest, license returns to Activision

Posted: 04.04.2013 by Technet2k

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There's strife in the point and click adventure kingdom, fair PC gamer. Telltale Games has apparently decided not to work on Sierra's classic King's Quest franchise after all, with license rights going back to Activision.

The Walking Dead developer "decided against outsourcing" and couldn't take it on themselves and so it was shelved. Activision look set to do something with it, claims another dev.

Creepy Watson is The Testament of Sherlock Holmes' version of Slender Man

Posted: 02.04.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Focus Home Interactive perhaps has the creepiest April Fool's Joke, as Sherlock Holmes is plagued by a very creepy Dr. Watson, who does his best impression of the Slender Man.

Jane Jensen's Moebius gets new website, alpha trailer

Posted: 01.04.2013 by JonahFalcon

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A year ago, Jane Jensen had a fan vote on which game was to be her Kickstarter adventure title - the fans picked Moebius.

Telltale's next episodic adventure is 'The Wolf Among Us'

Posted: 28.03.2013 by Technet2k

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We already knew that Telltale Games was working on DC Comics' Fables franchise, but now the studio has revealed specifically what they're going to do with it. We'll play as Bigby Wolf.

Much like in The Walking Dead, player choices will have repercussions for characters throughout the season. As the Big Bad Wolf we can be nasty or nice as it launches this summer.

Broken Age teaser trailer shows off some gameplay

Posted: 28.03.2013 by JonahFalcon

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Tim Schafer finally announced their Kickstarter-backed adventure game's final name, Broken Age, and its plot. The developer has released a new teaser trailer showing off the look and mood of the game, as well as some of the animation and gameplay.

Schafer's Double Fine Adventure project from Kickstarter is now Broken Age

Posted: 25.03.2013 by JonahFalcon

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The Kickstarter project that basically started the craze of legendary developers looking to crowdfund pet projects now has an official name: Tim Schafer's Double Fine Adventure is officially Broken Age.

TellTale teases 'Fables' adaptation from DC's Vertigo line

Posted: 19.03.2013 by JamieSI

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It's been well rumoured that TellTale Games may be working on an adventure game adaptation of DC Comics 'Fables' series from the Vertigo line.

Now TellTale has added more fuel to the fire by posting a single tweet on Twitter that teases "#howl".

Daedalic working on new adventure Memoria, "one of five" to be shown at GDC

Posted: 18.03.2013 by Technet2k

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Indie developer Daedalic Entertainment is continuing their tale of "bird catcher Geron" in the land of Aventuria as they announce 'Memoria', which has Geron working to solve a mystery surrounding a princess.

Daedalic will be showing Memoria off during GDC at the end of the month, and it'll be "one of five" projects from them. The PC adventure is due this Q3 with full localised English.
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