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Monkey Island is being Re-released

Ron Gilbert has blogged about two forthcoming re-releases of Monkey Island and then he analyses the good and bad design decisions in the original Monkey Island. It’s a good read for an old-skooler like me.

Assassins Creed 2: Fantastic

It’s E3 and some fantastic looking footage for the upcoming sequel to Assassins Creed has been released.
I really liked the first Assassin’s Creed game, but it wasn’t without it’s flaws. Essentially it was repetitive. The pc version attacked some of these problems (more variety in the sub missions) and the sequel tries even harder. Ezio […]

Debut trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

Hideo Kojima - producer of the Metal Gear Solid series is turning his hand to something new. Castlevania!
The trailer is below… and it’s full of cool stuff. The voice talent alone is impressive but the gameplay, and the graphics all look awesome, and it’s Kojima. How can it not turn out to be great?

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Pest Control by Nitrome

I know that Ben has already written about Pest Control but I only properly discovered it yesterday and thought it was great - so I thought I’d quickly post about it.
It’s a great fun well made whack-a-mole type game on steroids with cool retro graphics and music, and lots of variety.

It was my 8 year […]

Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil. Best. Game. Ever.
Well, in the top 10 at least.
The trailer below is from an, as yet, unnamed game - but it can only be Beyond Good and Evil. The character is clearly Jade, and her Daï-jo (combat staff - wikipedia is great) is strapped to her back.
It’s pretty clear this is […]

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