E3 2009: LucasArts returns to Monkey Island with two PC projects

Posted Jun 1st 2009 1:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Adventure

LucasArts got slammed by fans of its adventure games when the publisher decided to discontinue their adventure game line. Today LucasArts announced plans to return to one of their most popular adventure game series, Monkey Island. Our sister site Joystiq has posted up word that the the company will release Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition , a downloadable graphical revamp of the game. It will also have new voiceover tracks and a new musical score.

But that's not all. LucasArts has also teamed up with Telltale Games (made up of a number of former LucasArts adventure game creators) to release an all new five part downloadable episodic Tales of Monkey Island game. No release date for that game was announced.

Tags: e3-2009, lucasarts, monkey-island, telltale-games

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A release date for the first episode was announced: July 7th, I believe. Approximately one a month from there on out.Posted at 8:03PM on Jun 1st 2009 by Nathaniel Edwards

This has to be the best news this year! For years everyone has been waiting for this great Saga to develop a new Monkey Island, and here it is! This game has encapsulated thousands for fan throughout the year and I hope it carries on for many more years to come.

I have been a great fan of this game for the past 19 years and I never found a game like this that can have the same affect on me as this one. You can play this game and never get bored of it humor and adventures.

Monkey Island the FILM should be next, eat your heart our Pirates of the Caribbean there’s a new pirate in town and he's armed with just his wit!

LET THE GAME BEGIN!!
Posted at 8:35AM on Jun 22nd 2009 by Matthew Taylor