Adventure

GameTap adds Still Life 2 to line-up

Posted Nov 6th 2009 3:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Adventure

The subscription-download hybrid PC game site GameTap has added yet another title to its list of games people can play with one monthly paid subscription. This time the game is Still Life 2, the recently released "M" rated adventure game from publisher Microids. It's a sequel to the 2005 original Still Life which itself was a sequel to a previous 2003 released adventure game Post Mortem.

Still hanging around GameTap's free game selection this week is the American McGee's Grimm chapter Master Thief. It will stay in the free section of the game site until this coming Thursday where it will be replaced with a currently unannounced game.

Steam gets Earthworm Jim PC games and other additions

Posted Nov 5th 2009 2:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Action, Adventure

Valve's Steam PC game download service has added a classic character to its library. Earthworm Jim, the weird but cool action game mascot of the now defunct Shiny Entertainment, is now available to download via Steam in a bundle that contains the original game, Earthworm Jim 2 and Earthworm 3D. The bundle costs $19.99 and is the only way to get the games via Steam; they are not sold separately.

In different but related news, Steam has added the three Massive Assault strategy games from Order of War developer Wargaming.net to the service. You can get each game (Massive Assault, Massive Assault: Phantom Renaissance, and Massive Assault Network 2) separately or all three in a bundle package for $59.99. The bundle saves you $29.98 if you bought each game on its own.

Finally Steam has added the recent adventure game Fatale and the action shooter Doom Rails to its library.

Celebrate Wallace and Gromit's 20th anniversary with free game

Posted Nov 4th 2009 7:00AM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Adventure

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the release of A Grand Day Out!, the very first animated short subject starring Wallace and Gromit. To celebrate the folks at Telltale Games have decided to offer one of the four chapters in their recent episodic adventure game series Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures for free download. The chapter, Muzzled, will be free to download until 3 pm ET on Monday.

Also the entire four episode "season" of the series has been discounted to just $20 for the duration as well and part of the proceeds will go to either the UK-based with Wallace & Gromit Children's Foundation or the US-based Penny Arcade's Child's Play. Pre-orders for the DVD collector's version of the game series, with lots of extras, are being taken now and will ship out in December.
Download the Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Demo (138 MB)

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Diagnosis Murder game announced (and no we are not kidding)

Posted Nov 3rd 2009 9:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Adventure, Casual

Ok, we can see the appeal of a Murder, She Wrote game for a few people out there. The show lasted a long time on CBS and the character of Jessica Fletcher is almost iconic. But we have to draw a line in the sand somewhere and that line was crossed today with the announcement of a Diagnosis Murder PC game.

For those of you who are under 50 (most of you) this CBS show ran almost under the radar for several years with Dick Van Dyke as a doctor who loved to solve murders. It also gave employement to his son Barry Van Dyke who played his son in the show. Merscom is developing this title as a "hidden object" style mystery-adventure game for release in early 2010. So what's next? Jake and The Fatman?

More CBS shows are on the way to the casual game space, by the way, including a previously announced Ghost Whisperer title (due in early 2010) and a recently announced Criminal Minds game, (due in late 2010). Both games are being developed by Legacy Interactive.

CSI: Deadly Intent trailer uncovers the perfect crime

Posted Oct 29th 2009 10:30AM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Adventure, Trailers

CSI: Deadly Intent is available now for the PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo DS handheld system.

"In CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Deadly Intent, players help solve Las Vegas' most gruesome crimes with the brand new characters and cast from the latest season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The video game features five shocking cases written with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation television writers. Exclusive features to CSI: Deadly Intent – The Hidden Cases for the Nintendo DS system allows players to solve additional bizarre cases through an enhanced questioning system and game mechanics with unique touch game play. Players will feel like a real CSI character with heart-pounding interrogations, stylish visuals and a unique story structure that unveils the shocking truth when all the cases are linked together."

Download HD CSI: Deadly Intent Launch Trailer (269 MB)
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Children to benefit from Telltale's Wallace and Gromit game collection

Posted Oct 28th 2009 8:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Adventure

Telltale Games completed the four chapter adventure game Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures earlier this year and next month Telltale will collect the episodic series into a Collector's DVD with lots of extra features. One of those extra features will let people help two children's charities.

Telltale announced today that from November 4-8 part of the proceeds from the collector's DVD will go to either the Wallace & Gromit Children's Foundation in the UK or the Child's Play charity in the US. The $34.95 DVD will include image galleries, a behind-the-scenes video and the Cracking Contraption animated shorts that show off Wallace's crazy inventions. Telltale also states to look for more Wallace and Gromit news on November 3.

Gallery: Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures

Fourth Tales of Monkey Island chapter due on Friday

Posted Oct 28th 2009 6:00AM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Adventure

Last week we reported that Telltale Games was planning to release the fourth chapter in their LucasArts published adventure game Tales of Monkey Island this week. Now Telltale has narrowed that release date down, saying the fourth installment in the series will be released on Friday.

Telltale has also served up some advanced screenshots from the fourth chapter, titled The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood. In this Law and Order-ish episode our favorite ship captain has to defend himself in court against false charges and an "smooth-talking prosecutor". With just one more chapter left in the series, can Guybrush escape the long arm of the law? We have our money on him but we could be wrong . . .

Gallery: Tales of Monkey Island

Broken Sword developer working on unnamed adventure game

Posted Oct 27th 2009 8:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Adventure

If you like adventure games, the name Charles Cecil means a lot. The head of UK-based Revolution Software helped to create the classic Broken Sword series of games along with Beneath A Steel Sky, a sci-fi adventure game with artwork by Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons. That latter game has recently been re-released on the iPhone.

Now Eurogamer reports the Cecil is ready to dip his hand back into making games again (his last original game was helping with the design of the 2K Games-published adaptation of The DaVinci Code movie in 2006). Speaking at tthe Eurogamer Expo he states, "All I can say is, I am working with Dave Gibbons and we're working on a new adventure game." That's all he would admit to although he did add, "I love writing and playing adventure games and that is what I'm going to stick to."

GoG.com adds Dark Fall: The Journal to line-up

Posted Oct 27th 2009 1:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Adventure

GoG.com's regular Tuesday update to its DRM-free classic PC game download line-up is a little different than most; a first person adventure game called Dark Fall: The Journal. First released back in 2002 by publisher JoWood, the game is now available from GoG.com for $5.99.

Developed by XXv Productions, the game has a horror bent (appropriate for Halloween week) as your character is summonded via an answering machine by your brother. He's been working to restore an old hotel and train station and needs your help for . . . something. You naturally want to help him and get on board a train to his location. However it appears that there's something very evil at his location and it's up to you to solve the mystery before it managed to get a hold of you. The game comes with a free downloadable game soundtrack.

Mac Monday: Grappling Hook/The Three Musketeers

Posted Oct 26th 2009 11:00AM by Akela Talamasca
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Features, Hands-on, Mac, Action, Adventure, Screenshots

Welcome to another edition of Mac Monday, where we shine a light on Mac games that might otherwise not get the notice they may deserve. This time around we're looking at Christian Teister's Grappling Hook and Dingo Games' The Three Musketeers. Read about 'em after the jump!

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This Week In PC Games: October 26-November 1

Posted Oct 26th 2009 8:00AM by John Callaham
Filed under: Adventure, FPS, Multiplayer, RPG, RTS, Simulation, Sports, Borderlands

It's downright scary (sorry, had to be done) how many new PC game titles are scheduled for release this week. In addition to a number of original games, PC gamers can look forward to trying out the Left 4 Dead 2 demo (if they pre-ordered) and a new retail collection of all of Firefly Studios' Stronghold games:

Borderlands: Gearbox Software's sci-fi first person shooter blends elementes of an action-RPG in the mix as your characters go on quests on an alien world and deal with lots of monsters and enemies. Much has been made of the near infinite number of weapon variations that can be found in the game and the four-player co-op doesn't hurt either.

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Fourth Tales of Monkey Island chapter due next week

Posted Oct 23rd 2009 7:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Adventure

It's getting near the end of October which means Telltale Games is also getting close to releasing their next chapter in the LucasArts published adventure game series Tales of Monkey Island. Today, Telltale revealed that the fourth chapter in the series, The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood, is due for its digital download release sometime next week.

As they always do, Telltale has posted up a Flash animation teaser for their next chapter on their web site. Actually, it's mostly a fun way for the developer to create some extra funny stuff that in reality has little to do with the real game that they will release next week. But it's still worth watching.

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CSI: Deadly Intent celeb cast talks about being in the game

Posted Oct 22nd 2009 10:35AM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Adventure, Video

The main cast of CSI will also be voicing their characters in the CSI: Deadly Intent video game. In these three videos Laurence Fishburne, Lauren Lee Smith, and George Eads who respectively play Langston, Adams and Stokes talk briefly about their roles both on screen and in a game. CSI: Deadly intent will release on October 27th for the PC, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.

Download HD CSI: Deadly Intent 'Langston' Interview Video (192 MB)
Download HD CSI: Deadly Intent 'Adams' Interview Video (163 MB)
Download HD CSI: Deadly Intent 'Stokes' Interview Video (228 MB)

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Download: Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly

Posted Oct 21st 2009 3:30PM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Adventure

This is the playable demo for Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly. System requirements are shown after the jump.

"In Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly, players join Detective Hercule Poirot as a guest at the beautiful Nasse House in the English countryside, as they take part in a thrilling mock-murder game. In the most authentic Agatha Christie experience to date, players will help uncover the possible motives leading to a buried secret through 48 challenging seek-and-find levels and 15 gorgeous locations. Players will uncover clues, solve complex puzzles and reveal the truth behind a devious scheme."

Download Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly Demo (45 MB)

Mac Monday: Bullet Candy Perfect/Avenue Flo

Posted Oct 19th 2009 11:00AM by Akela Talamasca
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Features, Hands-on, Mac, Adventure, Screenshots, Arcade

Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends. This time around we're looking at Bullet Candy Perfect by Charlie's Games, and PlayFirst's Avenue Flo. Both of these games are entertaining in their own ways, and one of them even has its own song! Who, what, where, when, why? Find out after the jump!

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