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Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft announced

by David Craddock Jun 20th 2008 @ 4:00PM

Publishers JoWood Productions and The Adventure Company have announced a partnership with Simon & Shuster Children's Publishing that will beget The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft, a PC adventure game to be released this October. Developed by DreamCatcher Interactive, The Hidden Theft will star the titular Hardy Boys as they sleuth their way along the path of, presumably, a hidden theft.

"Fans have been waiting and we are set to deliver an adventure series that is certain to become a family classic," said Albert Seidl, President and CEO for the JoWooD Group. "The Hardy Boys have been with us for decades and generations of fans will not only be thrilled that they can finally play the part of their favorite teenage detective brothers, but can share the adventure with their children and grandchildren."

Filed under: Adventure

The Big Round-up: Monday, June 2

by Dan O'Halloran Jun 2nd 2008 @ 12:30PM

	Final Battlefield 2142 patch adds new levels and more Battlefield 2142 didn't quite get the critical acclaim nor the sales of some of the other games in the multiplayer shooter series but the sci-fi themed game from developer Digital Illusions and publisher Electronic Arts kept its support for the game for a long time. Now with the development team moving onto new projects, the final patch for the game has been released and can be grabbed right here at Big Download.
	Call of Duty 4 bonus maps finally coming to PC June 5th Two months ago, PS3 and 360 gamers were offered a map pack for Call of Duty 4 called the Variety Map Pack. For reasons escaping human understanding, said pack was not available on the PC -- the platform on which Call of Duty originally made a name for itself.
	Plans for Frontlines: Fuel of War downloadable maps revealed THQ developer Kaos Studios released their first title, the near-future first person shooter, Frontlines: Fuel of War, last February. While the developer has released a number of patches to the game since then, Kaos is in the middle of preparing their first major update (1.1.0) that will add new features such as Punkbuster anti-cheating support, a new version of the game's server browser and more.
	More info than you needed about Red Alert 3's Soviet bulldog unit Electronic Arts updated the official Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 website with a robust profile of the bullfrog, a Soviet anti-air unit. The page features a brief clip of the unit in action, as well. This unit was also featured prominently in the developer walkthrough video we reported on yesterday.
	Dracula: Origin demo aims to scare you One of the most famous fictional characters ever created gets interpreted in a new adventure game. Dracula: Origin tries to give its own interpretation of the beginnings of the most well known vampire of all based, of course, on Bram Stoker's original novel. The game, developed by Frogware, has already been released by The Adventure Company but you can now download a taste of the game right here at Big Download.

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Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Meta BD, Modern Warfare 2, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Dracula: Origin demo aims to scare you

by John Callaham Jun 1st 2008 @ 12:00PM

One of the most famous fictional characters ever created gets interpreted in a new adventure game. Dracula: Origin tries to give its own interpretation of the beginnings of the most well known vampire of all based, of course, on Bram Stoker's original novel. The game, developed by Frogware, has already been released by The Adventure Company but you can now download a taste of the game right here at Big Download.

The demo gives you a way to check out the beginning of the game as you examine how the legend began. The full game has you playing as the famous vampire hunter Van Helsing (not portrayed as looking like Hugh Jackman) and meet up with all of the other characters in the Bram Stoker novel. If you are into point-and-click adventure game titles with a spooky and historical bent, this demo may be for you

Download the Dracula: Origin demo at Big Download now.

Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Adventure

Hardy Boys adventure game to star teen TV hunks

by Samuel Axon May 14th 2008 @ 2:30PM

JoWood Productions (known for the Gothic series) and The Adventure Company (publishers of Syberia and the recent Sam & Max reboot) acquired from Simon & Schuster the rights to produce a series of games based on the classic Hardy Boys book franchise.

Today, they announced that teen celebrity idols Cody Linley (best known for his recurring roll on the TV series Hannah Montana) and Jesse McCartney (musical artist and Emmy nominee) will voice the famous, crime-solving brothers in a forthcoming Hardy Boys game called The Hidden Theft.

Nothing has been said about the gameplay, but we're betting it will be fairly traditional adventure genre stuff. What's that you say? That genre is dead? It's a thing of the past? Well, so were the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew franchises. A comeback is always possible!

[EDIT: We had said The Adventure Company developed Syberia and the Sam & Max episodes. This was an error; The Adventure Company published those games, but did not develop them. Thanks to reader smitty for pointing it out! We apologize for the mistake.]

Filed under: Biz, Adventure

Dracula Origin: 5 new screens to slay

by Xav de Matos May 5th 2008 @ 12:00PM

Coming later this month from developer Frogwares, developers of the critically hailed Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, comes Dracula Origin. As Professor Van Helsing gamers are tasked with chasing down the infamous vampire grand-daddy through the streets of London, Egypt, Austria, and Transylvania. The level of detail behind Dracula Origin should get adventure fans excited and with The Adventure Company publishing the game we hope it will help our vampire-adventure craving. Dracula Origin hits stores on May 20, 2008.

Gallery: Dracula Origin