News

Turning Old Genres Into New Games

A good adventure game needs two things: tricky puzzles and pretty graphics. Kaptain Brawe certainly has the latter covered.


September 30, 2010
In Real Life

Legless Marathon’s Underground Final Fantasy XIV Adventure

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During the Final Fantasy XIV beta stress test, a tiny Lalafell named Legless Marathon fell through the world. It was the beginning of a grand adventure.


September 7, 2010
News

Q&A With Fable Producer Louise Murray

Kotaku AU

Wildgoose couldn’t make it to an interview last week with Louise Murray, who heads the Fable franchise, so he sent me instead. Here’s what Louise had to say about what’s new in Fable III, including a different approach to co-op play.


September 1, 2010

Jason, Jason, Jason, PlayStation Move, Jason

A free patch will allow Heavy Rain players to control the game with a PlayStation Move wand in one hand and either a Navigation controller or DualShock 3 in the other. So how will you find Jason? Watch.


August 31, 2010
News

Toonstruck Gets A Sequel After 14 Years?

Kotaku AU

Well, maybe! If there are enough Toonstruck fans out there who want it, says one of the comic adventure’s creators, a very belated sequel may well be on its way.


August 6, 2010

LittleBigPlanet 2 Has A Story Mode Too

Media Molecule and Sony have been focusing on LittleBigPlanet 2′s versatile game-creation tools, but as this latest trailer shows, it’ll also have a deep adventure mode, and that adventure mode has grappling hooks.


August 3, 2010
In Real Life

The Big Book Of Classic Adventure Games

There’s a big book coming out that’s all about classic PC adventure games. Monkey Island, Police Quest, Zork, the works.


July 27, 2010

The Game Without Polygons Or Sprites

OK, there’s a sprite or two in the mouse cursor. But that’s about all you’ll find in The Dream Machine, an adventure game made entirely out of “clay and cardboard”.


July 23, 2010
News

Bargain Hunter: Who Wants A Cheap Pirate Adventure?

Kotaku AU

Jolly Rover, the Aussie-made pirate-themed point-and-click adventure, is celebrating one-month on sale with, er… a sale! You can get it for 50% off this weekend.


July 19, 2010
News

Hideo Kojima Is Making An Adventure Game

Last month, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima revealed that for his next game, he is deciding between an original text and the next MGS game.