Day Of The Tentacle

In Real Life

Heroic Man Makes Day Of The Tentacle Figure

6:00PM February 2, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Lucasarts, being preoccupied with making average Star Wars games based on terrible Star Wars movies and cartoons, obviously couldn’t care less about treasured old properties like Day of the Tentacle. More »

In Real Life

Yo, It’s Day Of The Tentacle, And It’s Flashing

12:00AM October 26, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Morning, Day of the Tentacle fans! Here’s a little something readers David and Sarah Cousens (of the excellent Cool Surface) whipped up to brighten up your day. More »

PC

Get A Little Half-Life, Day Of The Tentacle In Your Magicka

5:30PM September 21, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

There’s a new piece of downloadable content for PC co-op shooter (spellcaster?) Magicka called the “Gamer Bundle”. Normally I don’t look twice at a pack offering mere player skins, but these are no mere player skins. More »

PC

Holy Shit, Somebody Is Remaking Maniac Mansion

8:30PM May 26, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Maniac Mansion, if you don’t know, is a classic adventure game from Lucasarts (then known as Lucasfilm) that spawned en entire generation of titles like its sequel Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max and Fate of Atlantis. And now it’s getting a remake! More »

In Real Life

Back To The Future? More Like Back To The 1990s

12:00AM December 18, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Couldn’t Lucasarts take a Telltale game and give it a retro touch? It only seems fair, considering the modern updates for Sam & Max and Monkey Island! By Jinn.

In Real Life

Let’s Unbox A PC Game From 1993!

11:30PM December 16, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Unboxings. They’re a little strange for contemporary games or products, since those taking an interest will surely be opening one themselves soon enough. But unboxing old games? That’s like cracking open a time capsule, and feasting on the history within. More »

In Real Life

It Is Dangerous To Go Alone, Tentacle This

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1:30PM September 3, 2010 | David Wildgoose

As seen on Falling Awkwardly. More »

The 10 Best Video Game Characters

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2:00PM August 10, 2010 | David Wildgoose

We remember the great games we’ve played. But sometimes it’s the characters we played as or those we encountered that linger longest in the memory. More »

In Real Life

Old News ’94: Tim Schafer Ditching Ham Sandwich Puzzles

9:00AM August 7, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

It was just 15 years ago that designer Tim Schafer had to tell a reporter how one of his games differed from the other, and to do so he invoked the use of bread and mayonnaise. More »

In Real Life

What Possible Harm Could One Insane, Mutant Pair Of Sneakers Do?

9:30PM April 16, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

If there’s one thing guaranteed to please our ageing eyes more than a pair of Monkey Island-themed Chuck Taylors, it’s a pair of Day of the Tentacle-themed Chuck Taylors.

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