Monkey Island

In Real Life

Break Out The Safety Scissors For This Paper Monkey Island Port

7:00AM January 31, 2012 | Evan Narcisse

The Secret of Monkey Island stands as a classic of the adventure genre and boasts ports to various and sundry platforms, including PlayStation Network, iOS and Xbox Live. You can now add paper to that list, as seen in the video above which shows off a meticulous cut-and-past recreation of the 1990 Lucasarts DOS classic. Impressive work!


In Real Life

Enough Zelda! Here Are 5 Less-Common Video Game Themes Orchestras Should Try

11:00AM November 2, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

From Zelda to Final Fantasy, we’ve seen plenty of dedicated video game orchestral concerts over the years. Only a week or so ago, there was a huge Legend of Zelda concert in Los Angeles, and next week will see the release of a collection of video game music from the London Philharmonic. More »


In Real Life

Adventure Games Give Us A Lesson In Fine Art

8:00PM August 12, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Some of the world’s greatest paintings collide with some of the world’s greatest adventure games in this collection by Aled Lewis. More »


News

Monkey Island Remakes Coming Back Once Again

8:15PM July 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

The high-def remakes of Lucasarts’ first two Monkey Island games are being combined in the one box and sold at retail. Included as a sweetener will be concept art, soundtracks and, best of all, material from an abortive attempt at making an animated Monkey Island animated movie.


In Real Life

"This Is Essentially Night Trap, This Game."

10:00AM June 4, 2011 | Drew Cohen

Is L.A. Noire—despite its running, gunning and vehicular cruising—essentially an elaboration on the point-and-click adventure game? Some critics and commenators have suggested that the title has more in common with Monkey Island than Grand Theft Auto IV, with the crucial difference being that L.A. Noire (unlike the adventure games of yesteryear) allows you to advance despite having made blunders. More »


News

Smithsonian Picks The Games Of Its Art Of Video Games Exhibit

5:20AM May 6, 2011 | Mike Epstein

The Smithsonian American Art Museum revealed the winners of its public vote to decide what games will be featured in their exhibit, The Art of Video Games, today. The exhibit creates a visual history of the evolution of gaming from its humble beginnings through the present. The vote, which took place between February and April, helped to pick the majority of the exhibit, with only a few iconic selections guaranteed entry. More »


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While You Were Sleeping

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9:00AM January 20, 2011 | Mark Serrels

While You Were Sleeping was a well-received romantic comedy starring the luminous Sandra Bullock and the irrepressible Bill Pullman.

It’s also the name of a regular section here at Kotaku, where we round up all the best news coming in overnight, to save you trawling down the page for an excuse to not start work. Don’t say we’re not good to you! More »


In Real Life

Monkey Island Honoured With… Porn Game Tribute

10:30PM January 19, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Monkey Island? More like Spunky Island. More »


In Real Life

How Appropriate, You Fight Like A Boy Who Never Grows Up

9:30PM January 13, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Monkey Island’s Guybrush Threepwood gets a lesson in swordplay he can’t talk his way out of. By Aled Lewis, as seen on GamOvr.


In Real Life

See Guybrush Threepwood In Action; Learn How To Unlock Him

7:00AM October 25, 2010 | Owen Good

Spoiler Alert. On the next page you’ll see video of the location of the Guybrush Threepwood costume holocron in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. You’ll also get detailed instructions on finding it, and see Threepkiller in action. More »