Ron Gilbert

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Gamers Donate $400,000 IN ONE DAY To See Their Heroes Make A New Game

9:15PM Yesterday | Luke Plunkett

Wow. Good job, internet! Despite the fact the project was announced less than 24 hours ago, Double Fine’s Kickstarter campaign for a new graphic adventure has reached its goal of $US400,000. More »


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Concept Art Surfaces For Ron Gilbert’s New Double Fine Game

1:00PM November 29, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

Ever since hearing that Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island maestro Ron Gilbert had moved to Double Fine Productions (The Brutal Legend and Psychonauts studio headed by his old partner in crime Tim Schafer), I’ve been dying to know what he’s been working on. More »


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Will We Get More Monkey Island From Monkey Island’s Creators?

12:40AM October 1, 2010 | Brian Crecente

When news hit that Ron Gilbert and Tim Schafer were working together again at the same studio, all thoughts seemed to shift to Monkey Island. More »


Humour Finds Hope In Indie Game Development

2:00AM September 28, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Humour in video games can be a brutally serious thing. More »


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Tim Schafer Hires Ron Gilbert, Gets Funnier

1:00AM September 28, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Video gaming’s best known funny men are back together again under one roof, having a “hell of a lot of fun”, making jokes and perhaps even developing a game or two. More »


DeathSpank Review: Best Game Involving A Purple Thong

10:00AM July 14, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

If you like laughing and you like loot, if you can catch a Monkey Island reference and know why purple text is a positive thing, then DeathSpank is your game. Plus it is gorgeous. More »


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It’s Better To Deathspank With A Friend

8:00AM July 2, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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Why could be more lovely than an afternoon spent frolicking with unicorns in the wilderness with Deathspank and his best pal Sparkles? More »


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DeathSpank, Like Diablo With A Sense Of Humour, Hits July

10:00AM June 23, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Are you perfectly fine with rainbows in your Diablo III? Then you might like the gameplay and lighthearted approach of Hothead Games’ action-RPG DeathSpank, which marries deep role-playing with broad humour in just a couple of weeks. More »


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Creator Commentary Comes To Monkey Island 2 Remake

5:30PM April 26, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The upcoming release of a Monkey Island 2 special edition is special not for the revamped graphics, but for the inclusion of a commentary track featuring the original game’s creators: Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. More »


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Monkey Island: The Deleted Scenes

11:30PM November 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Movies have deleted scenes, everyone knows that. But it’s rare we see deleted game scenes, because they’re normally just 1s and 0s, and if they’re not in the final game, we don’t see them. Unless we’re talking Monkey Island! More »