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News

Less Than One Hour To Bid On This Porny 1990s Sierra Game

10:30AM October 4, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

A copy of the Sierra On-Line’s 1991 Apple II game Softporn Adventure is about to sell on eBay, and you could still be the one to walk off with it! 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 »


In Real Life

The GameFAQs Of 1994 Was Way Cooler

5:30PM July 6, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

These days, if you’re stuck in a game, you hit the internet. YouTube and GameFAQs are your best friends. Back in the 1990s, things weren’t so simple! More »


Retro

Japan, What The Hell Did You Do To This Classic PC Adventure Game?

2:00PM June 16, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

There are few more storied franchises in adventure gaming than Sierra’s Police Quest series, which in the late 80′s and early 90′s was home to some of the grittiest, most realistic and yet most rewarding games around. More »


Retro

The Great Big Guide To Adventure Games

9:00PM June 15, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Even with a recent resurgence of sorts, the time when true adventure gaming was a blockbuster genre is well and truly past. Those interested in re-living that past, or in finding out what all the fuss was about, can check out Hardcore Gaming 101′s Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures. More »


News

While You Were Sleeping

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9:00AM January 31, 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 »


Mobile

Old Sierra Games Host Gets C&D From Activision

3:30PM January 29, 2011 | Owen Good

Sarien.net is formerly the site where you could play, for free, classic Sierra games, such as Police Quest, in your browser. We say “formerly” because Activision owns that stuff now, and its lawyer-mans sent them a letter. More »


Mobile

Play Leisure Suit Larry On Your iPad or iPhone For Free

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10:15AM January 14, 2011 | Mark Serrels

And King’s Quest, and Space Quest… and whole host of others. If you head to this nifty website with your iPad web browser, you can gain access to a whole set of old-school Sierra point and click adventures, tailored for the iPad touch interface. More »


In Real Life

What If Indiana Jones Was A… Classic PC Adventure Game

8:00PM December 21, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Oh, wait, it was. Twice. OK, then, if it was an even older adventure game, maybe it would have looked like this! More »


In Real Life

If Fine Art Was A Busted Video Game

6:30PM December 15, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Kristoffer Zetterstrand’s works take traditional painting and smash it head-first into things that aren’t traditional painting. Often, that means video games. More »