Monkey Island is back, both as a remake of the original game AND as a new series in the Monkey Island world.
LucasArts and Telltale Reveal Series of New Monkey Island Adventures Coming Soon!
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif – June 1, 2009 – LucasArts today announced that the original hilarious pirate adventure is back, with two new projects underway based on the classic Monkey Island franchise. Beginning in just a few short weeks, Telltale will premiere the Tales of Monkey Island™ game series, delivering a completely new epic storyline and swashbuckling flair that will unfold across five monthly episodes on PC and WiiWare™. The Monkey Island celebration continues later in the summer when LucasArts publishes The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition, a completely re-imagined version of the first game in the series that adds updated high definition graphics, a re-mastered musical score, and full voiceover to the classic adventure game originally launched in 1990. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition will be made available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC.
Can’t wait to see what kind of insults the Swordmaster has for GuyBrush Threepwood this time!
I’m so jealous of everyone heading to E3! I’m sure I’ll be going too, once I become a famous games journalist, but for now, I’m just looking on enviously at all the new games and announcements of upcoming games.
I’m pretty excited about LEGO Rock Band, even though a lot of people are complaining that it’s slapping the LEGO name on just another Rock Band game, or slapping the Rock Band name on just another LEGO game. To me, this is a bit like complaining that mint chocolate chip ice cream has MINT and CHOCOLATE CHIPS.
Good news for Rock Band fans. If you were dishearted by Rush’s Moving Pictures album being pushed back, you’ll finally be able to jam along to the Canadian trio’s biggest hits starting next week. At $10.99 for the full album and $1.99 individually, the following tracks will come to Xbox Live on Tuesday, September 23 and the PlayStation Store on Thursday, September 25:
“Tom Sawyer”
“Red Barchetta”
“YYZ”
“Limelight”
“The Camera Eye”
“Witch Hunt”
“Vital Signs”
Great news for all those Wii users out there. Did you feel yourself left behind by Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2? Well don’t worry because, Wii music is rolling into town. According to Nintendo, Wii Music is the game for those who “think learning an instrument is too difficult.” Just wave the Wii remote and the nunchunk and you have got the music. In this game you can improvise with everything from the trumpet and the saxophone to the steel drums and the sitar.
I cannot wait to get my hands on this game. It’s so cute!!!. I can assure you that Wii music will sell by the buckets. Keep your eyes on Thumbgods for more news on this one.
Recently the band Motley Crue accomplished an unbelievable- and herculean – feat when their latest track Saints of Los Angeles registered more downloads on Xbox Live and PSN, as a Rock Band dlc, than iTunes. The band had deliberately released the track as a Rock Band dlc after research showed that gamers made up a sizable chunk of their fans. This might just be the precursor of things to come, though all tracks might not be more popular on online game services. This also gives a dekko into the digital world of the future when storage media will be tossed out of the window and digital downloads will reign.
