For me it’s been awsome seeing the recent announcement that Ron Gilbert and the team from Terrible Toybox (Thimbleweed Park) are creating a new entry in the Monkey Island adventure game series. Though Return to Monkey Island is intended to be a follow up to the first two […]
Two years after a Kickstarter promising a game that’ll give you a feeling of finding a long lost LucasArts (nee LucasFilm Games) adventure, we finally have Thimbleweed Park. And through my own experience playing the game I think it succeeds in not only presenting to players a style […]
After two years of development Ron Gilbert, Gary Winnick and the team at Terrible Toybox have finally pushed retro styled point and click adventure Thimbleweed Park out the door. For anyone who has fond memories of LucasArts adventure games such as Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey […]
Very good news today with Thimbleweed Park, a point and click adventure from Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick that will certainly remind players of games from a company with “Lucas” and “Arts” in the name, will arrive on the 30th of March. The original announcement can be found […]
It looks like the first round of Xbox’s Games with Gold in the new year will be bringing a mix of new and familiar titles to subscribers. For Xbox One games there’s World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap (1-31 Jan) which combines action RPG and tower defence elements. For […]
First up for me on day two of PAX Australia 2016 was to return to the Main Theatre for The Penny Arcade “Make a Strip” session. It’s always fun to go as it is basically a Q&A with Mike and Jerry combined with a live drawing of a […]
In the last few hours, the Kickstarter for Thimbleweed Park, the new retro styled point and click adventure from Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, not only achieved its funding goal but also reached all of its stretch goals. Their intent with the game is to produce something that feels […]
The start of PAX Australia 2013 for me involved the opening keynote by gaming legend Ron Gilbert. The creator of Maniac Mansion, The Secret of Monkey Island and more games than you could shake George Lucas at is a brilliant speaker who had the crowd entertained from start […]
The story of one person’s attempts to make their Rampage Arcade1Up cabinet do more.
A look back at some of the games we've played on Xbox One over the years.
Our own tips and experiences while trying to make a living out in the black.
The Late Night Session 