Telltale has just announced that the fourth chapter in the continuing saga of Guybrush Threepwood, Tales of Monkey Island: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood, will be released this coming Friday, October 30th. That’s only three days from now! Guybrush returns to Flotsam Island in this chapter to stand trial against angry poxed pirates who have a long list of false accusations against him. To help your anticipation for the game, continue below to view some preview screenshots. Read more »
Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4 Launching This Friday
By Jeff Moeller at 4:15pm on October 27th, 2009 | Comment
Zombies Ate My Neighbors on Virtual Console, For Real
By Jeff Moeller at 11:01am on October 26th, 2009 | Comment
Today LucasArts released Zombies at my Neighbors on the Wii’s Virtual Console service, after it had been rumored for years. The game was originally released in 1993 for Sega Genesis and SNES. The SNES version of the game is what is available on the Virtual Console and goes for 800 Wii Points ($8). Definitely check out this classic if you have not yet experienced it.
Star Wars: Trench Run Coming to the App Store
By Jeff Moeller at 10:53am on October 26th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Star Wars: Trench Run was recently announced for the iPhone and iPod Touch and puts you in the cockpit of an X-Wing during (arguably) the most iconic sequence in the Star Wars trilogy. The game will use motion controls to fly your X-Wing across the surface of the Death Star, leading up to the player being able to use the Force to slow down the action and nail the shot to crush the Empire. The game is being developed by Infrared5 and distributed by THQ Wireless Inc. and should be appearing on the App Store very soon. Check out StarWars.com for the full list of features.
Battlefront: Elite Squadron Previews Abound
By Jeff Moeller at 11:22am on October 18th, 2009 | Comment
IGN recently got some hands on time with the PSP version of Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron at a recent press event. The preview details the multiplayer modes of the game, in which up to 16 players can play as Clones, CIS, Imperials, or Rebels. As previously noted, seamless transitions between ground and space battles is one of the main attractions of this title and it is no different for the multiplayer. You can choose to start out in a cruiser as a crewman, out in space in a fighter, or on the ground as infantry. However you will most likely have to move between each area to accomplish your objectives.
Kotaku attended presumably the same event and also wrote their thoughts on the multiplayer, also for the PSP version. There are several things noted that the author did not like about the game, most notably some control issues. Overall though it was a very positive preview.
Look forward to Elite Squadron hitting shelves for PSP and Nintendo DS November 3rd.
Lucasarts Webdoc Showcases Lego Indy 2 Level Builder
By urluckyday at 10:13pm on October 16th, 2009 | Comment
Lucasarts has released a “webdoc” showing all of the different features that will be included in Lego Indiana Jones 2’s “Builder” feature. Finally, gamers will be able to do what every Lego fan has always loved to do: build whatever they want. While non-PC level editors can sometimes be rather limited, there seems to be quite a bit of customization available for the user to tinker with.
Lucidity Receives Lukewarm Reviews
By urluckyday at 11:32am on October 15th, 2009 | 4 Comments
What looked to have been the most promising game from Lucasarts seems to have fallen a little short of “classic” status with sub-par gameplay.
Some of the biggest complaints have been surrounding the game’s sometimes outrageous difficulty, immovable camera, and the lack of depth and length of the adventure.
Look for a lot of mixed reviews as more come out.
The Force Is Weak With This One
By leXX at 2:56am on October 15th, 2009 | 2 Comments
The reviews have started coming in for Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, and as expected (if the demo was anything to go by) they are very bad. Gametrailers have given it a 4.5, and it has recieved pretty much the same score across the board. Check out the video review, and prepare to cringe like me at the words “sky guy” and “snips”. *shudders*
Elite Squadron Official Site Now Up
By leXX at 12:22am on October 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron now has an Official Site, with downloads, videos, Facebook page, forums and a new web based flash game called Fight Simulator.
It is due for release on the following dates exclusively on PSP and Nintendo DS:
North America Release: November 3
European Release: November 6
Australia Release: November 11
(PSP Digital Release via PSN: November 5)
PC system requirements for Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition
By Char Ell at 4:45am on October 14th, 2009 | 9 Comments
Aspyr has posted the system requirements for the PC version of the upcoming Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition including what amounts to a warning about DRM. Apparently set for an October 23 release, TFU:USE for PC has minimum requirements of
- Operating System: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2. Windows 7
- CPU Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 23.8 GB + 1 GB Swap File
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
- Video Card: 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required – 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 256 MB Video Memory with Shader 3.0 support
- Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD 2900
- Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 8800
SW Battlefront: Elite Squadron Debut Trailer
By leXX at 3:00am on October 13th, 2009 | Comment
Check out the DS Debut Trailer for Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron, which is due for release on November 3rd.
