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A Sierra Retrospective: Part 3 - From Atari to the Magic Kingdom

Let's travel back to the early '80s, when Disney's partnership with Sierra was a bit of a Mickey Mouse operation.

A Look at Graphics: Other Dimensions

Next stop: the Twilight Zone, as Ben explains how art can transport players to the outer limits of imagination at just a glance.

A Look at Graphics: Details in the Distance

Ben takes a closer look at backgrounds far away, revealing their subtle but important contributions to adventures.

A Sierra Retrospective: Part 2 - Composing a Quest

From speaker beeps to MIDI modules to digital orchestras, Sierra's acclaimed music makers always knew the score.

A Look at Graphics: Character Design in Silhouette

An outline alone can tell us much about a character (or not), and Ben explores how it's done in pixel form.

A Look at Graphics: Framing an Interactive Painting

Picture frames aren't just for walls, as Ben explains their importance in games to direct player focus.

A Sierra Retrospective: Part 1 - The Pioneers of Adventure

Our new ongoing feature gets underway, pulling back the first curtain on the genre's most influential company from the golden era.

A Look at Graphics: Lighting the Way

In our ongoing exploration of videogame art, Ben Chandler illuminates a very basic principle we so often take for granted.

Eye on iOS: Lost Phone edition

In our latest round-up of mobile adventures, we put three fairly similar phone-snooping games through the wringer.

A Look at Graphics: Using Lighting to Convey Mood

Acclaimed artist Ben Chandler launches an ongoing article series with an illuminating first topic.

The Aggie Awards - The Best Adventure Games of 2016

With the last of the winners unveiled, our three-day presentation comes to a close with the genre's crème de la crème for 2016.

2016 Aggie Awards - Readers’ Choice poll

Now it's your turn! Cast your ballot and have your say in deciding the best adventures 2016 had to offer.

2016 Aggie Award Nominees

Awards season is upon us once again, as we narrow last year's field to a list of final adventure game contenders.

An FMV Christmas 2016: Season’s Greetings

Ho ho ho! It's a who's who who of favourite adventure game developers once again offering their best wishes for the holidays!

The Black Watchmen Steam key giveaway

We're always looking for interesting things to offer our readers, as such, we have a Steam key giveaway that we're hosting together with Alice & Smith, that runs until Christmas!