Latest Adventure Games News - Mac page 51

For anyone still on the fence about the multiple Aggie Award-winning Machinarium, or for those who just can't get enough of it, today's UK release of the Machinarium Collector's Edition might be music to your ears.

Having taken the adventure world by storm as a downloadable release in October, now Machinarium looks set to start conquering the retail fronts, beginning with the UK next March.

Having an iPhone handy in case you get stranded is always a good idea, and never has that been more true than today's mobile release of Secrets of the Mysterious Island, which deserts players once again on the South Pacific island once inhabited by Captain Nemo.

With nearly mechanical precision, Amanita Design's robot-themed Machinarium released today on schedule, and the game is now available for download for PC and Mac.

The game that was so much fun orginally, the developers just had to revisit it again will soon be available in boxed form for the first time, as Iceberg Interactive announced today that Return to Mysterious Island 2 is now shipping to retailers in the UK.

Two books of drastically different kinds are in the news today, as The Adventure Company has revealed its plans to publish Treasure Island and The Book of Unwritten Tales in October and November, respectively.

Like other machines needing a good primer, now Machinarium has its own in the form of a playable demo just released.

A new trailer for the Machinarium, the first full-scale adventure from the makers of Samorost, has been released.

Perhaps you've heard of Secret of Monkey Island? There are very few gamers who aren't familiar with LucasArts' seminal classic by now, but whether you missed it the first time around or simply want to revisit an old favourite, now you can with today's release of the Special Edition for PC and Xbox 360.

Usually new game releases are trumpeted loudly by their publishers, but the latest adventures seem to be running in stealth mode, as three new games have been launched in recent weeks with little to no fanfare, in the form of Return to Mysterious Island 2, Diabolik: The Original Sin, and Another Code: R - A Journey Into Lost Memories.

As gamers get set to return to Jules Verne's Mysterious Island once again in the adventure sequel from Kheops, now they can see for themselves just what is in store, as the first two trailers have recently been released.

The first Return to Mysterious Island in 2004 was so successful, Microïds and Kheops have decided to return a second time, as today comes the announcement of production on Return to Mysterious Island 2.

Fans of the cult-favourite Samorost games have been anxiously awaiting the first full-scale adventure from Amanita Design, and a new gameplay trailer for Machinarium is sure to increase anticipation all the more.

With the Games Convention in Leipzig just around the corner, cue the announcement of new adventures from Germany that will debut at this year's show.

Fans of renowned game designer Ron Gilbert should brace themselves for the impact of today's news, as the LucasArts veteran has teamed up with Hothead Games to announce development of a "strange little episodic RPG-adventure game called DeathSpank: Episode One: Orphans of Justice".