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You might not look for a "philosophical first-person puzzle game" from Croteam, ceators of the Serious Sam series, but that's exactly what we're going to get when The Talos Principle is released this fall.

The forest, especially at night, is often thought of as a sinister place, with unknown terrors lurking just behind the next tree. The creatures that supposedly inhabit the woods have been the subject of folklore and myth for thousands of years, and it is that very nature of the woods, to both terrify and fascinate, that Antagonist Games hopes to tap into with their upcoming third-person horror adventure, Through the Woods.

Her Majesty the Queen is looking to return the British Empire to its former glory by going where no empire has gone before (outer space, of course!), but she can’t do it without some help from her loyal subjects – and other adventure fans around the world.

It may be a slow time for big-name adventures right now, but that hasn't stopped the indies from cranking them out this month, with no fewer than four new releases in recent days. Kentucky Route Zero: Act 2

Along with the news that KING Art's upcoming whodunit / heist adventure The Raven will be split into three episodes for release later this summer, publisher Nordic Games has launched a free interactive graphic novel as a prologue for the game.

With 2012 behind us, it's out with the old, in with the new, as the first two adventures of 2013 have now been released in the form of Kentucky Route Zero: Act 1 and ASA: A Space Adventure.   Kentucky Route Zero

Indie developers Jake Elliott and Tamas Kemenczy of Cardboard Computer haven't been letting the bluegrass grow under their feet since successfully crowdfunding their five-part adventure series Kentucky Route Zero, as the first episode is set to launch this December.

Following the success of the fantasy-themed Book of Unwritten Tales, developer KING Art Games is turning its attention a little closer to home for its upcoming 1960s crime caper, The Raven.

SkyGoblin's The Journey Down has certainly taken a roundabout route to get where it is, but today the journey finally reached its destination with the release of Chapter One.

If you've been anxious for news about Skygoblin's The Journey Down, don't worry... be happy... because the indie developer has just released the first trailer for its upcoming comic adventure that's quite unlike any other.

Telltale's Jurassic Park is welcoming visitors today for the first time, as the dinosaur-themed adventure has released today across multiple platforms.

It was so much fun the first time, why not do it all over again? Today LucasArts released the ravamped Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Special Edition for download on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, a mere 19 years after the original launch of the piratey classic.

Almost a year ago, LucasArts shocked the world with the announcement of Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. There's no shock this year, just plenty of delight and relief as today the company officially confirmed an updated version of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge coming this summer.

Following a rather ill-conceived April Fool's "announcement" of Syberia 3 for the PC and PlayStation 3 by Microïds, and the subsequent some-of-it's-true-but-some-isn't confirmation from the company, today the news of a PC sequel to the popular series has become official.

It isn't often an adventure game is made exclusively for a console, but Capcom has done just that with Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. After an intentional delay to separate its release from the crowded Christmas season, the game is now shipping to North American retailers.