Latest Adventure Games News

For those anxiously awaiting the next adventure of Sherlock Holmes, the game will soon be afoot in the UK. Ascaron Entertainment announced today that it will be distributing The Awakened in January 2007.

Mobile games producer TetraEdge announced today that Syberia is now available for PocketPC. Yes, if you thought Kate Walker's mobile phone in Benoit Sokal's Syberia was the best or worst feature of the game, now you can revel in the irony that incoming calls can interrupt your Syberian adventure.

Telltale has released two in-game movies from their upcoming Sam & Max: Culture Shock, the first installment in the unlikely heroes' new episodic adventures. These clips represent the first glimpses of actual gameplay, and demonstrate the same humour and general zanyness that made Sam & Max: Hit the Road an instant classic back in '93.

The release of Secret Files: Tunguska experienced a setback today, as Deep Silver announced a delay of approximately two weeks in the UK.

It's been thirteen years since Sam & Max hit the road, but after a long and often agonizing route, the popular duo are finally returning. It's still a little more than a month away, but Telltale and GameTap have at last revealed the official release schedule for the pilot episode of Season One.

Infamous Adventures has released version 2.0 of their VGA remake of the Sierra classic King's Quest III, along with a voice pack.

Independent developer Himalaya Studios announced today that the long-awaited Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine is now shipping.

Episodic gaming continues to increase in popularity, and a new adventure has followed suit in the form of an "interactive sitcom" called The Exchange Student.

ScummVM, one of the most popular adventure-game emulators available, has been forced to remove the PayPal option from their websites, due to an issue concerning PayPal's usage policy. ScummVM makes it possible to run a game on a 'system it was not sold for', and this was given as the reason for PayPal's surprising decision.

A new arcade adventure called Mr. Smoozles Goes Nutso is now available for download and purchase.

Following the Games Convention in Leipzig, ANACONDA has released teasers for several of its upcoming titles.

Following the release of a German demo a short while ago, publisher Deep Silver recently announced the release of the English version for its upcoming adventure, Secret Files: Tunguska.

White Birds has released a new patch for their adventure Paradise, addressing several technical issues still remaining after the original patch some time ago.

MDNA games' Carol Reed series gets a third installment this October, but for those who just can't wait for more mystery-solving there's a demo out already.

The big announcement at this year's Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) was that Gabe, Tycho, and many others from the Penny Arcade universe will be migrating from their web comic to a full-fledged episodic game. The first installment, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, is currently in development for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with next-generation console versions to follow. No release date has been set.