Latest Adventure Games News

After the loud outcry from gamers, Capcom has apparently decided to restock Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney in US stores, according to a recent report by Gamespot. When it first shipped in October last year, the game was received very well by Nintendo DS owners and soon went out of stock. The situation got quickly out of hand when Phoenix Wright started appearing on online auction sites for nearly triple the original price.

Jozef Purdes's Independent Adventuring blog has been updated with reviews of February's crop of amateur adventures and of Delaware St. John Volume 1.

Lighthouse Interactive has recently released a patch for the fantasy adventure, Keepsake. There is a separate download for English, Dutch, German, and Italian releases, and each updates the retail version of the title to version 1.4.

A new, updated version of the white chamber (which was previously reviewed for us by Robert Lacey) has been released. The new version adds a number of new features, including English voice acting, subtitles in Czech, French, Greek and Russian (with yet more translations forthcoming), and 4 new possible endings, in addition to the 4 already possible. There are also a number of bug fixes as would be expected with a new version.

Close on the heels of a German announcement by dtp, developer House of Tales has confirmed a worldwide publishing agreement with ANACONDA for its upcoming adventure, Overclocked. This deal expands the partnership between the two companies which began with a localized release of the acclaimed political thriller, The Moment of Silence.

SCI Studio now has support for creating SCI1 and SCI32-style games, in addition to the SCI0- and style games that have been long available. SCI1 and SCI32 were the engines Sierra used to create their VGA games, such as Leisure Suit Larry 1 [VGA], Space Quest IV and King's Quest V. Previously only the engine used for Leisure Suit Larry 2 and King's Quest IV was available. The engine used to create Leisure Suit Larry 7, LSCI, is also supported.

Momentum AS reported today that Culpa Innata is on track for a June 13 release, although no specifics about publisher agreements have been disclosed.

A Diablo clone? Or just a fine looking adventure game? According to our recent preview, it's the latter. But you'll find out yourself soon as Daemonica has just gone gold according to the publisher, Meridian 4.

German developer House of Tales needed a bigger house to accommodate the new staff being hired to work on the upcoming adventure thriller Overclocked. After recently relocating the studio to Bremen, the company announced today that its graphics, programming, and public relations divisions have already been expanded, and that "additional capacities are being created to satisfy the increasing demand for the content and story services provided by HoT."

Start-up publisher Meridian4 have announced their newly opened online store complete with a couple of adventure games. The adventures available for pre-order, are Daemonica and a children's adventure called Great Journey.

Just when you thought you'd bought enough underwear to get you through Scratches, it's time to head back out to gear up for Barrow Hill. Independent UK developer Shadow Tor Studios announced today that its Celtic-themed horror adventure has gone gold and is now available for preorder.

Moscow-based Step Creative Group announced today that it is working on a sequel to last year's third-person adventure game, Evenings on a Farm Near Diakanka. The sequel, currently dubbed Evening on the Eve of Ivan Kupal Holiday by its developers, features some of the same characters as its predecessor, and the game world has been significantly enlarged.

Christopher M. Brendel, creator of Lifestream and Shady Brook, has changed the name of his upcoming game, Awaken. It is now to be released under the name Stonewall Penitentiary. The game's site has also been moved to a new location.

Big Time Games have just released a patch for the first game in the horror-adventure series Delaware St. John.

An endearing duo of characters awaits players in Trumgottist Entertainment's Frasse and the Peas of Kejick, released last month.