Latest Adventure Games News

The second installment in the continuing Ben Jordan series of games has been released. The game centres around Ben Jordan, a young man whose job it is to solve strange phenomena. You can find more information about it here.

Pinhead Games, the creators of A Case of the Crabs, are seeking someone to provide vocals for the lead character in their new game, Brain Hotel. Adventure Gamers recently gave a positive review to A Case of the Crabs, and so this new game is certainly one to be looking out for.

The Adventure Company today announced that Missing: Since January has shipped to stores in North America. This innovative adventure title, known as In Memoriam in Europe, uses the internet and e-mail as an integrated part of the gameplay. Players will receive email from virtual characters and scour a fusion of 300 real and fictitious websites to gather clues vital to solving the case.

Frogwares has launched a new trailer showing their upcoming detective adventure, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring. The trailer shows new in-game footage, showcasing the 3D characters of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and many other characters. Download the trailer from Gamer's Hell or Computergames.ro.

The Adventure Company has released six new screenshots for the upcoming adventure Dark Fall: Lights Out, a sequel to the best-selling Dark Fall: The Journal. These screenshots indicate that a much higher level of detail is present in this game than its predecessor.

The Adventure Company today announced that they will publish Sentinel: Descendants in Time, Detalion's newest adventure.

Top French publisher Micro Application has secured a publishing deal with Funcom to release Dreamfall: The Longest Journey in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and French-speaking Canada. Micro Application has traditionally published utility and productivity software, but is attempting to broaden its reach in Europe and French-speaking territories with a stronger emphasis on games.

Ubisoft has just released a movie for Uru: The Complete Chronicles, a soon to be released compilation of the entire Uru series (Ages Beyond Myst, To D'ni, and The Path Of The Shell). This 4.1MB movie can be downloaded from mirrors at Gamer's Hell and 3D Gamers.

AllintheGame Ltd., one of the biggest UK talent agencies for voice acting and production, has signed ex-Revolution writer/illustrator/designer Steve Ince to its newly-launched game writers agency. Ince has contributed to some of the adventure genre's most beloved games, including all three Broken Sword games as well as the classic Beneath a Steel Sky.

The Egyptian Prophecy: The Fate Of Ramses received a score of 3.5/5 stars at The Adrenaline Vault:

Mystery Manor has just posted their exclusive interview with Michael B. Clark on the recent announcement that he will now self-publish The Arrangement, his independently created adventure title which was originally to be distributed by Got Game.

'Angels', a new clip from Quantic Dream's upcoming supernatural thriller Fahrenheit, is now available to download from 3D Gamers. The 29.1MB, two minute long movie shows gameplay footage from the Playstation2 version, in which the player must evade flying statues of angels come to life inside a soaring cathedral. Fahrenheit is slated for release late this year (Q4) for Playstation2 and PC.

The Adventure Company has just placed Missing on gold status and it should be on store shelves within this month. An innovative adventure combining a chilling blend of serial killer mystery sleuthing, a vanished reporter and companion, puzzle work, email messaging, and the Internet itself (required to play the entire game), Missing was originally released in Europe last year under the title In Memoriam.

Publisher Got Game Entertainment today announced that they have relinquished the publishing rights to independent adventure The Arrangement, developed by Michael B. Clark. The decision was made through a mutual and amicable agreement between Got Game and Clark. Further details of the decision can be had from Mystery Manor's exclusive interview with Clark himself.

The Adventure Company announced that Aura: Fate Of The Ages has reached gold status and should be on store shelves on June 24.