Latest Adventure Games News

In a shock move, LucasArts have contacted Screen 7 and asked them to cancel work on their Indiana Jones fangame, The Fountain of Youth. Find out about it here.

MC2-Microids has just officially announced that the much anticipated Syberia II for PC is now on its way to North American shores and will have a MSRP of $29.99 U.S., and $39.99 Canada.

Gamer's Hell has just snagged several new screens from Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, a 3D adventure slated for release later this year (Q4 2004) on next-generation consoles and the PC.

IGN.com has just put Journey To The Center Of The Earth to their test, and the result is an overall score of 6.3/10:

That's right, it's time for March's MAGS (Monthly AGS Competition) voting. This month's entries can be found here and the voting page can be found here.

Kha'tie of the Uru: Ages Beyond Myst website recently spoke to Jerle and Domareh, two ardent Myst fans who have undertaken an ambitious research into the fictional linguistics of the ancient world of Uru:

The Adventure Company has announced that the The Egyptian Prophecy is now on its way to North America:

Realgamer has just reviewed the horror themed Midnight Nowhere, giving it a score of 7.2/10:

Razbor Studios has sent word that their point and clicker Legacy: Dark Shadows is nearing completion, and that there's only a few cosmetic touch-ups and debugging left before the game goes gold. Legacy consists of over 230 scenes on 12 destinct locations, ranging from the ruins of old cities on Earth and futuristic cyberpunk buildings of the future, to exotic locations such as Mars and the asteroids traveling through the Solar system.

IGN has previewed Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, the upcoming adventure sequel produced by High Voltage Software.

GameSpot has posted a new preview of High Voltage Software's Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude. There are no real surprises regarding the basic mechanics of the game, which make use of a third-person direct-control interface. There is, however, an encouraging description of a sample puzzle utilizing the game's unique conversation engine:

Cenega Publishing today announced Gooka: The Mystery of Janatris, a game described as a "point and click action/adventure" where players take on the role as Gooka, a respected judge who possess telepathic abilities, allowing him to see into the minds of others.

Razbor has posted a batch of new screenshots from their upcoming point and click, titled Legacy: Dark Shadows. You can find them on Legacy's homepage.

An unconfirmed rumor indicates that The Adventure Company has picked up In Memoriam for publishing in the US. In Memoriam is a pervasive adventure that spans media such as cd-rom, e-mail and the internet. Published in Europe by Ubi Soft, the game puts players on a quest to track a serial killer through myriad puzzles and mini-games.

Adventurecorner has interviewed Jeroen de Cloe and Mikel Fick of Synthetix Interactive, about their upcoming point and click'er Project Joe. Check out the English version here.