The last time the gaming world saw Tex Murphy was in 1998′s “Overseer.” Now, almost 15 years after the fact, a new Tex Murphy game is in the works. While you can check the full details of the project over on the official Kickstarter page, the upshot of it is a new Tex Murphy game!
The Kickstarter goal is a seemingly moderate $450,000 and as of this writing it’s funded to the tune of $146,680 (by 1,310 backers with 30 days left in the drive).
Two other items of note, original developers Aaron Connors and Chris Jones (a.k.a. Tex Murphy) are “headlining” the project. And the goal is to not only produce an all-new Tex adventure, but also offer “[enhanced] experiences of the former games with stunning new graphics, a sleek new interface, and other updates.”
First Double Fine’s adventure game, then remastered Leisure Suit Larry, and now the (possible) return of Tex Murphy? 2012 is on-track to be a revival year for adventure games in North America.
GLaDOS would be proud of Valve’s announcement today!
Released just days ago, The “Perpetual Testing Initiative” has already resulted in the creation and publishing of over 35,000 user-created maps, collectively consumed via more than 1.3 million downloads.
To celebrate the launch, Steam is holding a Weekend Workshop Sale offering Portal 2 for 66% off, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for 33% off, and many of this year’s Team Fortress 2 Workshop Items available for 50% off their regular price.
The Perpetual Testing Initiative allows players to easily create, share, and play Portal 2 puzzles. The Initiative comes with a simplified Puzzle Maker that allows that creation of mind-bending puzzles without ever leaving the game.
The Puzzle Maker directly publishes maps to the Steam Workshop where users may browse, vote on, and select to play them. Selected puzzles are automatically downloaded and installed inside Portal 2.
I always read “Elsword” as “Eeels word” in my head.
Be that as it may, there are some special events coming to the free-to-play side-scrolling MMORPG:
Between May 9 – June 4 at select times, players are tasked to run the gauntlet of 15 waves of demons while they protect El Crystals from being attacked. Players brave enough to enter the dungeon can play the event solo or with a team, with higher rewards being granted for an increase in difficulty.
In-game rewards for the Gate of Darkness Defense Dungeon include: · An in-game world buff if a specific number of El Crystals are protected. · Special event cubes that contain Magic Stones and El Shards. · Any player that logs in during the event period will receive a special cube of the wyvern’s accessories that are eligible to become permanent through crafting.
Elsword is a free-to-play side-scrolling MMORPG that permits players to choose from five customizable characters as they traverse through colorful 2D environments to complete story-driven quests.
Listen to Mr. Nash and Aaron talk about “Sony All Stars, Half Life 3, TES Online, the Rock Band iOS debacle, Xenoblade, The Walking Dead, Prototype 2, and a slew of other games.” Listen, won’t you?
In association with Radical Entertainment, Playboy.com is giving away a Limited Edition Prototype 2 Leather Jacket (Sgt. James Heller style) and the game! Just follow the link here to enter and read the terms of service. But you’d better hurry, the contest runs until April 30, 2012! [CONTEST CLOSED]
With a little under two weeks and $112,408 remaining to reach the goal of $500,000 old school adventure fans should not hesitate a moment longer and take a minute or two to check out the details on the Leisure Suit Larry Kickstarter Campaign. While the focus is on remaking the original games, the long haul plan is ramping up to development of Larry 8!
Some additonal details:
“The team that created Leisure Suit Larry 1 has been reassembled to create a 2012 “Reloaded” version. Al Lowe, Josh Mandel, Sabine Duvall, and Leslie Balfour have teamed up with Replay Games to form what we call “The Dream Team” of adventure games. We’ll be making Leisure Suit Larry 1-7 and keeping you guys informed every step of the way. If this game is successful then we can bring you guys the rest of the Leisure Suit Larry games (and maybe even Leisure Suit Larry 4: The Case Of The Missing Floppies)!”
“By purchasing Prototype 2, any other game or accessory, or by making a trade in April, you’ll score more points, and you’ll automatically be entered! Don’t forget, PowerUp Rewards Pro™ members automatically get two entries with purchase or trade.”
It’s a little strange to note that Activision is not a sponsor of this giveaway. It’s also a bit of a poke in the eye that the giveaway is “VOID OUTSIDE OF THE FIFTY UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GUAM AND PUERTO RICO AND WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.” Radical’s a Canadian company and Canadians don’t get to enter? Boo!
2K Games and Firaxis Games have announced a launch date for the big expansion pack for Civilization V “Gods & Kings.”
It will be available in North America on June 19, 2012 and internationally on June 22, 2012 — Amazon has it listed for $29.99 — and promises to enhance “the Civilization V experience by adding new civilizations, leaders, units, technologies and more, as well as the return of religion and espionage. Spanning the breadth of human civilization, the Gods & Kings expansion pack allows players to found the first Pantheon of the Gods and spread religion across the world as well as deploy spies in enemy cities to form allies and steal technology.”
Tecmo Koei announced today that the M-rated Ninja Gaiden 3 is now available at retail; a game which includes “the visceral sensation of cutting through flesh and bone” besides a helping of multiplayer.
“The launch of NINJA GAIDEN 3 gives action fans their first chance to go behind the mask of the world’s greatest ninja, Ryu Hayabusa and experience Team NINJA’s strong new direction for this legendary franchise” said Amos Ip, SVP and General Manager of TECMO KOEI America. “Players will learn what it means to be a dark hero while enjoying an immersive original story, intense new gameplay features, and new modes including online multiplayer combat.”
Today marks the addition of the 100th hero character to the competitive online fantasy strategy game, Heroes of Newerth and to celebrate, the creators S2 Games celebrate the arrival of the character “a telekinetic warrior dubbed Kinesis” with “a week-long $100,000 player appreciation event and celebration” which mostly revolves around winning Gold Goblin Coins
“In addition to Gold Coin giveaways and event prizing, players can also take advantage of double Silver Coin matchmaking and mega-sale prices on all non-Early Access heroes. Heroes of Newerth players new and old are invited to take part in this week’s 100th hero celebration complete with giveaways, prizes, and so much more. Visit http://heroesofnewerth.com/100_hero.php for full event details and follow along all week via HoN’s official social media channels by liking on Facebookat www.facebook.com/heroesofnewerth or following on Twitter @heroesofnewerth.”
Some quick facts before the giveaway details of Heroes of Newerth:
Peak concurrency of 85,000 which would give it the #1 spot on Steam’s (http://store.steampowered.com/stats) list of games.
Active Daily Users of 450,000
Total Active Players over 1,500,000
Total Account Registrations over 8,000,000
3 New Games of HoN are started every second of the day
Today Disney announced that Marvel: Avengers Alliance, developed by Playdom, is now available on Facebook, which if you’ll read the excerpt from the press release below, kind of terrifies me:
“We are thrilled to break new ground here, working with Playdom to create the first ever Facebook game to feature Marvel’s Super Heroes,” said TQ Jefferson, Vice President of Games Production for Marvel. “With both a compelling story and Marvel’s premier super team, The Avengers, leading the rest of our heroes in epic turn-based battles, Marvel: Avengers Alliance allows us to engage fans and gamers in a way that we never have before. The future of Marvel games begins now.“
Emphasis is my own only because I enjoy the up close and personal aspects of Marvel super hero games like The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Abstracting that to Facebook… that doesn’t bode well for the hardcore crowd. I’m just hoping that last sentence was included in an earlier draft of the press release and simply wasn’t removed.
2K Games and Irrational Games have announced that BioShock has an official release date: October 16, 2012. No word on a collector’s edition or what the ESRB rating on the game will be (even money that it’s an “M”).
BioShock Infinite puts players in the role of Booker DeWitt, a hard-bitten former Pinkerton agent, together with the revolutionary AI companion, Elizabeth. The two struggle to escape the sky-city of Columbia, in a 1912 America that might have been. Armed with an arsenal of new weapons and abilities, they face menacing enemies, in unique expansive environments. Classic BioShock gameplay joins innovations such as aerial combat on high-speed Sky-Lines in the service of an immersive storyline – an Irrational Games signature.
Sony has announced that as of February 26, 2012, its recently launched PS Vita handheld has “reached over 1.2 million units worldwide” — a number which, the company notes, has “exceeded expectations.” Besides being a really cool-looking device packed with enough technology to choke Takeru Kobayashi, the system also launched with more than two dozen games, which could only have helped PS Vita sales.
“The PS Vita is an impressive piece of hardware that brings gaming to a whole new level,” stated Bob Puzon, vice president of merchandising at GameStop. “Based on the opening weekend sales that we’ve seen at stores across North America, and our successful midnight launch events, consumers have clearly recognized this as well. We’re doing our best to keep units in stock to satisfy the strong demand.”
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