News from Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Last chance, Weaver-boy
Posted by Jason | Comments: 3
Hey, what the hell is your problem. It's almost time for us to put up our Loom Secret History article and you haven't sent in your reader opinion yet. I mean seriously.

UPDATE: Don't make the Swan angry.

Unofficial Sam & Max - Exclusive Sam and Max Content!
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Soundtrack Island - Tunes from Monkey Island 2 now available!
IndyJones.net - Tons of updates, including Music pages!

Dig this!
Posted by jp-30 | Source: The Guardian | Comments: 4
According to this Guardian article, NASA is on the Brink of planning a manned mission to land on and study a great big asteroid (not Miles in diameter, only 40 metres, but one that was once thought to be heading on a Low probability collision course for Earth).
Nasa engineers have identified the 1.1m tonne asteroid, which in 2000 was given a significant chance of slamming into Earth, as a potential landing site for astronauts, ahead of the Bush administration's plans to venture deeper into the solar system with a crewed voyage to Mars.

The mission - the first to what officials call a Near Earth Object (NEO) - is being floated within the US space agency as a crucial stepping stone to future space exploration.


Tune in next week when we reveal Stephen Hawking has proven it is indeed possible to travel through time using chron-o-johns and a big-ass diamond.


News from Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Xbox EVERY Penny Arcade dated (updated thrice)
Posted by Kroms | Source: Eurogamer | Comments: 4
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darknes will be released next Wednesday, May 21st, on Xbox Live Arcade, six days after what is, in fact, my birthday. Coincidence? I think not. (And if it were released on my birthday, we would have also gotten the PC and Mac versions. For free. Heck, they'd pay us to play them. I really am just that awesome.)

Update: And it costs 1600 Microsoft Points.

Extreme update: It will be released on Mac and PC on the same day too: 09:00 UTC (1:00 am Pacific Time, 4:00 am Eastern Time), May 21st. Thanks to Maratanos for also pointing-out that Kotaku says the same thing.

Update the Third: Here's a new trailer and five new screenshots. It looks pretty cool, so roll on Wednesday!

I very little, you cheat very big!
Posted by The Tingler | Comments: 8
If that Demo hasn't whipped up your appetite, there's a Summer Trailer for Lego Indiana Jones that actually made me laugh out loud at a couple of moments!

"What's a stwuggle?"
Posted by Gabez | Comments: 2
The online radio play Beneath Monkey Island, has had its fourth episode released after nearly a yearlong hiatus. Now that a new Guybrush Threepwood has been chosen, the episodes should be flying out.

This week, Guybrush and Karl (the Swordmaster of Jambalaya Island) get in a spot of insult sword fighting... with sexy results! Listen to part four here, and previous episodes of the series here.


News from Monday, May 12, 2008

Indiana Jones and the Demo of LEGO
Posted by jp-30 | Source: Lucasarts.com | Comments: 4
The PC demo for LEGO Indiana Jones is available for download now (460MB).

Suck on that console owners. LucasArts love us, they really love us.

"PC not for the chop", Suey
Posted by jp-30 | Source: videogamer.com | Comments: 16
In an interview on videogamer.com, STFU (360, PS3) producer Cameron Suey, explains why PC users were ignored on this release, and that LukickAss isn't abandoning the platform.
VideoGamer.com: Do you guys have any message to your PC-owning fans, because you guys have a heritage on PC?

CS: Absolutely. We started on the PC. Unfortunately that goes back to the point of such a variance of the platform. There wasn't such a variance at that time and it made a lot more sense to develop on PC. The message is that we're not shutting the door on PC at all. Just for this project it happens to be that we don't have a PC SKU. I really hope that everyone can experience this game on a platform eventually.

VideoGamer.com: Might there be a PC version in the future?

CS: No.
Read the whole thing here.


News from Saturday, May 10, 2008

Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings?
Posted by The Tingler | Comments: 25
Could that be the title of the new Indiana Jones game?

Forum member Moedred at TheRaven (TheRaider.net's forum) unearthed a trademark filed by LucasArts in 2007 for this title to be used as "interactive entertainment". It's not part of the list of trademarks for possible Indy IV names.

The trademark can be seen here. Just click 'Basic Search' then type in 'Staff of Kings'.

If it is indeed Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, then that fits with the ongoing rumour that the "quest of biblical proportions" would be for the Staff of Aaron/Moses, that helped cause the Seven Plagues of Egypt and parted the Red Sea.

Another tidbit of info was also unearthed in the Dorling Kindersley kids book Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide, that states about the game that Indy is "searching for his former college professor, Charles Kingston". This would mean the game may be taking a more Last Crusade approach than the usual Raiders retread.

UPDATE: And in other Indy news, there's a new trailer up for Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Slightly pointless as it's mostly the second trailer and no one will ever see it in a cinema as the film comes out in less than two weeks.

It can be found here:
480p / 720p / 1080p / YouTube

AG previews Strong Bad
Posted by Jason | Comments: 3
The fine folks over at Adventure Gamers are at it again, throwing together a dazzling preview of the first episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, including impressions from a first-hand look at a recent build. An excerpt:
The first episode of SBCG4AP is expected on WiiWare in June, with the next four following monthly. Each episode will have a different lead designer and writer, similar to a television series. The first episode is being led by Mark Darin, the creator of the Nick Bounty games, with a later episode being helmed by Mike Stemmle, a name familiar to many Sam & Max fans.
Be sure to read the entire preview which includes some gameplay details and additional new info.


News from Friday, May 09, 2008

Clone Wars movie trailer online
Posted by jp-30 | Source: starwars.com | Comments: 4
Yep, there's another LucasFilm franchise with a movie on the way. The animated Star Wars: Clone Wars movie trailer is now up on starwars.com.

Samuel L Jackson has reprised his role as Mace Windu for the movie, though it's unconfirmed if he will continue to do voicework for the TV series that the movie is launching.

Also, the second part of the animated LEGO short for Raiders of the Lost Brick has been posted online here.

It's a Indy GAME thing, not an Indy FILM thing, 'kay?
Posted by The Tingler | Comments: 1
There's a couple of new previews out for Lego Indiana Jones, and while there's not a lot left to find out as you can probably guess most of it, both have their own reasons to recommend them.

Eurogamer is the most recent and is probably the most fun preview I've seen yet. I would've killed to have been one of those kids, getting to play a major game early! It also addresses some issues, such as the similarities to Lego Star Wars and how guns will feature.

IGN has the shorter preview, but makes up for it by having videos from all three Lego-ised films!

New Penny Arcade Adventures wallpapers
Posted by Kroms | Source: GamersHell | Comments: 14
Go grab the Penny Arcade Adventures wallpapers from the nice folks over at GamersHell. Have you been falling asleep because your desktop is so boring? Now you have no excuse.


News from Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Sample The Indy IV Soundtrack!
Posted by The Tingler | Comments: 8
The Amazon.Com page for the Indy IV Soundtrack now has samples! Listen to the new Indy Soundtrack now!

I thought I would post this as news partly because whether the film's good or bad the Soundtrack will be fantastic, partly because I think John Williams is great and I'm looking forward to the Soundtrack almost as much as I am the film, but mostly it's to annoy Jason. :D


News from Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Official Wallpaper of the Official Poster!
Posted by The Tingler | Comments: 4
Now this was a surprise! I've been waiting ages for a Wallpaper of Drew Struzan's Full Official Poster of Indy IV to appear on IndianaJones.com, and it still hasn't.

So where did I find it? Why, only on the UK version of the Official Site instead!! Check the Downloads page out!

Here's the direct link to the best version! Enjoy!


News from Monday, May 05, 2008

What?
Posted by The Tingler | Comments: 16
Absolutely nothing happened.

Nothing at all.

Move along.

Now then, back to our regularly scheduled programming!

UPDATE: There is absolutely no truth in the rumours you may have heard.

And in other news...


News from Sunday, May 04, 2008

The Tingler is investigated! Secret life revealed!
Posted by Zaarin | Comments: 6

The Tingler investigates local toy store, no-one surprised
Posted by The Tingler | Comments: 2
Reports are coming in from, well, me, saying that the new Kingdom of the Crystal Skull LEGO sets are now available to buy in stores, even here in the UK.

Our intrepid reporter (again, me), took a couple of shots to prove his slightly blurry findings. There's also the first ever shot of Indy together with the Crystal Skull, although obviously just in Lego.

Excited?

Telltale Games interviewed
Posted by Kroms | Source: CVG | Comments: 0
Several Telltale staff members have been interviewed about Sam and Max on the Wii by the folk over at CVG. I haven't read the whole thing for fear of Season Two spoilers but you go nuts.


News from Saturday, May 03, 2008

Indy IV trailer in less-crappy quality!
Posted by The Tingler | Comments: 3
About damn time too! You can experience the new Indiana Jones trailer in full HD quality!

1080p / 720p / 480p

If you can't run HD, The Official Indiana Jones Site has it too. The site has also had a small revamp, which basically means that a very golden Crystal Skull is staring at you the whole time you're there.

EDIT: There's also something on the updated Official Site that you may or may not want to avoid - an official Story Synopsis of Indy IV. Don't say we didn't warn you...


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