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Review: Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People - Homestar Ruiner

I will fully admit that, as a longtime Homestar Runner fan, I was predisposed to enjoy Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People long before I had occasion to actually play it. Now, the game has finally been released for PC and WiiWare by the episodic eccentrics at Telltale Games, and I've finally been able to explore the full experience from front to back. Is it everything we hoped it would be?

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SBCG4AP Releasing on Monday

Strong Bad has a date! Not so much with Marzipan, of course, but the first episode of Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People has just been issued a release date. Episode 1, “Homestar Ruiner,” will be released this coming Monday, August 11th, for PC and WiiWare. Homestar fans have been waiting a long time for [...]

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American McGee’s Grimm Launches First Episode Free on GameTap

Episodic gaming’s newest addition has finally hit GameTap’s online shelves, with the launch of American McGee’s Grimm, available today for zero dollars. GameTap and McGee are, indeed, providing the first of 24 twisted fairy tales free of charge — you needn’t even be a GameTap subscriber. In fact, American McGee’s Grimm offers no less than [...]

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Telltale’s New Series is Wallace & Gromit

I did not see that coming. The AP is reporting on Telltale’s new series, as announced at Comic-Con, and it’s Wallace and Gromit. Yes, the wrong-trousers-close-shave-were-rabbit Wallace & Gromit. Stay tuned for updates as Telltale tells all!

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LucasArts Classic Adventure Titles “Too Big” for DS?

Eurogamer has a few interesting comments from the folks over at LucasArts regarding some of their celebrated games of old. During a recent interview regarding upcoming console shooter Fracture, Lucas representatives were asked about their older games. When could we hope to see re-releases of our favorite classics? Would LucasArts ever try their hands again [...]

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The Telltale Art: Heads of Tales

Dave Grossman of Telltale Games talks about their unique business model, digital download, and working with unique IP. (Part two of a series)

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Sam & Max to Terrorize 360, PS3?

My autographed copy of Surfin’ the Highway — the original print, mind you — should confirm my position as a fan of all things Sam & Max. This love extends quite liberally onto the episodic Sam & Max games from Telltale Games, so I consider it to be a Very Good Thing™ when news comes [...]

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On the Subject of Awesome: ScummVM Released for Wii

It’s certainly no secret that I have a soft spot in my heart (or the gaping maw of death where my heart used to reside) for adventure games, particularly those adventure games made by LucasArts. So, waking up to the brilliant news that ScummVM has been released for the Wii with Wiimote compatibility is like [...]

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Feast Your Eyes on The Whispered World

Yesterday afternoon, while gathering gaming news for fine readers like yourself, I came across a curious painting. Be sure to click on it to get the full effect:

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