X Marks the Spot! A Tales of Monkey Island: Episode 5-Rise of the Pirate God (PC/WiiWare) Review

We’ve been at sea with Guybrush Threepwood since late July, and we’re finally approaching our destination that would conclude these Tale’s of Monkey Island.

It should be noted that the following review contains spoilers from Episodes 1-4 of the series, and for those of you scalawags that aren’t looking to have major plot points from this wonderful series ruined for you, feel free to walk Buttonbasher.net’s complementary plank!

You have been warned.

Humongous Nostalgia

I was digging around in my garage, scraping together what personal items I could before I move, when I came across a stack of CD’s. I was shocked to find my old collection of Humongous games.

All Rise! A Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4- The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (PC/WiiWare) Review!

Welcome to Pirate Court! Today’s case ‘Pirates vs. Threepwood’ is now in session.  The Plaintiff is in the jazzy hands of Caribbean businessman extraordinaire, Stan! The defendant Guybrush Threepwood will be represented by… Mighty Pirate Guybrush Threepwood. Please be seated. Court is now in session.

Telltale Celebrate’s Wallace & Gromit Anniversary with Free Episode!

From November 4th through the 8th, Telltale Games will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Wallace & Gromit by giving away a free episode from their episodic series ‘Grand Adventures’!

To get your free download of ‘Episode 3: Muzzled!’ head over to Telltale’s Wallace & Gromit celebration page!

In addition to the free episode, Telltale is also offering the full season at a discount of 19.99 which also nets you the DVD containing all of the episodes as well as additional goodies like behind the scenes videos, and Wallace & Gromit: Cracking Contraptions (10 animated shorts). It should be noted that for every full season pack purchased, Telltale will make a donation to Child’s Play, or the Wallace & Gromit Children’s Foundation (the choice of which is up to you).

Note: The free episode offer is only good for the PC version of the game, but the rest of the series is now available on Xbox Live Arcade for 800 points each.

You can read our thoughts on the game in our review which can be found here!

Get it before time runs out!

It’s Time to Wake Up! A Lucidity (PC/XBLA) Review!

What do our dreams mean? Are they complex metaphors created by piecing together our immediate thoughts, or are they simply amalgamations of past events? Can the stories that play out in our dreams help us deal with events in the world we inhabit while awake? Puzzle-Platformer Lucidity might hold the answer to these questions.

‘The Call is Coming from Inside the Manatee!’ A Tales of Monkey Island: Lair of the Leviathan (PC/WiiWare) Review!

Guybrush Threepwood is no stranger to adventure. In the Tales of Monkey Island series he has seen exotic locales such as an island that traps sailing visitors with inward wind, and an island that houses androgynous Mer-folk. In his newest adventure he’ll find himself throat deep in a hungry manatee. No amount of Grog could make you forget an adventure such as this!

LucasArts Dreams Up ‘Lucidity’

LucasArts has a long legacy of producing some highly original games in the past with their famous SCUMM Adventure Games. With the resurgence of the genre, the house that bought us Star Wars has been hard at work developing some quality downloadable games. The first came earlier this summer with The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, which brought an old classic into the next generation world with high-definition graphics and complete voice acting.

Their new title ‘Lucidity’ continues the idea of gorgeous high-definition 2D game’s, with an interesting twist.

This Tales of Monkey Island: The Siege of Spinner Cay (PC/WiiWare) Review Fights like a Cow!

With the wind in it’s sails, Tales of Monkey Island has sailed onto it’s next episode. We last left our mighty pirate heroes Guybrush, and Winslow at the sword of a mysterious female stranger. Luckily The Siege of Spinner Cay doesn’t keep you waiting to resolve the conflict at hand.

World of Warcraft Invites fans to ‘Choose Their Side’ with Themed Soda Pop! (Now with Contest!)

There has been some strange brewing going on with Mountain Dew as of late. First they changed their public image to reflect the hip kids movement of compressing the English language into easily text message-able strings of letters, and now go by MTN Dew (Emptyin’ Dew for those of you playing along at home).  Now they’re introducing new flavors with an interesting twist…

Steampunk Disney Emerges with Artwork for “Epic Mickey”

For some time now Warren Spector has been referring to a top secret project he’s been working on with Disney that fits the “steampunk” style. It’s been codenamed Epic Mickey, and that’s about all that’s been revealed to the public. That is until today. Certain sites have stumbled upon former Junction Point artists websites only to discover quite a bit of concept art for “Epic Mickey”. Check the gallery after the break for all of the art discovered so far!