Monday, March 31, 2014

Moebius is now available to pre-order at GOG.com

Jane Jensen's Moebius is set to release on April 15, but you can pre-order it now from GOG.com. The GOG.com pre-order will get you the game and the soundtrack when the game releases, plus GOG.com has an exclusive deal in that those who pre-order the game will be able to play the first two chapters of the game immediately after purchase.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Broken Sword 5 Episode I is Now On Android

The Google Play Store now has Broken Sword 5 Episode I available for purchase for Android devices.

The Revolution team has stated that it looks like they will be able to reach their quarter one 2014 release date window for the Windows, OS X, and Linux release (meaning the game should be out by the end of March), so there's not long to go before the game is complete on computer systems. The mobile versions of Episode II will come at some point after the computer releases, but no release date has yet been set for those platforms.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

A House Divided Is Out Now on PSN In Europe

The Walking Dead Season Two: Episode 2: A House Divided is finally out now for PlayStation 3 through the PlayStation Network in Europe.

It is now out for most announced platforms. PlayStation Vita will get episode 1 and 2 at the end of March. Both The Walking Dead Season One and Two are scheduled to come out for Ouya, but there is no word yet on a release date for either game on that platform.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

The Day of Mocsy Is Upon Us!

Update: 1954: Alcatraz is now available on Steam as well, at the same limited time $2 discount as GOG.com.

Two new adventure games co-developed by Gene Mocsy, the co-writer of Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island, have been released today!

The first release is 1954: Alcatraz, the first game by Gene Mocsy's studio Irresponsible Games (and co-developed by German adventure game developer Daedalic). The game has two lead characters, a man who must escape Alcatraz prison in 1954, and his wife, who is trying to avoid gangsters who are after the money that her husband stole. The game has multiple solutions to puzzles, which will affect the characters in different ways. 1954: Alcatraz is out now on GOG.com (currently discounted at $2 off it's usual $19.99 price tag), and will also be released in a few hours on Steam.

The second game is The Perils of Man: Chapter One, the first chapter of a seven chapter adventure game about risks and consequences developed by IF Games with a game design by Gene Mocsy and Bill Tiller of Autumn Moon. Chapter One is currently available for free from iTunes for iPad and will be updated soon for support for iPhone and iPod touch devices as well. They also have expressed interest in releasing the game for Android and Windows, OS X, and Linux, and ask for people to post on their forums to express their interest in the game for these platforms.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

1954: Alacatraz Will Be Released On March 11

It seems that March will be full of games developed by Gene Mocsy. According to Steam, 1954: Alcatraz, the adventure game co-developed by his studio Irresponsible Games and German adventure game developer Daedalic, which was originally scheduled to release in 2012, is finally coming out on the 11th of March.

The game will have two player characters: a man who attempts to escape from Alcatraz prison, and his wife who is trying to avoid gangsters who are seeking the money that her husband stole from an armored truck. The puzzles will have multiple solutions, which will lead to different consequences for the characters. If this sounds interesting to you, check out this interview from December that GamingLives conducted with Gene Mocsy to find out more about this intriguing sounding adventure game.

iOS Adventure The Perils of Man Gets Demo on March 11

The official Perils of Man Facebook page has been updated with news that The Perils of Man, the upcoming iOS adventure game developed by IF Games with a game design by Autumn Moon's Bill Tiller and Gene Mocsy, will be getting a demo release on the 11th of March. The full version has not yet received a release date.

They have also stated that they intend to release some teaser tracks of music from Perils of Man from composer Paul Shapera soon, and hint at a possible full soundtrack album release. To see some of his previous work, you can check out his bandcamp page here.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

The Walking Dead Season 2: Episode 2 Is Out Now

The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 2: A House Divided is out now for PC and Mac through Steam and the Telltale store, on PSN for PlayStation 3 in North America, on XBLA for Xbox 360, and on iOS.

It will be released soon for PSN for PlayStation 3 in Europe and at the end of March on the PlayStation Store for PlayStation Vita.