Dreamfall Chapters Book Two: Rebels Is Out Now

Dreamfall Chapters Book Two: Rebels, the second part of the five book game which will conclude the story of Zoe Castillo, the Dreamer, is out now.  There is no release date for the third book, but the developers have stated that development of the rest of the books will not take as long as the time between the first and the second.  The game is currently expected to conclude by the end of 2015.

My Project on Kickstarter: Mr. Mac's Rainbow Greenhouse

My dad passed away 15 years ago today. He was a special education teacher and substitute principal who made a point to teach his students (and my sister and I) that differences should be embraced, and I've begun a Kickstarter project to seek funding to create six 11 minute children's cartoons and a family friendly adventure game in the spirit of the Humongous Junior adventures.

My dad left his greenhouse to his school and his students picked the name and dedicated it "Mr. Mac's Rainbow Greenhouse". The name is going to live on in this project to honor his legacy.

Dreamfall Chapters Book Two Moved to Thursday

Red Thread Games has announced that the release of the second book of Dreamfall Chapters has been delayed from it's planned release today to March 12th due to the fact that they found and fixed a couple of bugs today and will need a full day of testing to make sure everything runs smoothly before they're comfortable with the release.

Tales from the Borderlands Episode 2 Coming March 17

Tales from the Borderlands Episode 2: Atlas Mugged is going to release on Saint Patrick's Day (for some platforms, others will release later of course, and the details on exactly when will be forthcoming). A new trailer has also been released to promote the episode, which you can view above.

Double Fine Adventure Documentary Is Now Public

Two Player Productions announced that the Double Fine Adventure Documentary, which follows the development process of Broken Age from the kickstarter to its eventual completion, is going public starting today. The press release follows:

The collaboration between 2 Player Productions and Double Fine Productions that launched a historic Kickstarter campaign is nearing its conclusion! In anticipation of the release of Act 2 of “Broken Age”, episodes of “The Double Fine Adventure!” will be released to Youtube every Tuesday and Thursday starting today - March 3rd.

A three-year journey spanning eighteen (and counting) episodes, “The Double Fine Adventure!” chronicles the creation of “Broken Age” from a germ of an idea in Tim Schafer’s notebook, to a finished game and beyond. Along the way, the team confronts production delays, internal strife, and outside controversy in what is the most honest, in-depth look at video game development ever created. Previously exclusive to Double Fine’s Kickstarter backers, now everyone can share in the passion, humor, and heartbreak of this landmark documentary series, for free!

“The Double Fine Adventure!” is also viewable in full via online distribution platform VHX.com. It is currently available at an early bird price which gives viewers immediate access to the whole series in 1080p, plus a host of free bonus features which will become available once the series is complete.

Purchase The Double Fine Adventure! -
http://adventure.doublefine.com

The Double Fine Adventure! Youtube Playlist -
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIhLvue17Sd7F6pU2ByRRb0igiI-WKk3D

Youtube Release info-

On March 3rd, the series will launch with the first three episodes of the documentary. After that, new episodes will be air every Tuesday and Thursday in 720p. Major “Broken Age” story points are blurred or obscured to allow for spoiler-free viewing!

VHX Release info-

Currently available at the Early Bird pricing of $10 for the whole series, including all extra content. DRM-free 1080p downloads and streaming. Automatic upgrade as new material becomes available. Features coming at completion of the series include closed captions, removal of spoiler blurs, deleted scenes, commentary tracks, and bonus videos.

The Early Bird pricing will end on the day Act 2 of “Broken Age” is released. After that, the price of the documentary will increase to $15 for the basic series and $20 for the series and bonus features.

Gary Owens and Leonard Nimoy Have Passed Away

We have recently lost two people very familiar to people who were adventure gamers in the 1990's. Gary Owens, the narrator of Space Quest 4 and 6 passed away on February 12th. Leonard Nimoy, who played his most well known character Spock in the adventure games Star Trek: 25th Anniversary and Star Trek: Judgment Rites, passed away on February 27th.

Gary Owens was set to reprise his role as narrator in SpaceVenture, but his health declined before he could record his lines.  He did record a humorous "narrator auditions" advertisement for that game, which you can hear here, and did an interview with Chris Pope about the project and his time on Space Quest, which you can hear here.

Both actors were terrific in all of their roles and will both be sorely missed.

Dreamfall Chapters Book Two: Rebels Trailer

Dreamfall Chapters Book Two: Rebels, the second chapter in the crowdfunded adventure now has a new trailer.  It is the second of five chapters for the episodic Dreamfall Chapters, which is currently scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.  Book Two: Rebels will release on March 10, 2015.