Gaming this Week: Week of 1/27/2013

Everything old is new again.  

Gaming this Week: Week of 1/20/2013

Sure is getting Ghibli in here.  

Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1 – iPad Review

I haven’t played most of the various incarnations of the Monkey Island series. It’s one of my biggest shames, and yet at the same time a boon because I can now go back and enjoy a series that I missed out on.  

RLR #57 – Jermaine Pulls a Gandalf

Hooray, I’ve survived another late Thursday night and came out at the end of it with another masterfully forged episode of The Red-Light Roundtable. I bet you can’t wait to listen can you?  

Ron Gilbert Joins Double Fine

We were already in love with Double Fine Studios when it was just Tim Schafer, but today we were given an early Xmas present by finding out that Ron Gilbert has joined the crew over at Double Fine. In case you’ve lived in a hole during the PC era of gaming where it was the only option, you should know why this is a distinctive news item. You see, one of the best games to ever grace the PC was the SCUMM powered... 

DeathSpank 2 Coming…Next Month

Those who followed DeathSpank since the beginning know that developer Ron Gilbert initially planned the game as an episodic epic.  This thought was long thought forgotten as the game approached its release date and Gilbert left Hothead Games.  Now, a mere month after DeathSpank‘s triumphant release, we found out that DeathSpank 2, titled DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue is coming to both the PlayStation Network and... 

Deathspank – Weapons Trailer

Have you considered what Deathspank will be using to dispense justice to evildoers everywhere? Can you fathom the usefulness of Unicorn Poop? Do you also think that the Chicken Gun sounds awesome? If so, the video below is for you.  

Small Medium at Large: 06/23/10 – This Time It’s Personal

Today’s episode is an interesting one. Like we did with a previous Red Light Roundtable, I decided to go off the cuff with no shownotes.  

Deathspank Has a Release Date!!

Apologies for the sense of urgency of this posting (I just HAD to let everyone know), but Ron Gilbert and Hothead Games’ latest brainchild has finally received a release date. PlayStation 3 owners can expect to spank away on July 13th for $15, while Xbox 360 owners must wait until July 14th at 1200 Microsoft funbucks. Expect to see me playing this DAY ONE  

DeathSpank One Step Closer to Release

The upcoming blend of Monkey Island humor and Diablo gameplay, DeathSpank, may soon be more than a twinkle in Ron Gilbert’s eye .  Developer Hothead Games has joined forces with publisher EA Partners to  bring the game to both Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network this year.  An exact date, price, or PC release is still yet to be determined, but this writer is willing to pay any price to see the Grumpy...