Monkey Island

Oh wow. Wow, wow, wow, wow. WOW. Did I say Wow? Wow. Today’s Xbox Showcase and Starfield Direct were stunning. I was just blown away by how many games were shown and the quality of the games. Yes, there were a couple of disappointments, but overall, I am so glad that I have an Xbox Series S. I can’t wait to play these games! Let’s talk about what I liked and what those disappointments were. Today’s Xbox Showcase stunned me.…

Return to Monkey Island is the follow up to 1991’s Monkey Island 2, that’s right 31 years later we got the follow up to the cliffhanger ending of Monkey Island 2. For those of us old enough to remember and appreciate it. Legendary point and click game creator Ron Gilbert (Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, Thimbleweed Park) had always wanted to continue to work on the series he created however when Disney bought Lucas Arts he no longer had access to…

If you’re a fan of point and click games, then you know about Monkey Island. You’ve probably heard of Manic Mansion too. While there have been re-releases and remakes of games in both series, we haven’t seen a new one lately. Guess what? Return to Monkey Island was announced today. And if its from Ron Gilbert, the mind behind the original games! Return to Monkey Island was announced today. No release date was given for the title other than that…