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Alexandra Boyd video interview – On playing Monkey Island's Elaine Marley and acting in Titanic

The charming actor, writer and director drops by to share her experiences voicing Monkey Island's feisty female protagonist and a whole lot more in a wide-ranging interview you don't want to miss... Read more

Alexandra Boyd video interview – On playing Monkey Island's Elaine Marley and acting in Titanic

Tony Warriner (Revolution Software) on 30 years of Beneath A Steel Sky

Tony Warriner (Revolution Software) on 30 years of Beneath A Steel Sky

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the sci-fi classic Beneath a Steel Sky, Cressup sat down with Revolution's co-founder for a chat about the game, as well as a sneak peek into Tony's upcoming first game as a solo developer... Read more

CLeM review

Despite the occasional patience-testing puzzle, CLeM’s inventive gameplay and exploratory style make this quirky hand-drawn “Psychotic Adventure” worth a peek... Read more

CLeM review

Joe Richardson video interview – Death of the Reprobate

With his latest demo arriving on Steam, the indie UK developer sat down for an entertaining chat about Death of the Reprobate, the highly anticipated finale to his zany Pythonesque, Renaissance-styled cult hit trilogy, along with offering a look at what's ahead... Read more

Joe Richardson video interview – Death of the Reprobate

Meredith Gran video interview – Perfect Tides: Station to Station

To coincide with the demo for the highly anticipated Perfect Tides: Station to Station, the time was right to catch up with Three Bees' multitalented Meredith Gran to chat about the upcoming sequel to her smash indie hit. ... Read more

Meredith Gran video interview – Perfect Tides: Station to Station

Bill Farmer video interview – The original voice of Sam still being Goofy with his other famous cartoon canine role

Bill Farmer video interview – The original voice of Sam still being Goofy with his other famous cartoon canine role

With the LucasArts classic Sam & Max Hit the Road reaching thirty years old this year, we were thrilled to chat with Bill Farmer, the original voice behind Sam and the modern day voice of another pretty well known dog too: Disney's Goofy... Read more

Tall Story Games’ Tom Hardwidge serves up a taste of Heir of the Dog in a demo and video interview from AdventureX

Tall Story Games’ Tom Hardwidge serves up a taste of Heir of the Dog in a demo and video interview from AdventureX

Heir of the Dog from Tall Story Games drew a crowd of impressed onlookers at AdventureX in London. Adventure Game Hotspot's Laura Cress (aka Cressup) was on hand to check it out, then caught up with a very dapper Tom Hardwidge to chat about the upcoming Jekyll and Hyde-inspired point-and-click game... Read more

AdventureX 2023 demo round-up – Plenty of treasures unearthed at the narrative games convention in London

AdventureX 2023 demo round-up – Plenty of treasures unearthed at the narrative games convention in London

AdventureX returned for its 12th outing in 2023, and the narrative gaming convention in London showed no signs of slowing down. With many games available to check out first-hand, we’ve rounded up many of the upcoming games on display at the two-day event... Read more

The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo review – Gorgeously absurd hand-animated puzzler suffers from mechanical disconnect

The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo review – Gorgeously absurd hand-animated puzzler suffers from mechanical disconnect

At first the unusual art style and uncanny hand-animated world of The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo feels uniquely captivating, but delve a little deeper and its raw mechanics and unclear puzzle design make for a gameplay experience as fragmented as its protagonist... Read more

Gamescom 2023 Round-up – Part Two: Agatha Christie, Tintin, Dustborn and other assorted genre gems

Gamescom 2023 Round-up – Part Two: Agatha Christie, Tintin, Dustborn and other assorted genre gems

Our coverage of a jam-packed gamescom 2023 concludes with a stellar mix of sci-fi, investigative mysteries and choice-driven narrative adventures... Read more

Gamescom 2023 Round-up – Part One: Harold Halibut, Rusty Lake and other funny, surreal puzzling adventures

Gamescom 2023 Round-up – Part One: Harold Halibut, Rusty Lake and other funny, surreal puzzling adventures

Gamescom 2023 was so packed with adventures, it'll take us two cracks just to cover them all. First up, a mix of traditional point-and-clicks and offbeat brainteasing puzzle-based challenges... Read more

Charles Cecil chats Broken Sword: Parzival's Stone and Shadow of the Templars Reforged at gamescom 2023

Charles Cecil chats Broken Sword: Parzival's Stone and Shadow of the Templars Reforged at gamescom 2023

At a busy gamescom 2023, we chatted with Charles Cecil about Broken Sword: Parzival's Stone, Shadow of the Templars Reforged, and the new "renaissance" era for Revolution Software that these new titles herald... Read more

Loretta review – Compelling 1940s pulp noir thriller offers some killer choices of just how bad you want to be

Loretta review – Compelling 1940s pulp noir thriller offers some killer choices of just how bad you want to be

Loretta is a pleasingly chaotic and entertaining romp through the best tropes of film noir – but it's the player who decides just how dark things get... Read more

Francisco Gonzalez video interview – An In-Depth Chat About Rosewater

Francisco Gonzalez video interview – An In-Depth Chat About Rosewater

In her latest video chat, Cressup speaks with Francisco Gonzalez of Grundislav Games (Lamplight City, A Golden Wake) to unearth more details about his upcoming Western point-and-click adventure game, Rosewater... Read more

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