Team17 digs up a Commodore classic, dims the lights and lets the chaos ensue

Team17 digs up a Commodore classic, dims the lights and lets the chaos ensue


Team17 may be best known for their work with the Worms franchise, but way back in 1991 they released a game called Alien Breed for the Commodore Amiga. Team17 has now revived the franchise in an new Xbox Live Arcade experience that combines the spooky corridor crawling action of the original with greater ambiance and added online co-op multiplayer. Alien Breed Evolution is what you remember the original being, without the graphical disappointment of loading the almost 20 year old game.

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What treasures await Guybrush Threepwood in the belly of the enormous sea-beast?

What treasures await Guybrush Threepwood in the belly of the enormous sea-beast?

The third installment in the all-new Tales of Monkey Island series has landed, as always, picking up on the monster cliff hangar of the previous episode. When last we saw Guybrush Threepwood he had been swallowed by a large sea creature, or as he put it at the time “MMAAAANNAAAATTTEEEEE!!”. With such an inauspicious opening it’s hard to imagine what sort of adventure could digest from then on, but Lair of the Leviathan does not disappoint and capitalizes on the art of storytelling more than it’s predecessors.

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Unfortunately for him, Episode 2 of Guybrush's latest adventure picks up right where Episode 1 left off

Unfortunately for him, Episode 2 of Guybrush's latest adventure picks up right where Episode 1 left off

When players last saw Guybrush Threepwood, Might Pirateā„¢ his ship had been boarded by a mysterious female intent on killing him, he’d recently let loose the Pox of LeChuck on to the seafarers of the world and his wife was being courted by his long-time nemesis now turned human. Needless to say it was a cliffhanger ending that left everyone wanting answers. Thankfully Episode 2 of Tales of Monkey Island, The Siege of Spinner Cay, does it’s best to not only carry over the story arch of the first episode but expand on both the world and plot of the monthly series.

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Pillage SafelyWe want to thank everyone that entered the Tales of Monkey Island contest during these past two weeks. Your entries were all very creative and much appreciated. However, there can only be two winners; so congratulations SilverWolfPet and Arisuki your entries were the best and you win a season’s pass to Tales of Monkey Island, courtesy of Telltale Games. You can check out their winning submissions below!

Click Here to hear SilverPetWolf’s expertly produced Tales of Monkey Island contest entry. (.mp3)