
Telltale Games announced today, that the final chapter in the Tales of Monkey Island series will release next month on December 8th. The episode will be entitled “Rise of the Pirate God” and will follow up on the events that were presented in the previous episode.
It seems that there are reports everywhere that the heralded pirate, Guybrush Threepwood is dead, and more innuendo followed that speculated on the reformed pirate, LeChuck having a hand in the evil-doing. Confused. Well, if so, head over to Telltale Games, where you can pick up each individually wrapped episoded for $8.95.
Check the jump for the highly amusing press release.
With many adventure games, there is always a secondary character that rises up as a shining star to overshadow the main protagonist. Then there are others who through their own bumbling manage to carve an unforgettable niche into the series and become that comedic crutch that supports the plot. Like the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop, you know they’re just around the corner and while enjoying said confectionery treat you wonder how long you’ll have to wait to meet them. Monkey Island has one such character: he goes by the name of Stan and is no longer a stranger as we find him in Tales of Monkey Island 4: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood.
The Night Elf Mohawk is back, and this time he is bringing in ranged support to help his cause. Yes, World of Warcraft has brought back Mr. T to promote the hugely popular MMORPG title, and he has a new weapon. The Night Elf Mohawk Grenade apparently rains good looks upon the world, according to Mr. T. Of course, that is only if you think everyone looks great with a Mohawk.
There is a downside to this commercial. Where is the “Shut up fool!” or “Sucka” quotes that regularly follow Mr. T. I feel a petition is in order to have Blizzard add these comments into the trailer pronto.

Cryptic Studios was nice enough to send over a series of new screenshots from their early 2010 title, Star Trek Online. Currently the game looks like it is getting a lot more polish as it goes through the final stages of development. Now if we could just get a price point, all would be well.
Check the jump for the rest of the screens.

The Onion is today reporting that even as Modern Warfare 2 is being released, developers are putting the ‘final touches’ on the most ‘realistic’ military game yet, Modern Warfare 3! “Whether you’re waiting around for orders, or cleaning mud off of Humvees,” (says Onion Tech Trends reporter Jeff Tate) “the real-life military action in Modern Warfare 3 never stops!”. There’s also a Wii version which comes “packaged with a 17-pound controller shaped like a M-249 machine gun”! I can hardly wait! For more in-depth information, hit the jump and watch the video!

I am a little late to the Prototype party, but after seeing it on sale for $19.99 at GoGamer.com, I decided to jump on the deal. After playing through thirty minutes of Prototype, I am kind of conflicted as to where I stand on the game. I do like the hardcore story that is being presented, with a security team that takes no survivors or prisoners back. Watching them gun down several innocent people gave me the understanding that Prototype is going to tell me a story that will not be pleasant, or have a nice ending for that matter.
For those of us that can remember back to 1998, there was a great adventure game that was released on the PC by the name, Sanitarium. Sanitarium was made by a company called ASC Games. The game did not sell all that well, but it did end up garnering a lot of cult status and fame in the gaming community because of how creepy the game could be when playing.
ASC Games ended up signing with Activision to make a game based on the role-playing game Werewolf, and a few years later, that game was cancelled, and the company disappeared shortly thereafter. While that company is gone, ASC Games’ Sanitarium lives on, now without having to switch discs to install, and with no DRM whatsoever at GOG.com. Add in the fact that they have included a full ripped soundtrack from the game, and anyone that wants to play a great, scary adventure game that will mess with your mind should grab this game.
For more information, check out the Sanitarium page at Good Old Games.

After a slight delay in the mail system, I finally received my review copy of Dragon Age: Origins on the PC, and after thirty minutes of play, I can say that it was well worth the wait. From the initial isometric view, down to the intricate family relationships that are formed in those early moments of the game, show just a small amout of what the game has to give a player through the long run.
My first thirty was delayed a few minutes, by what might be the most ridiculous system ever to handle DLC content in a game. On the PC, it was not too bad, except I had a hell of a time getting my Bioware account to link up to the Dragon Age social site. Only after getting that successfully synced up, could I finally use the DLC codes that came in my game box. Since I did not have a store bought copy of the game, I did not get the Warden’s Keep, but I did get most everything else. The DLC is kludgy, requring you to exit the game, register the download, hope that you don’t have issues linking your Bioware account to your Bioware social account, etc. Bioware, why not just have a code in the game that you enter.
Focus Home Entertainment and Pendulo Studios have released a new trailer for their upcoming adventure title, Runaway: A Twist of Fate. In this trailer, we get to see some of the action from the view of the other protagonist in the series, Gina Torres. It appears she thinks Brian Basco is dead, and she proceeds to get herself in some trouble.
Runaway: A Twist of Fate also looks like it has moved its release date to early 2010. As most have said, this just adds to an extended holiday purchasing season that now seems to occupy October to March. The title will be available on the PC and the Nintendo DS.
Also, you can check out the new site for Runaway: A Twist of Fate by following the link.

Atari and Cryptic Studios have finally put a date on their upcoming sci-fi MMORPG, Star Trek Online. People will be able to beam up to the Federation or Klingon side of battle come February 2nd, 2010.
Star Trek Online is set to offer players a full Star Trek experience, including captaining their own ship, creating their customized character, and even the possibility of creating their own race. Star Trek Online will contain both ship to ship combat, as well as away missions which will give on foot combat.
No word on whether there will be PvP battles, or even a pricing scheme for that matter. We have heard something about two tiers, with a free basic tier and a premium tier, but nothing concrete on these details. Also, Star Trek Online is releasing right on the heels of Mass Effect 2. While the two titles sit in different game types, they attack the same genre, which might cause some problems.
Check the jump for more info from the Press release.