2010 Version: How are things on the West Coast?
Just a quick note about the recent layoffs. I wasn't affected, but unfortunately many talented folks were.
Thank you to all of my friends and colleagues for contacting me throughout the day checking on my status and also to all of the recruiters and industry folks that have reached out about job opportunities for my former colleagues. That really meant a lot.
If there's a silver lining to all of this it's seeing how supportive this industry can be and knowing that many of these folks are going to rebound from this immediately. Best wishes and good luck to everyone. Now go do something AMAZING!
We shall be watching your careers with great interest.
Monkey Island 2: SE in Entertainment Weekly!
We made Entertainment Weekly's "The Must List" for the week ending July 25, 2010! Click on the image above to go directly to their site or check out what they had to say about the game below:
The beloved 1990s videogame about a hapless pirate's search for treasure gets an update (rated E) for the iPad, among other devices. It's the perfect way to enjoy the new artwork, dorky-charming humor, and throwback puzzle-solving. ($9.99 on iTunes)
Monkey Island 2: Special Edition is NOW AVAILABLE on Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, PC via Steam and Direct2Drive and on iTunes for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
E3 2010: MI2SE Geekscape Interview Part 1
It's always great to see Jonathan and the boys from Geekscape. Jonathan and I have spent many hours geeking out about the games that inspired us growing up and even our potential casting ideas for a Monkey Island CG movie! I'm constantly blown away by his ideas, enthusiasm and energy and look forward to the next great, geeky conversation we have.
Jump to 6:30 for a good conversation about our implementation of the music for the Special Edition.
E3 2010: MI2SE gamereactorTV Interview
Can you tell that this is the very last interview of E3 2010 for both of us? Seriously. It was 5:00pm Thursday afternoon and everyone else around us was packing up the booth in a frenzy so we could get out of L.A. before the Lakers won the NBA championship later that night. That's the kind of guy I am. I'll hang out and talk Monkey Island while helicopters fly over and riot police chase people in the street.
Behind the Scenes of Monkey Island 2: SE
The Monkey Island 2: Special Edition trailer, making of, webdoc thingajig has been released today and just in time for my birthday! Check out just how much we jammed into this amazing game by clicking on the video above.
Kotaku Interview
We're in the home stretch on Monkey Island 2: SE and close to launch which means a TON of interviews! The latest up is a brief discussion between me and Michael Fahey over at Kotaku.
Here's a choice pull quote from the article:
"We've always been in the action AND adventure game," Derrick responded. "It just seems that we've been emphasizing one over the other lately. The Special Editions and Tales of Monkey Island have been a way to measure the audience's reaction to us doing more straight adventure games and to see how the audience reacts to Monkey Island so many years after the first and last game in the series. It's been pretty successful so far."
Read more about how I'm going to reinvent adventure games (thanks Mixnmojo!) at the following link
Official Xbox Magazine Podcast
Huge show this week! We’re talking Monkey Island with LucasArts producer Craig Derrick, who’s just finished recording guest commentary from the original game creators for Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge. Craig shares lots of behind-the-scenes stories and fills us in on Ryan’s most anticipated Xbox Live Arcade game of the summer.
Tune in now!
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