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Hothead Games has just announced that for their upcoming episodic adventure game title based on the popular webcomic, they will be collaborating with adventure game veteran, Ron Gilbert.
Ron Gilbert, as some of you may or may not know, was part of the brains behind Maniac Mansion, and the SCUMM interface (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion) back in the 80s, which was used in a number of LucasArts titles. He also worked on the Monkey Island series, and Zak McKraken, and later founded Humongous Entertainment.
[In other words, back during my Maniac Mansion obsession (did that ever end?) he was my GOD. Coincidentally, my Jesus was Tim Schafer. ;) ]
The first title in the series will be called Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness and will be released for the Windows/Mac/Linux platforms initially, and then later on the next-gen consoles. It will be using the Garage Games Torque Engine.
Much like the TellTale Games episodic structure, the Penny Arcade Adventures will be available for digital download.
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