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Lucasarts Brings Monkey Island To iPhone

10:30AM Nick Broughall | Finally! It’s been a long time coming, but Lucasarts has released a version of its all-time classic adventure The Secret Of Monkey Island for the iPhone and iPod Touch. You fight like a dairy farmer! More »
Games

LucasArts Bringing Old School Adventure Games To iPhone?

3:42PM Nick Broughall | This is a dream come true. During an interview with Joystiq, LucasArts CEO Darrell Rodriguez “hinted” that they’re looking at bringing their old point and click adventure games to the iPhone. That is, if you classify saying, “wink wink, nod nod” about such a scenario as hinting. More »
Gadgets

LucasFilm Christmas Cards Are a Gift in Themselves

4:44AM Mark Wilson | If you are lucky enough to be on the LucasFilm Christmas card list, you get a lot more then updates on how little Anakin Skywalker is progressing with his potty training. You get a card that is absurdly cool collector’s memorabilia…perfect for framing, eBaying or taping to the skin over your heart. This Stormtrooper pop-up card by Lorraine LeBer was the 2007 greeting of choice. And we’re waiting for them to start kicking, Rockettes style. Hit the jump for a few more of our favourites from the past 30 years. More »
Phones

Native LucasArts Games Emulation Makes iPhone Absolutely Perfect

12:25AM Jesus Diaz | After a long wait, here is the application that makes the iPhone absolutely perfect: ScummVM, the emulation engine that allows you to play LucasArts and Sierra graphic adventures, is now fully working on the iPhone. After trying it I can tell you that if there’s a platform designed to play these kind of games,it’s the iPhone. In fact, these are the only games that truly feel at home on the iPhone, thanks to its great touchscreen support, even better than Apple’s native software: More »