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ReReleasing other LA Games

PurpPurp
edited March 2010 in General Chat
Admins and Mods, I'm not sure this is in the right place or not. I don't mind if it gets moved.
I had a couple of questions.
One, are you going to rerelease (or do a new game) based on Grim Fandango and Full Throttle?
Two, is there going to be a 5-disc set based on all the MI games?

Thanks for all your help.

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  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited March 2010
    Nothing's announced, and such big news(even if it WAS planned) would be announced in a press release or a front-page announcement/blog post, rather than as an answer to a forum question.

    Also, I'd really doubt all of the above, at least from Telltale. Telltale doesn't do the remakes, for one, that's LucasArts. Also, Telltale's current project is Sam and Max Season Three, with possibly another series somewhere in early pre-production. Everything from Telltale interviews seems to indicate that the next item on their list is some form of contemporary, currently widely-significant franchise that isn't humorous, though this is just conjecture(and these plans could be dropped if a great opportunity hits them, like they dropped Season Three of Sam and Max to develop Tales).

    Also, there are a few issues with a "box set" idea. For one, most of the sales for Tales have already been made, and Telltale is self-publishing the game. Another issue is that LucasArts seems to prefer the business model of releasing their classics through digital distribution channels, a physical box copy would be a bit more of a risk for them. Also, they're likely doing a special edition of LeChuck's Revenge, so I wouldn't bet to see the original version of that to sell by itself anywhere anytime soon.
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited March 2010
    Even thought there a 5 MI games now, if LucasArts* ever did a compendium (and their licence agreement with Telltale allowed it) I think they'd all squeeze on one or two DVD roms.

    * LucasArts would be the ones to make a compendium, not Telltale, should it ever happen.
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited March 2010
    If there were a 5-game compilation, I'm reasonably certain they could fit it onto one Dual-Layer DVD. Unless they team up with Telltale and include all the games AND the inevitable DVD-ROM features, in which case it'd need to be two DVDs.

    But it won't happen. At least, not legally. Being the proud legal owner of all the MI games that I am, I managed to snag a custom-made DVD that included all the games from the series. But that was from a naughty site, so I couldn't possibly comment further.
  • OzzieMonkeyOzzieMonkey
    edited March 2010
    Apparrently in issue 70 of Retro Gamer, Lucasarts were worried about the front cover of the mag being the cover art of MI2, stating "we haven't release Monkey Island 2 yet." That should be an indication of another special edition. What's more, they apparently said they will have a big announcment for fans of the series in March. Well, its March now, so we could have more rereleases on the way sooner than we think.

    PS. Can someone with a copy of the retro gamer magazine tell me if I am correct? I just heard this in a thread about issue 70.
  • PurpPurp
    edited March 2010
    Thanks, rats, and darn. I don't think Lucas Arts realizes what a money spinner that would be, both the MI compendum and the rerelease/new story of FT and GF.:confused::rolleyes:
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited March 2010
    OzzieMonkey wrote: »
    Apparrently in issue 70 of Retro Gamer, Lucasarts were worried about the front cover of the mag being the cover art of MI2, stating "we haven't release Monkey Island 2 yet." That should be an indication of another special edition. What's more, they apparently said they will have a big announcment for fans of the series in March. Well, its March now, so we could have more rereleases on the way sooner than we think.

    PS. Can someone with a copy of the retro gamer magazine tell me if I am correct? I just heard this in a thread about issue 70.
    I was literally reading that issue just yesterday. Let me check for you.

    EDIT: Yep!
    [...]we're confident that the story hasn't finished yet. Monkey Island 2 Special Edition is inevitable and we're told by our friends at LucasArts that next March might be a special month for fans.
  • Mack DaddyMack Daddy
    edited March 2010
    Would be nice...
  • OzzieMonkeyOzzieMonkey
    edited March 2010
    Well, this pretty much confirms an MI2 special edition
    http://mixnmojo.com/php/news/showfile.php?id=3823&category=developernews
  • HaydenHayden
    edited March 2010
    OzzieMonkey wrote: »
    Well, this pretty much confirms an MI2 special edition
    http://mixnmojo.com/php/news/showfile.php?id=3823&category=developernews

    Oh, I really hope it's announced there, that would very nearly be the pinnacle my week.
  • StarEyeStarEye
    edited March 2010
    Imagine Monkey Island 2 with the Telltale engine. That would be a nice surprise.
  • PurpPurp
    edited March 2010
    YAY!!! Thanks, OzzieMonkey (and Mixnmojo.com) for the update!! Hooray!!
  • OzzieMonkeyOzzieMonkey
    edited March 2010
    Purp wrote: »
    YAY!!! Thanks, OzzieMonkey (and Mixnmojo.com) for the update!! Hooray!!

    No problem, oh and btw, there's even more there too. Apparrently last week on her twitter Alexandra Boyd said she was going to record the next series of Monkey Island!
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