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Hamlet: The Game coming to iPad, iPhone and Mac

Griffin McElroy — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:30:00 EST

Deins Galanin's independently-developed adventure game based on the greatest play of all time (other than High School Musical: The Musical, of course), Hamlet, caught our eye when it launched on PC earlier this year. And not just because of its preposterously lengthy title -- Hamlet: Or the last game without MMORPG features, shaders and product placement -- but also because of its unique take on Shakespeare's epic tragedy. Soon, you'll be able to see what's rotten in the state of Denmark whilst on the go -- the game's coming to iOS platforms and Mac sometime before the end of January 2011.

We'll let you know when the game gets a firm release date and price. For now, you can check out a trailer after the break to get a glimpse of the game's style ... or, you could just go read the play, dummy. It's pretty much the same thing, except it doesn't have quite so many logic puzzles. Or lightbulb hats. Or sea monsters.

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The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Hamlet, or the last game without MMORPG features, shaders and product placement

Justin McElroy — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:30:00 EST

Being a giant, beloved video game site has its downsides. For example, we sometimes neglect to give independent developers our coverage love (or loverage, if you will) as we get caught up in AAA, AAAA or the rare quintuple-A titles. To remedy that, we're giving indies the chance to create their own loverage and sell you, the fans, on their studios and products. This week we talk with mif2000 (Deins Galanin) about how he turned the unlikeliest of IPs into a point-and-click PC adventure called Hamlet.

Joystiq: How did you or your company get started?

Deins Galanin: Before I became an independent developer, I spent five years working in a Russian game development company, where I helped develop a number of commercial games. (Some of them are very popular in Russia, but almost unknown in the west.) At a certain point, each developer faces a tough moral choice: either do what you're told to do, or do what you want to do. I chose the latter and became an independent developer.

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Hooray for progress: Hamlet game coming next month

Justin McElroy — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:00:00 EST

You can stop the letter writing and e-petitions, your prayers have been answered: Indie dev mif2000 has turned Shakespeare's timeless tragedy Hamlet into a colorful adventure game, full of itemless logic puzzles, boss battles and seemingly little pathos. Oh, and Claudius has a guitar, so there's at least one thing that's true to the original.

The clip after the trailer may give your English professor fits, but if you're intrigued, you can plan to get thee to a funnery on April 8.

[Via IndieGames.com]

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