Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded aims for May 31 launch in NA, June in EU]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/22/leisure-suit-larry-reloaded-aims-for-may-31-launch-in-na-june/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/22/leisure-suit-larry-reloaded-aims-for-may-31-launch-in-na-june/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/22/leisure-suit-larry-reloaded-aims-for-may-31-launch-in-na-june/#comments Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded due out in June in Europe, May 31 in NALeisure Suit Larry: Reloaded needs to work out the kinks in its pick-up lines, but the game should be out by May 31 in North America, Replay Games CEO Paul Trowe told Shacknews.

"We should be in beta this week," Trowe said. "We need to get all the bugs and game freezes out of the way, and maybe do pick-up lines with the actors that may have been missed. We'll get the game to about 7,500 of our Kickstarter backers for the beta test, and they'll also be testing foreign language versions as well."

The beta should run about two weeks, Trowe said, and when it launches, Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded will be $20 for PC, Mac and Linux. During GDC, Trowe told us he hoped to see Reloaded out between May 15 - 30. The game is scheduled to hit Europe in June for £15.

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JoystiqLeisure Suit Larry: Reloaded aims for May 31 launch in NA, June in EU originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>leisure-suit-larry-in-the-land-of-the-lounge-lizardsleisure-suit-larry-reloadedLinuxmacpcrelease-dateReplay-GamesMon, 22 Apr 2013 20:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Leisure Suit Larry out second half of May, free-to-play Larry casino game in works]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/28/leisure-suit-larry-out-second-half-of-may-free-to-play-larry-ca/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/28/leisure-suit-larry-out-second-half-of-may-free-to-play-larry-ca/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/28/leisure-suit-larry-out-second-half-of-may-free-to-play-larry-ca/#comments Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards' HD remake will be available sometime between May 15 - 30, Replay Games CEO Paul Trowe told us at GDC. We got some time with the game, which we learned had many of its puzzles altered so fans of the original game can't just power through it. The game will be available on PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Steam, Ouya, Linux and Blackberry.

Asked what's next for Replay Games, Trowe told us they are weighing the options of remaking Leisure Suit Larry 2 or creating an eighth all-new installment in the series. Before that, Replay will create a free-to-play Leisure Suit Larry casino game. Asked if it'll be in the style of Sierra's Hoyle games series, Trowe replied, "We haven't written the design document yet."

The LSL remake was funded through Kickstarter, receiving $655,182 in contributions. The update has been tweaked with new character models of sponsors and there's even a walk of shame outside Lefty's bar, with stars joking about specific about sponsors. Replay isn't planning on a Kickstarter for future games, with Trowe noting they should have the money off this game to fund future projects.

JoystiqLeisure Suit Larry out second half of May, free-to-play Larry casino game in works originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidgdc-2013iosipadiphoneleisure-suit-larry-in-the-land-of-the-lounge-lizardsmacmobilepcreplay-gamesThu, 28 Mar 2013 11:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Leisure Suit Larry 'Greatest Hits and Misses' collection now on GOG]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/19/leisure-suit-larry-greatest-hits-and-misses-collection-now-on/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/19/leisure-suit-larry-greatest-hits-and-misses-collection-now-on/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/19/leisure-suit-larry-greatest-hits-and-misses-collection-now-on/#comments Leisure Suit Larry 'Greatest Hits and Misses' collection now on GOGClassic PC adventure gaming examples of how not to pick up women have been spritzed with horrendous cologne and dressed up as GOG's Leisure Suit Larry "Greatest Hits and Misses" collection. The $10 pack includes the first five Larry jams, the oldest of which (Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards) comes in both Original and VGA flavors.

The release of this collection marks the first time that Larry's adventures have swung both ways, by which we mean "been both PC and Mac OSX compatible," obviously. The collection also includes the 1981 text-based DOS/Apple II game Softporn Adventure, which despite how it sounds, is mostly about navigating a bar and reading newspapers. Not that we've played it or anything.

Since this collection's screenshots and trailer are borderline not safe for work, we've decided to err on the side of caution and refrain from hosting them on our family friendly internet blog-o-site. Clicking all up on the source link below will take you where you want to go, if you're into that sort of thing.

JoystiqLeisure Suit Larry 'Greatest Hits and Misses' collection now on GOG originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>CodemastersGOGleisure-suit-larryleisure-suit-larry-3-passionate-patti-in-pursuit-of-pulsating-peleisure-suit-larry-5-passionate-patti-does-a-little-undercover-wleisure-suit-larry-6-shape-up-or-slip-outleisure-suit-larry-goes-looking-for-love-in-several-wrong-placesleisure-suit-larry-in-the-land-of-the-lounge-lizardsmacpcSierrasoftporn-adventureSat, 19 Jan 2013 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Austin Wintory's journey to the 2013 Grammys]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/austin-wintorys-journey-to-the-2013-grammys/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/austin-wintorys-journey-to-the-2013-grammys/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/austin-wintorys-journey-to-the-2013-grammys/#comments Austin WintoryOn the day Grammy nominations were scheduled to be announced, Austin Wintory didn't get much work done. As the composer for Journey, Wintory had an inkling that he might be nominated in Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, and he was distracted all day, constantly refreshing the Grammy page, scanning for his name. By evening the list still wasn't posted and he gave up on trying to focus. He got in his car, determined to go home, make dinner and then check the page again.

"The instant I got in my car, my email started blinking. Of all people, it was from my friend Christopher Tin, emailing me to say 'CONGRATULATIONS' - in all caps."

Tin won the first Grammy for a piece of video game music, Civilization 4's "Baba Yetu," in 2011. He and Wintory had been friends for years. When Wintory saw that email, he quickly called Tin and the subsequent conversation went something like this:

"What are you - are you on the website?" Wintory asked Tin. "What's going on?"

"Yeah, I'm looking right at it! There you are!" Tin replied. And then, after a second, the situation dawned on him. "Wait a minute - you didn't know this already?"

"No! I'm in my car right now."

"Oh, this is perfect."

Just then Wintory's phone began buzzing, beeping and possibly sobbing under the barrage of emails, texts and calls from friends and well-wishers. Two weeks later, Wintory agrees with Tin's assessment of events.

"As fate had it, I heard from Chris himself," he says. "I had no foresight, I had absolutely no plan, and yet in hindsight, I wouldn't have it any other way."

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JoystiqAustin Wintory's journey to the 2013 Grammys originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We can't think of two games that could possibly be more disparate from one another than Journey and Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, but we apparently live in the wackiest of all possible universes because Journey's Grammy-nominated composer Austin Wintory will also be lending his talents to Larry's upcoming adventure. Weird.

"That's my era as a gamer growing up," Wintory told Polygon. "This was like a fantasy to work on a game like that." Leisure Suit Larry creator Al Lowe confirmed with Wintory that he was okay with writing "seedy, back alley kind of stuff" before finalizing the deal, so we probably shouldn't expect the same sort of grand, sweeping orchestral majesty that Wintory penned for Journey, as heard above.

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards is slated to really class up the joint sometime next year.

JoystiqJourney composer Austin Wintory writing score for Leisure Suit Larry originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Al-Loweaustin-wintorycomposerjourneykickstarterleisure-suit-larry-in-the-land-of-the-lounge-lizardsmusicpcReplay-GamesscoresoundtrackTue, 11 Dec 2012 17:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Leisure Suit Larry won't finish early or on time, delayed to 2013]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/07/leisure-suit-larry-wont-finish-early-or-on-time-delayed-to-201/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/07/leisure-suit-larry-wont-finish-early-or-on-time-delayed-to-201/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/07/leisure-suit-larry-wont-finish-early-or-on-time-delayed-to-201/#comments ImageThe HD remake of Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards is breaking out the slow jams. Its Kickstarter campaign successfully raised $655,000 last week, which means more content in-game and a longer development cycle in reality, Replay Games has announced. The title was originally slated to drop in October, but it has now been pushed to launch in 2013 so Replay can add "more rooms, another girl, and all new dialogue in the game."

Founder Paul Trowe said Replay could probably make the game complete by December, but he wants to avoid the holiday madness and make sure it's fully polished at launch. He's set up a development blog for voyeurs fans to keep track of Leisure Suit Larry's progress.

JoystiqLeisure Suit Larry won't finish early or on time, delayed to 2013 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 May 2012 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Delayleisure-suit-larry-in-the-land-of-the-lounge-lizardsPaul-TrowepcreplayReplay-GamesMon, 07 May 2012 19:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Leisure Suit Larry Kickstarter finishes, towels off with $655K]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/leisure-suit-larry-kickstarter-finishes-towels-off-with-655k/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/leisure-suit-larry-kickstarter-finishes-towels-off-with-655k/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/leisure-suit-larry-kickstarter-finishes-towels-off-with-655k/#comments The HD remake of Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards has concluded its Kickstarter campaign, with $655,182 in contributions left on the nightstand. Another $20,000 more in PayPal contributions were wired for services to be rendered.

The remake of the mature-themed sexventure series, about the down-on-his-luck and looking-to-get-down Larry Laffer, reached its $500,000 goal last week.

Replay Games, which announced the venture last October, couldn't obtain funding through the regular venture capital channels and went to Kickstarter. Oh, Replay, you didn't have to go through all that effort earlier. Never doubt the internet's desire for smut and pervy puns.

JoystiqLeisure Suit Larry Kickstarter finishes, towels off with $655K originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 May 2012 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>kickstarterleisure-suit-larryleisure-suit-larry-in-the-land-of-the-lounge-lizardspcreplay-gamesThu, 03 May 2012 19:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Leisure Suit Larry HD meets its Kickstarter goal]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/25/leisure-suit-larry-hd-meets-its-kickstarter-goal/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/25/leisure-suit-larry-hd-meets-its-kickstarter-goal/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/25/leisure-suit-larry-hd-meets-its-kickstarter-goal/#comments Thanks to backers, Replay Games should have no issue finishing up work on Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards. With only six days left on the Kickstarter campaign, the $500,000 goal has been met.

We wonder if somebody dropped the 50 grand to change the "Ken sent me" password? Replay Games has expressed interest in updating other Leisure Suit Larry titles, so we expect to hear about those soon enough - at least, after the folks at Replay finish counting their cash and wrapping up work on Leisure Suit Larry HD.

[Thanks, Tom]

JoystiqLeisure Suit Larry HD meets its Kickstarter goal originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For $50,000, you can alter the "Ken sent me" password in Leisure Suit Larry, which is used to gain access to a room even seedier than the bar to which it's connected. You can forever change it to your own name. This profane act is the most tempting, most outrageous reward tier for a new Kickstarter by Replay Games, to fund continued development of the HD remake of Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards.

Replay wants to localize the game into more languages and put it on more devices -- and it has plans for Larrys 2-7 as well -- so it's joined the Kickstarter gravy train to seek $500,000. Other reward tiers offer digital or physical copies of the game, posters, and even Larry-branded condoms.

How much do we have to pay in for an updated Laffer Utilities?

JoystiqLeisure Suit Larry HD seeks a Kickstart originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidiosiphonekickstarterleisure-suit-larryleisure-suit-larry-in-the-land-of-the-lounge-lizardsmacmobilepcreplay-gamesMon, 02 Apr 2012 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Leisure Suit Larry coming in HD next year]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/10/leisure-suit-larry-coming-in-hd-next-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/10/leisure-suit-larry-coming-in-hd-next-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/10/leisure-suit-larry-coming-in-hd-next-year/#comments Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards returns in HD for the series' 25th anniversary in Q4 2012. This will be the second update of the bawdy 1987 Sierra adventure game classic, which went from 16-color EGA art and a keyboard interface to stunning VGA graphics and mouse controls in 1991.

EGM reports the update will be handled by Replay Games, with the assistance and blessing of series creator Al Lowe -- something that the most recent entries in the series didn't have. The game is planned for almost every PC, console and mobile digital distribution platform.

"I'm overjoyed to see Larry released from his digital dungeon after all this time, and be placed in the hands of someone who understands him and wants to see him, brought back to the forefront by people who love him and understand him," Lowe told EGM.

If successful, Replay Games plans to keep on doing the HD updates, and doing them well, working its way through the series' original seven installments (Leisure Suite Larry 4: The Missing Floppies will remain missing). Replay is also planning on new adventures for Larry Laffer in the internet age.

JoystiqLeisure Suit Larry coming in HD next year originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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