- Tim Schafer talks Psychonauts 2 and more remasters of Lucasarts adventure games - 21 April 2018
Tim Schafer, the designer of all-time PC Gamer favourites like Grim Fandango , Full Throttle and Day of the Tentacle received the BAFTA Fellowship last week in recognition of his creative contribution to games. Along with much of the staff at Double Fine, Schafer is currently working on a sequel to cult classic Psychonauts 2, which was successfully crowdfunded in January 2016.  We never seem to pass up an opportunity to talk to Schafer , and at EGX Rezzed last Friday I sat down with him to ask how Psychonauts 2 is coming along and whether he'd be interested in remastering more of Lucasarts' treasure trove of adventure games—even if they weren't games he worked on.  How does receiving the BAFTA Fellowship make you feel? Besides old? It's really nice. It's coming from an organisation that values creativity and tries to encourage that in a generati…
- Psychonauts, Everything, and more are super cheap during the Double Fine Humble sale - 24 January 2018
The Humble Store is holding a huge Double Fine sale today. The sale runs through 10 a.m. Pacific (1 p.m. Eastern) tomorrow, Thursday, January 25, and includes games that the studio both developed and published. You can find all the games in question by searching for Double Fine in the store, or by following this link . Here are some of the best games and discounts available:   *  Everything - $8 at 50 percent off ( $10 with the OST )  ; *  Psychonauts - $2 at 85% off  ; *  Day of the Tentacle Remastered - $5 at 67 percent off  ; *  Grim Fandango Remastered - $4 at 75 percent off  ; *  Full Throttle Remastered - $10 at 34 percent off ; *  Broken Age - $5 at 75 percent off   ; *  Escape Goat 2 - $4 at 60 percent off   ; Some online stores give us a small cut if you buy something through one of our links. Read our affili…
- Double Fine's adventure games headline the Humble 'Day of the Devs' Bundle - 24 October 2017
Day of the Devs is an upcoming gaming event where fans can meet up with a bunch of game developers to hang out and revel in their mutual passion. It's also the catalyst for Humble Bundle's latest bundle, which is offering $131 worth of games at obscene discounts.  Spend any amount on the Day of the Devs bundle and you'll get TumbleSeed , a 2D roguelike about pushing a seed up a mountain with a balance beam; Loot Rascals , a grid-based roguelike about exploring alien planets; and Grim Fandango Remastered, the definitive version of Double Fine's classic (which we loved) .  At the time of writing, the bundle's average donation is $6.02. Chip in more than that and you'll get Abzu, one of the best underwater games around ; Flinthook , a cheerful, skill-based platformer; and Day of the Tentacle Remastered , another fantastic adventure game which benefit…
- Day of the Tentacle Remastered free for Twitch Prime members - 5 August 2017
Good news, Twitch Prime subscribers: you get to play one of the best point-and-click adventures of all time for free. All you need to do is get the Twitch desktop app and head over to Day of the Tentacle Remastered's Twitch page to start downloading. If you like point-and-clicks then you'll probably love this one, but if you're still on the fence head over to Andy's review . It's an updated version of Lucas Art's 1993 classic, and is arguably the publisher's funniest effort. It usually costs around £11/$15. Make your mind up sharpish, mind, because the offer ends on Tuesday (August 8). Twitch Prime is included for free in Amazon Prime memberships — click here to find out how to activate it. If you subscribe you'll get free games, DLC, and ad-free viewing on Twitch.  Previous goodies include Oxenfree, Titan Souls, and Overwatch loo…
- Happy Memorial Day Weekend! - 26 May 2017
It's a three day weekend, which means an extra 24 hours of gaming time has just appeared in your life, just like when you put on an old pair of jeans and find a $20 bill in the pocket. How will you use it? So many options! It's OK you don't need to think for yourself, we'll tell you what to do - Play this all-time classic adventure game at this crazy low low discounted price! There's literally not a better answer available to you and anyone who says there is is clearly deluded, or a huge liar, or maybe both. If you encounter them simply raise your hand up in front of their face, and repeat after me "Speak the newly-mutated tentacle-hand bozo!!" That should put them in their place. Now you are free to enjoy Day of the Tentacle Remastered! Have fun!
- Happy Memorial Day Weekend! - 26 May 2017
It's a three day weekend, which means an extra 24 hours of gaming time has just appeared in your life, just like when you put on an old pair of jeans and find a $20 bill in the pocket. How will you use it? So many options! It's OK you don't need to think for yourself, we'll tell you what to do - Play this all-time classic adventure game at this crazy low low discounted price! There's literally not a better answer available to you and anyone who says there is is clearly deluded, or a huge liar, or maybe both. If you encounter them simply raise your hand up in front of their face, and repeat after me "Speak the newly-mutated tentacle-hand bozo!!" That should put them in their place. Now you are free to enjoy Day of the Tentacle Remastered! Have fun!
- Daily Deal - Day of the Tentacle Remastered, 66% Off - 23 January 2017
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- Linux DOTT Update! - 14 October 2016
Attention all time traveling penguins, the Linux version of Day of the Tentacle Remastered has been updated with the following changes: Performance - introduced some optimisations that significantly reduce CPU usage Controls - pulled in upstream controllerdefs.txt to add support for additional gamepads Audio - added `--audio-devices` and `--audio-device` launch options for ALSA users and anybody having the game use the wrong audio device (see readme file for usage) Enjoy!
- Linux DOTT Update! - 14 October 2016
Attention all time traveling penguins, the Linux version of Day of the Tentacle Remastered has been updated with the following changes: Performance - introduced some optimisations that significantly reduce CPU usage Controls - pulled in upstream controllerdefs.txt to add support for additional gamepads Audio - added `--audio-devices` and `--audio-device` launch options for ALSA users and anybody having the game use the wrong audio device (see readme file for usage) Enjoy!
- Linux version now available! - 11 July 2016
We're happy to report that the Linux version of Day of the Tentacle Remastered is now available! Thanks very much to Cheese for the hard work porting the game, and also to everyone who helped with testing!
- Linux version now available! - 11 July 2016
We're happy to report that the Linux version of Day of the Tentacle Remastered is now available! Thanks very much to Cheese for the hard work porting the game, and also to everyone who helped with testing!
- Taking on Day of the Tentacle without a walkthrough - 24 June 2016
This article was originally published in PC Gamer issue 292 . For more quality articles about all things PC gaming, you can subscribe now in the UK and the US . I never played Day of the Tentacle, despite its reputation as one of the best adventure games ever made. With the remastered edition now available, Andy has challenged me to finish it without a walkthrough. It s my chance to experience the game as it was meant to be played without the safety net of the internet. In the spirit of the era, I can use Andy as my very own LucasArts helpline. Be warned, there are puzzle and plot spoilers throughout this article. I m not too bad at modern adventure games I completed the Blackwell series without a walkthrough but I m less adept at the older ones. Monkey Island 2 had me utterly stumped. Judging by Day of the Tentacle s opening cutscene, I m worried this will be more of the same. It appea…
- 1.04 patch notes - 1 June 2016
Day of the Tentacle Remastered has been updated today with a mixture of bug fixes and requested features! We looked at the highest rated issues on our support site, and tried to address everything we agreed would be great to have fixed or added. We ‘re happy to report that along with numerous fixes, we were able to address requests such as adding more save slots to Maniac Mansion, and adding in the classic compressed sound effects as an alternate sound option. Unless major issues are discovered, this will be the final update for DOTT Remastered, allowing the team to move on to work on Full Throttle Remastered! (other than the Linux version which is coming soon!) Maniac Mansion - added multiple save slots and support for saving anywhere (except during cutscenes). Audio - added a setting to toggle between remastered and classic sound effects Accessibility - added a command line flag "--UI…
- 1.04 patch notes - 1 June 2016
Day of the Tentacle Remastered has been updated today with a mixture of bug fixes and requested features! We looked at the highest rated issues on our support site, and tried to address everything we agreed would be great to have fixed or added. We ‘re happy to report that along with numerous fixes, we were able to address requests such as adding more save slots to Maniac Mansion, and adding in the classic compressed sound effects as an alternate sound option. Unless major issues are discovered, this will be the final update for DOTT Remastered, allowing the team to move on to work on Full Throttle Remastered! (other than the Linux version which is coming soon!) Maniac Mansion - added multiple save slots and support for saving anywhere (except during cutscenes). Audio - added a setting to toggle between remastered and classic sound effects Accessibility - added a command line flag "--UI…
- 1.03 patch notes - 4 April 2016
Another patch is going up today with the following fixes: Audio - improved accuracy of remastered pitch bend logo sound in the intro cutscene. Art - fixed a minor bug where a stray white pixel appeared in Laverne's shoes in a particular costume. Art - fixed a minor bug where Green Tentacle sorted behind a desk incorrectly in a certain room. Commentary - fixed a minor typo in English. UI - removed the concept art unlocked notification at the top of the screen during gameplay. You can still see when new art has been unlocked by looking at the main/pause menu. Fixed a bug where the wrong language would be selected by default on the first launch of the game depending on the OS user interface language. Windows - worked around an issue where the window location could be saved in a bad location if you played on multiple monitors and then later unplugged the monitor the game window was displaye…
- 1.03 patch notes - 4 April 2016
Another patch is going up today with the following fixes: Audio - improved accuracy of remastered pitch bend logo sound in the intro cutscene. Art - fixed a minor bug where a stray white pixel appeared in Laverne's shoes in a particular costume. Art - fixed a minor bug where Green Tentacle sorted behind a desk incorrectly in a certain room. Commentary - fixed a minor typo in English. UI - removed the concept art unlocked notification at the top of the screen during gameplay. You can still see when new art has been unlocked by looking at the main/pause menu. Fixed a bug where the wrong language would be selected by default on the first launch of the game depending on the OS user interface language. Windows - worked around an issue where the window location could be saved in a bad location if you played on multiple monitors and then later unplugged the monitor the game window was displaye…
- PC Gamer UK Podcast 003: Day of the Tentacle, Fallout 4 DLC - 29 March 2016
Is it the trio of zany characters on a time-travel adventure? Is it the horde of robots challenging you to an arena fight? Is it you friends, relaxing with a glass of Welsh cider and asking that you mount them? Maybe, just maybe, it's you who has been John Carpenter's The Thunged. Grab Episode 003: John Carpenter's The Thunged directly here . You can also subscribe on iTunes or keep up with new releases using our RSS feed . Discussed: Day of the Tentacle Remastered, Fallout 4: Automatron, Samurai Gunn, Mount Your Friends, The Thing, Blade Runner, Prey 2. This week: Samuel Roberts , Phil Savage , Andy Kelly The PC Gamer UK Podcast is a weekly podcast about PC gaming. Thoughts? Feedback? Requests? Get in touch at [email protected] and use the subject line Podcast , or tweet us via the links above. Music this week is from Max Payne 2.
- 1.02 patch notes - 28 March 2016
We're pushing an update today with the following fixes: Audio - attempt at addressing the reported audio corruption issue. The development team has not been able to reproduce this problem but we are attempting to work around it based on the information provided by players. Audio - on Windows fixed a minor timing issue leading to slightly delayed music looping. Achievements - fixed Moronic Drone not unlocking correctly when using the "give" verb instead of "use." Concept art - fixed a bug where art numbered 140-144 would sometimes not unlock depending on how a puzzle was solved. Controls - added support for '+/=' key to modify subtitle text speed to go along with '-' key. OSX - fixed a crash when opening the bonus menu while set to German language. Windows - fixed a crash when running the game under a Windows username that uses "wide" characters. Windows - fixed a similar issue when the…
- 1.02 patch notes - 28 March 2016
We're pushing an update today with the following fixes: Audio - attempt at addressing the reported audio corruption issue. The development team has not been able to reproduce this problem but we are attempting to work around it based on the information provided by players. Audio - on Windows fixed a minor timing issue leading to slightly delayed music looping. Achievements - fixed Moronic Drone not unlocking correctly when using the "give" verb instead of "use." Concept art - fixed a bug where art numbered 140-144 would sometimes not unlock depending on how a puzzle was solved. Controls - added support for '+/=' key to modify subtitle text speed to go along with '-' key. OSX - fixed a crash when opening the bonus menu while set to German language. Windows - fixed a crash when running the game under a Windows username that uses "wide" characters. Windows - fixed a similar issue when the…
- Day of the Tentacle Remastered review - 26 March 2016
NEED TO KNOW What is it? The classic LucasArts point-and-click adventure, remastered. Expect to pa y 11/$15 Developer Double Fine Productions Publisher In-house Reviewed on GeForce GTX 970, Intel i7-5820K, 16GB RAM Multiplayer None Link Official site Released in 1993, Day of the Tentacle is widely regarded as the best, and funniest, of LucasArts beloved point-and-click adventures. Created by a dream team of adventure game developers including Tim Schafer, Dave Grossman, Peter Chan, and Ron Gilbert, it s the story of an evil tentacle who wants to take over the world, and three time-traveling teenagers on a mission to stop him. Hoagie, a laid-back heavy metal roadie, is stuck in colonial America. Laverne, a deranged medical student, is trapped in a dystopian future where tentacles rule the world. And Bernard, a stereotypical nerd, is in the present day. But despite the vast temporal gulf…
