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INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Katie Hallahan and Cesar Bittar (Phoenix Online Studios)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Phoenix Online Studios (creators of freeware King’s Quest fangame The Silver Lining) recently announced that they had partnered with Khaeon Gamestudio and would be collaborating with renowned game designer Jane Jensen (Gabriel Knight, Gray Matter) and art director Romano Molenaar (X-Men, Tomb Raider) to launch their first commercial game – Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller. Alternative Magazine Online is therefore delighted to present an interview with two members of the Phoenix Online team: Katie Hallahan (PR Director for Phoenix Online) and Cesar Bittar (CEO of Phoenix Online)!

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GAME REVIEW – Jurassic Park: The Game (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Jurassic Park: The Game is an episodic, downloadable video game developed by Telltale Games. It takes players back to Isla Nublar – the site of Jurassic Park – during and immediately after the events of the first film. Dennis Nedry’s lost Barbasol shaving-cream can and the embryos contained within once again become a major plot point as brand new characters and existing secondary ones struggle to escape the infamous dinosaur-infested island. The first episode was originally planned for release in April 2011, but the entire game was delayed until November 2011, resulting in all four episodes launching at once.

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BOOK REVIEW – Hardcoregaming101.net Presents: The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures

By Marty Mulrooney

Hardcoregaming101.net Presents The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures

Hardcoregaming101.net Presents: The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures is ‘an ode to one of the oldest genres in electronic gaming’ – aka adventure games – compiled and edited by Kurt Kalata. It is 772 pages in length and covers over 300 games, focusing on such prominent publishers as LucasArts and Sierra On-Line, as well as several other popular and not-so-popular series and games. It also includes a number of interviews with classic game developers such as Al Lowe (creator of Leisure Suit Larry) and Corey Cole (creator of Quest for Glory).

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AMO COMPETITION – Win The Book of Unwritten Tales (PC)!

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To celebrate today’s release of The Book of Unwritten Tales (PC), AMO has teamed up with publisher Lace Mamba Global to offer our readers the chance to win a free copy! The game has a recommended retail price of £24.99 and includes a 36 page art book, a soundtrack CD and a double-sided A2 artwork poster! Read on to find out more!

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