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Or, to use ScreenRants’ headline: “Elijah Wood Pitches TV Reboot Of Lucasfilm’s Underrated 33-Year-Old Adventure Franchise.” Apparently, the former Hobbit and confirmed Monkey Island fan, has set his sights on Sam & Max:

Now, in an interview with ScreenRant's Ash Crossan about his work in Among Us, Elijah Wood shared his hopes for a new Sam & Max TV reboot, specifically based on Lucasfilm's Hit the Road title. The Emmy nominee praised the 33-year-old title for having "a really great art style," which he further feels "lent itself to an animated series."

Not a bad proposal. ScreenRant proceeds to serve up a shaky Sam & Max story, which you should read all the same.

Source: ScreenRant

Yep, it’s that time of year again – another The Wolf Among Us 2 announcement. This time, though, it looks like it’ll stick.

Sweet!

Release date… well, year… is 2027, so maybe it’ll hit your device before we turn thirty. Check out the official Telltale(!) website.

Oh, and a remaster of the original – a perennial Mojo favorite – is slated for a 2026 release, so hey, no complaints from me on that front.

Daniel Albu hasn’t posted an interview in a while, but he gets the floor today because it turns out we overlooked his latest upload a few months back. And it’s a doozy, a near five-hour conversation with compatibility tech Lynn Taylor, who worked from 1995-2008 at LucasArts.

Obviously, at that length, Daniel and Lynn go through one heckavu deep dive of her career. I’ll turn your attention to two moments that might be of particularly interest: at 35:49 there’s talk of the Young Indy game that was being made at LucasLearning, which Taylor calls “basically done” and reveals actually had River Phoenix voicing Indy. And at 4:33:56 comes some talk about the fates of Full Throttle 2 and Sam & Max 2.

Here again with an interview round-up. The latest from Ron McAdams is a chat with Collette Michaud, whose many credits at LucasArts were predominantly artist and animator roles. You may also know her for a choice bit of trivia: she was the rotoscoping reference for Sophia Hapgood’s animations in Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. Sure, we'd all like that on our resume, but only she can claim the honor.

Elsewhere we have an interview with the much-elusive designer Sean Clark, and that means you get recollections about Fate of Atlantis, Sam & Max Hit the Road, The Dig, Escape from Monkey Island and Full Throttle: Hell on Wheels. He even confirms a longstanding rumor that he pitched in on Sam & Max: Freelance Police toward the end, specifically helping out on its many minigames. You know, the ones you never got to play. Too soon?

We haven’t heard a whole lot about Puzzle Agent in a while, so I was somewhat surprised to see Graham Annable update his Grickle store with Nelson-Tether-related products. Pleasantly surprised, as it is – a patch, a sticker, and a combo pack. Not exactly a new game, but hey, we take what we can get.

Now go shop.

Deadline reports that renowned editor of the New Hollywood era, Marcia Lucas, passed away of cancer on May 27th.

Born Marcia Griffin, she was an important collaborator on the early pictures of Martin Scorsese and then-husband George Lucas, with her credits including American Graffiti, Taxi Driver, and Star Wars.

She was no less influential outside her credits: she cut together Al Pacino’s screen tests for The Godfather, helping Francis Ford Coppola strengthen his case to Paramount (which was against his casting), and the last scene between Indy and Marion at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark was conceived at her suggestion.

In acknowledgment of her role in the foundational days of the company, Lucasfilm has posted a tribute of its own.

Source: Lucasfilm

Mixnmojo declared every month Pride Month a year ago today. Lest ye think that applies only to 2025, this is your reminder that every month is Pride Month. What year? Every year.

Neptune's navel, but what a year. We got a little planet with a whole lotta queers, a small number of people who would like to round them. With corporate funding for Pride going as kaputt as the US's credibility and the UK shoving a wedge issue up its own arsenal, one questions the inalienable structure of the world we've inherited and how much longer we need keep our heads above this flood of AI-riddled, misanthropic nonsense.

Still, people keep making things. There's a bundle of LGBT+ games/art over on Itch you could buy. Try reading queer (non)fiction. (Footnote: I'm starting On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous.) Maybe write a letter or protest. Or just tell a queer person you love 'em.

Happy Pride, always. (Footnote: All of you. Except Sam Altman and Peter Thiel, but those have it coming.) The struggle is eternal, but so is Pride Month.

If you happen to be Remi, you know that I’ve long been a thorn in your side about the frankly sorry offering of merchandise available at Mojo’s TeePublic page.

Why could we not, pitched I as a random example, grow the inventory with something that'll really turn some heads, like a B minus reproduction of the official Maniac Mansion T-shirt offered from the LucasArts company store back in the day?

Ron’s Computer’s Videos has published an interview with its latest Mojo-relevant guest, Ken Macklin. As you may/should know, Macklin is an accomplished comic artist whose work in the olden days of Lucasfilm Games included the iconic cover painting for the iconic graphic adventure Maniac Mansion. The discussion of that part of his career starts at the 32:27 mark.

Source: Ron's Computer Videos

Tom Kane has passed away. In a 30+ year career, the actor had a prolific number of roles to his name, retiring finally in 2021 after a stroke.

For many, he will be known for playing major roles in children's animated shows, like The Powerpuff Girls, The Wild Thornberries, Kim Possible, and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends; others will know him from various Star Wars games, including Battlefront and Knights of the Old Republic.

Perhaps most relevant to Mojo are his turns in Grim Fandango, Curse of Monkey Island (including Capt. Rottingham), and Escape from Monkey Island (including Pegnose Pete).

It was a long and illustrious career that most actors would love to have. All of our condolences to his loved ones.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

For you aristocrats out there who have upgraded your Switch to its glossier sequel, you'll be happy to know that as of yesterday, the smash hit Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is available for the Switch 2, notching its bedpost with yet another platform.

This news was accompanied by a massive update which you can peruse on Steam, the highlight no doubt being this:

We’ve added a new outfit for Indy for all players across all platforms, based on the suit he wore in Club Obi Wan at the beginning of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom™.

To switch to this outfit, visit the “Outfit” tab in the Options menu and select the “Shanghai Club” outfit.

When equipped, Indy will wear this outfit whenever he isn’t wearing a disguise, or if the level requires a special outfit such as in Marshall College or in Nepal.

Outfitting Indy in that white tux was of course Spielberg's nod to Goldfinger. Below is a trailer for the Switch 2 launch, and you can glimpse Indy in his vaunted new duds 41 seconds in.

Source: Steam

We turn our heads for two measly months, and Ron's Computer Videos (Footnote: Now proudly part of the “Adventure Game Hotspot Network," so excuse you) has already collected four more talks with LucasArts alumni. Enjoy:

Source: Ron's Computer Videos

Double Fine is the latest Microsoft studio to opt for unionising, filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board. They're doing so in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America, which released a statement to Aftermath: "We appreciate that Microsoft has taken a neutral approach and agreed not to interfere in any way with worker’s rights to organize unions."

The article also outlines developments in the Microsoft gaming sphere, including Microsoft's delayed ratification of other unions.

Good luck to Double Fine and its staff. Someone knock on Sam Houser's yacht's window and tell him to grow up.

Source: Aftermath

I recently noticed a weird uptick over at The SCUMM Bar – our walkthroughs were inundated with hits, more so than we’ve seen in years. Why? I assume that AIs frustrate people enough to push them over to classic search engines and old-school solutions. AIs, as it seems, aren’t particularly well-versed in game hints. And, as I am a man of science, I decided to dig a bit further into it.

Go witness alternate-dimension Monkey Island games as we await our AI overlords to conquer Mojo, The SCUMM Bar, and… well, those are the only sites that matter.

In a time where studios no longer place value on proper, illustrated posters, Tony Stella’s work kept alive a tradition of one-sheets that were evocative works of art unto themselves. His death at the age of 45 is shocking and a massive loss.

Primarily known for his superb artwork for classic movies commissioned by boutique home video labels, Stella was correctly tapped for the fifth Indiana Jones after Drew Struzan had to turn down the gig, turning in the poster design recognizable as the sole one that wasn’t Photoshop nonsense. We have a gallery of his Dial of Destiny work here, but his contributions to the original trilogy are no joke either.

Let it be known that I apologize for this: Jason literally forced me to write a review for a game I barely had time to play. And here it is:

All said, Kiln is an excellent, fun game, so I guess everything worked out as well as it conceivably could have. Go read!

In the market for a LRG Grim Fandango box? Today’s your lucky day – or at least one lucky reader of The Adventurer’s lucky day. Answer one of the many questions within the latest issue, and you will be in the drawing to win a copy of Grim for the Xbone. What if I’m not a subscriber?!, you may cry. Simple, just sign up, and you’re good to go.

Some restrictions may apply, etc., etc. Now go read and enter the contest.

(If you need a further reason to check out the latest issue, we also have the gripping story of Return to Monkey Island’s official abbreviation, ReMI, and some elTee shaming.)

That’s right, Double Fine’s multiplayer oddity (Footnote: … and I mean that as a compliment ye of little faith…) hits the streets in a mere hour. That’s 8 am PST.

Buy it for any platform not called Switch and join forum member, anothercustard, in what likely will be an epic battle of clay. More Mojoers will presumably join soon as well.

… and presumably the major update should appear on Steam, too – I’m not seeing it yet. Anyway, console links:

• Xbox
• Switch
• PlayStation

Un-dull your life and get it if you already haven’t!

And the date is April 16th:

Wishlist the sucker here:

• Xbox
• Switch
• Playstation

Death by Scrolling did, of course, take home the coveted Mojo Game of the Year award, so we firmly stand behind anyone who gets it for any and all platforms. It plays well on a computer, but I imagine it’ll be even better on the big screen. Or portable screen. Read our review for a refresher.