‘Tis the season for it, apparently. After XCOM and Syndicate, next from the roster of beloved 1990s PC games to see a suitably modern first-person shooter remake is The Secret Of Monkey Island. “Time has moved on,” announced LucasGames chief modernisation officer Ian Koticiello. “We’re big fans of the original Monkey Island, we’re definitely paying as much homage to it as we can – bringing across the essence of the world, the core essence of what it is to be an inept wannabe pirate with a glock safe action pistol.”

M.O.N.K.E.Y., due in Q3 2012, “takes that viewpoint from the original game and zooms into Jack Threepwood’s head.” Featuring visceral pirate- and zombie-shooting action, a recharging Grog system and a extensive multiplayer mode which faithfully homages the original game by letting you play as one of dozens of beloved Monkey Island series characters in brutal deathmatch arenas, M.O.N.K.E.Y. brings this dark and gritty saga of high seas combat and undead horror to a whole new audience. You can see the first footage below.(more…)