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Kevin Sorbo, Sam Sorbo, Martin Olson star in Cloudberry Kingdom
Kevin Sorbo, the actor best known for portraying the heroic man of myth in the mid-90s television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, is taking on a new role: Bob, the hero of Cloudberry Kingdom. Kevin is acting alongside his wife, Sam Sorbo, who played Serena in Hercules and has since appeared in Chicago Hope and Andromeda. Sam is the voice of Cloudberry Kingdom's princess.Martin Olson, also known as the Lord of Evil in Adventure Time and renowned comedy writer, voices King Kobbler in Cloudberry Kingdom.Developer Pwnee Studios snatched up these stars through a series of fortunate networking events, after working with Tigar Hare Studios on the animations in Cloudberry Kingdom. Read all about Cloudberry Kingdom's trip to stardom and the Wii U in a feature hitting Joystiq soon. We promise you won't be disappointed.
Adventure Time 'Game Making Frenzy' gives way to Game Playing Frenzy
The Adventure Time Game Making Frenzy has come to an end, and jammers who worked locally in Austin, TX, or distributed throughout the world have begun posting playable, hastily made games based on the whimsical cartoon series to "BMO," an online game jam platform designed specifically for this event. Many can be downloaded, and some can even be played in your browser.Some randomly picked highlights include ADVENTURE MINUTE, a one-minute top-down adventure by Jan Willem Nijman of Vlambeer and Kitty Calis; C'mon, Grab Your Friends, a game that interprets a line from the theme song literally, about using Jake's stretchy arms to grab only friendly characters; Crossbow Chaos, a surprisingly pretty pixelated shmup by Gold_Ninja; the lovely The Legend of Finn, an impressive sidescrolling platformer by MiniBoss; and no fewer than three games based on Drop Ball, the extremely addictive high intensity game of holding a ball between your buttocks and then dropping it at the opportune movement. Above: Drop Ball Kinect. What did you do this weekend?
Make an Adventure Time game in 48 hours next week
What time is it? Frantic, sleepless coding time! A last-minute event has been added to the upcoming Fantastic Arcade celebrations in Austin, TX: a 48-hour game jam in which participants will attempt to create games about, based on, inspired by, or otherwise tied into Cartoon Network's wonderful Adventure Time.The "Game Making Frenzy" from September 14-16 is open to anyone worldwide, with space available in Austin for local developers. "Guys, this is maybe the coolest Adventure Time thing.. for me.." Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward said on Twitter. "I'm super excited about this." Jake and Finn are also apparently super excited.
Adventure Time creator loves games, you guys, and started this Tumblr
Pendleton Ward, the beard behind the cult-cute cartoon series Adventure Time, loves games. He says so right on his new Tumblr called "I Love Games You Guys," which is where Ward plans to "interview people who work on games."Apparently it's also where he plans to post adorable video game gifs, starting with Mario. Ward is gearing up for his first interview with Charles Martinet, who has provided the voice of Mario since 1994. I Love Games You Guys is a community effort, with Ward asking readers if they can help him snag contacts or make connections with interviewees in the industry.Considering there's an Adventure Time game on its way, maybe Ward should interview himself. If you have a helpful connection or just want to watch Mario stick a plunger on his face for a few hours, check out Ward's Tumblr right here.
First Adventure Time footage shows Giant Worm King, Cosmic Owl, promise
We're big fans of Pendleton Ward's Adventure Time series around these parts, what with its perfect blend of humor and mysticism and child-like wonderment and everything. In fact, Ward's vision of our magical post-apocalyptic future in the Land of Ooo is so unique and tonally specific, it's been hard to believe that WayForward could properly capture that essence.After seeing this footage of Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!, however, we're starting to feel a little better about it. The action appears distinctly Zelda II-ish, with Jake the Dog and Finn the Human navigating top-down overworlds and side-scrolling sections. Hopefully this trend of reassurance continues as we approach the game's fall 2012 release window.
Adventure Time - Legends of Ooo: Big Hollow Princess debuts on iOS
Before hitting Nintendo's portable systems, the duo from Adventure Time are gracing your iDevice's screen. Adventure Time – Legends of Ooo: Big Hollow Princess is a new point-and-tap adventure game for iOS in which Finn and Jake team up to stop the evil Ice King, who is running around freezing princesses like there's a time and a place for that kind of thing. Protip: it's never cool to freeze a princess. Don't even think about doing it.You can download Adventure Time – Legends of Ooo: Big Hollow Princess (compatible with iOS 4.1 and higher) right now for $.99. Adventure Time – Legends of Ooo: Big Hollow Princess even features new voiceovers from the show's actors, exclusive to this new iOS game.
Fall 2012 is Adventure Time on 3DS and DS
"Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?" asks the cover of WayForward's Adventure Time game. The answer, it seems, is to build a Garbage Princess, which Finn and Jake have to then rescue for some reason. Maybe they just want to beat up the Ice King again.D3Publisher officially announced the game today, announcing plans to release both DS and 3DS versions this fall. Players will get to control both Finn and Jake through "a unique action-adventure experience" designed in collaboration with Pendleton Ward, creator of the show. D3 has yet to release any screens, but we'll be sure to let you know when you can see the garbage for yourself.%Gallery-154895%
Wayforward working on Adventure Time DS game
Mathematical! There's going to be a DS game based on Cartoon Network's surreal Adventure Time with Finn and Jake. Details are few, but weird animated GIFs are numerous, thanks to Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward, who tweeted the news with a series of DS-related drawings. You should go look at all of those.While posting these great images, Ward also revealed that the "sweet sweet DS game, being made at WayForward Technologies, will come out later this year." We're contacting WayForward to learn more, but we can already declare this news rhombus.
Sword and Sworcery devs talk with Adventure Time creator, for fun's sake
Two of the bombastic dudes behind the iOS gem Sword and Sworcery EP recently sat down with the creator of Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, Pendleton Ward, in an hour-long discussion with Juegos Rancheros, the independent video game collective in Austin, Texas. Kris Piotrowski of development studio Capy and Craig Adams of Superbrothers had a talk with Ward about the fine lines between cartooning and gaming, pitches for a possible Adventure Time video game and the superb soundtrack to Sword and Sworcery, composed by Jim Guthrie. Take an adventure into the entire video above, moderated by Canabalt creator Adam 'Atomic' Saltsman.
