This is probably one of the strangest trailers (the Limbo of the Lost ending does not count) I have seen in a while. I never knew that Mozart was a detective, or that the DaVinci Code was being made into another game by a different name, or that I still, after all these years post high school, retained my ability to read French. It is a day of wonders indeed. Anyway, on with it….

Prague, 1788, the times are hard… Prussians and Austro-Hungarians are fighting to gain control of Bohemia. There is a rumour that the armies of the Emperor of Austria, Joseph II, have been defeated after the bloody battle of Carensebes against the Ottomans. At the same time, Mozart, the Emperor’s protégé, is in Prague trying once again to solve his money problems, with no idea of what is just round the corner…

Mozart, developed by Game Consulting who did the conception and production of a level for Unreal Tournament 3 is a point and click adventure game in the third person, with what looks to be exceptional graphics for the P&C genre. In the story, the player is put in the historical setting of Prague, with its legendary places and architectural treasures combing roman, gothic and baroque styles. Does not sound too bad considering a virtual Prague is much cheaper than the real Prague.

As Mozart, will you are discovering the richness Prague has to offer, you have to solve the musical riddles thrown at you while the composer’s music plays the whole time.

1Up gave the game an A+ so it must be a decent little point and click game, and if you are into that sort of thing, you may want to check it out. 1Up lists it as already being released, but the developer’s official site says it is unpublished as of yet and the trailer states October 2008 – other than that I cannot find it listed for pre-sale anywhere nor any more information.

Anyway, to check out some screens for the game click here.

Majestic, creators of Limbo of the Lost, has come under for its blatant thievery of Oblivion and other games of late, and while Tri Synergy has had all unsold copies of the game pulled from shelves and production on the game halted, they seem to be the only ones who have issues a statement up until now.

Yesterday, Majestic decided to issue a statement after being quite for so long – apparently they were on holiday, and had this to say regarding the matter and I highlighted the most interesting sentence:

In response to the shocking notification that some alleged unauthorized copyrighted materials submitted by sources external to the development team have been found within the PC game Limbo of the Lost, we (the development team) have given our consent and full cooperation to both publishers who are recalling all units from all territories immediately.

Please be assured that we do not condone in anyway the use of unauthorized copyrighted materials and if we had been made aware earlier, we would of course have ceased development of the product and rectified the issue prior to the publication process.

To the best of our knowledge no one at Majestic, [European publisher] G2Games or [North American publisher Tri Synergy, Inc.] knew about this infringement and knowingly played any part in it.

We can only apologise to all regarding this issue, as a team we are shocked and mortified regarding these events and we continue to work with said publishers in order to rectify the issue.

To be honest with you, I find it a bit hard to believe that a development team would not look over the game with almost a Sherlock Holmes mentality before unleashing it on the public, if not they are not worth what they are getting paid. That being said, while the audacity of the situation is indeed mind boggling, I personally believe that the game never should have seen the light of day to begin with if the video posted below is any indication of the game’s quality.

Apparently, Tri-Synergy did not look over the game before deciding to publish the steaming pile of crap either, so both are at fault here.

Thanks: VG247

Rock Paper Shotgun has posted some user created images of “other games” that Limbo of the Lost may have stolen content from. These screens feature proof that LoL (coincidence?) stole content from Rayman Raving Rabids, Half-life 2, The Matrix, and even the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie and the LOST TV show.

Some of these are pretty hilarious and creative, but it is a shame that they had to be made in the first place. Anyone who worked on the Limbo of the Lost game will most likely never get a job in the industry again.

For more screens hit the link below.

Via: Rock Paper Shotgun

Tri Synergy has halted distribution of Majestic’s Limbo of the Lost due to recent claims of the developers plagiarizing some of the design elements from Oblivion and Thief: Deadly Shadows.

Apparently the thievery did not stop there either. Accusations of content being stolen from the aforementioned games is just the tip of the iceberg because it turns out that Bethseda and Eidos were not the only ones ripped off. Supposedly, the game also “borrowed” textures, gameplay and other elements from Diablo II, Painkiller and Unreal Tournament 2004. These elements of plagiarizing shocked Tri Synergy enough that the game would no long be sold in retail stores or online and current stock is currently being pulled.

According to a statement released by the company:

“Tri Synergy is just as shocked as everyone else is by the recent screenshot comparisons. At no point during our dealings with Majestic Studios up until the point that the comparison was first publicly made by a third party did we have any knowledge of these similarities. Additionally, Tri Synergy will discontinue distribution of Limbo of the Lost in both retail and online outlets. We have contacted the developer, Majestic, and are anxiously awaiting their response. As soon as we know more on this matter we will issue another statement.”

Yikes. In this day and age, one would have to be daft to try and pull something over on the gaming public like this. It just goes to show you that nothing escapes the discerning eye of a well rounded gamer.

Via: GamesIndustry.biz

These days, adventure games like the newly released Limbo of the Lost tend to fly under the radar. Unless, that is, they apparently get caught swiping textures and graphics from a higher-profile game. Over at GamePlasma, one of their eagle-eyed reviewers was struck with a strong case of deja vu when he was playing through the adventure game. Namely, he noticed a lot of the game’s environments looked exactly like those in The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. He even posted several screenshots from both games for comparison, such as the two shown above. It really is hard to deny how almost exactly alike the environments look, from the textures, to the placement of different objects, to having the exact same portrait under the stairs. Other image comparisons even show bookshelves arranged with the exact same objects in the exact some positions. At this time, it seems neither Bethesda nor Tri Synergy (publishers of Oblivion and Limbo of the Lost, respectively) have any comment on the matter. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.

Via GamePlasma

Tri Synergy and Majestic Studios have announced that they will be bringing Limbo of the Lost, a point-and-click-adventure and puzzle game to the PC.

Fate and Destiny are two brothers battling for supremacy over mankind. Their battleground is a vast stone citadel called The Keep of Lost Souls, created before time and housed within a realm known as LIMBO. It is here gamers must help Captain Benjamin Spooner Briggs as he explores the depths of Limbo in an attempt to save mankind and bring an end to the destructive struggle between Fate and Destiny.

Utilizing a full mouse driven interface, you can expect the following features to be included with the game:

• Immersive sound effects
• Full musical score
• Devious Puzzles
• Play and Reveal storyline
• Each Level feels different in play
• Spectator gameplay – You do not control the main character, you ask him to do certain actions, actions that sometimes he will or will not do
• Over 30 NPC characters to talk with
• 6 levels of logical devious puzzles
• Hours of dialogue with 100% lip synched 3D models
• 100% mouse driven, with optional keyboard shortcuts
• Save your game anywhere at anytime
• No dying, action sequences or sliding puzzles

Look for Limbo of the Lost at retailers nationwide this Summer. For more information, check out the official site and for more screens click here.

Via: Press Release