Adventure

Going hand in hand with our look at the construction of Ico's castle in issue 233 of Edge, is this gallery of concept art from the very early stages of the game's development. Why not go back and read our review of Ico from December 2001 while you're at it? More >

In an unexpected move, Double Fine has released a significant update to its much-loved 2005 platformer Psychonauts. The update, available now to Steam users, adds achievements and cloud saving, and makes some subtle tweaks to the notoriously exacting Meat Circus level. More >

Sony Ericsson has announced a partnership with Square Enix that will see 2010 console download Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light released for Xperia Play in November, with more of the publisher's titles to follow in the months to come. More >

Thatgamecompany's Flower follow-up, the online adventure Journey, never had a concrete release date, though the initial fact sheet said it would be released this year. In a post on the PlayStation Blog, co-founder Jenova Chen reveals that Journey will now be released next spring. More >

Nintendo's two most beloved characters arrive on the 3DS eShop this week with the releases of The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition and Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. More >

First shipment of Revelations to include 2007 original. More >

Other Ocean Interactive has a announced an XBLA and PSN title based on HG Wells’ revered science fiction novel The War Of The Worlds. Other Ocean’s previous experience with Dark Void Zero and Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night (the XBLA port, anyway) holds them in good stead for this “story of survival as a lone person trying to escape chaos and destruction amidst an alien invasion in 1950s London.” The game is poised for release this year.

Here's the first trailer for the creepy looking AR horror game for 3DS, Shinrei Camera, developed by Fatal Frame creators Tecmo Koei. Follow the source link for more details on the game and its unique notebook 'peripheral'.

Luigi gets another spell in the limelight fronting the sequel to Gamecube's excellent Luigi's Mansion. We're particularly excited about returning to the series' beautifully spooky environments. Here's a brand new trailer.

The social gaming titan's latest game for Facebook, Adventure World, was revealed last week. Overnight, Zynga got in touch to confirm that the game, which takes no little inspiration from the Indiana Jones films, is now live on Facebook. This is the first game from Zynga's Boston studio, and it claims it's its "most feature-rich" work so far, with a world 40 times the size of FarmVille. "We call this genre social adventure," said Nabeel Hyatt, general manager of Zynga Boston, "where players can explore, discover and team with friends on an adventure of a lifetime. We hope our players have as much fun playing the game as we had building it." Find out for yourself by following the source link below.

When Fumito Ueda admitted he wouldn't be at E3 in June it was widely assumed that our next look at The Last Guardian would come at this month's Tokyo Game Show. Sadly, in a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony's associate product marketing manager Brian Dunn reveals that won't be the case after all. "We wanted to confirm that The Last Guardian is not on the schedule for this year's Tokyo Game Show," he writes. "However we can assure you that Ueda-san and the rest of the development team are hard at work to bring his lofty vision to life and deliver the very best gaming experience possible."

Eric Chahi's classic adventure was announced for Apple devices in March, and publisher Bulkypix has now confirmed it will hit the App Store on September 22. The universal app, which offers remastered graphics as well as the original's, can be controlled using the touchscreen or a virtual d-pad, adds new difficulty levels and audio, and will cost £2.99.

Corpse Party was originally an amateur project developed in RPG Maker, but it was picked up by 5pb and subsequently remade for PSP. Its 16-bit, anime-styled visuals conceal what appears to be a thoroughly unsettling adventure game, set in "a haunted elementary school filled with the decaying corpses and tormented souls of countless children who'd mysteriously vanished from the Japanese countryside years, months or sometimes only days prior." The below trailer is mostly text, but still manages to shock, and be warned: there's the occasional disturbing image that might not be especially suitable for the workplace. Xseed will release Corpse Party through PSN this autumn.