It’s been nine years since we last heard from Guybrush Threepwood and the rest of the Monkey Island crew in their last swash-buckling adventure in 2000’s Escape From Monkey Island and boy have they changed.  Not only has the developer of the title changed, but some of the visuals have received an update as well.  With all of this updating, does the first episode of Tales of Monkey Island have the same feel as the previous Monkey Island games, or did that get an unnecessary update as well?

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During E3, one of the biggest surprises to come out of the show was LucasArts’ announcement of bringing back the Monkey Island series from the dead.  Who better to team up with than TellTale Games, who has been working on adventure titles for the past four years.

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition brings back the PC classic we all know and love, and brings it into the HD era with completely redone artwork, voice acting, and even a new graphical interface so the player can experience more of the game.  If all of this sounds like it’s up your alley, then you’ll be happy to know LucasArts is going to be live-streaming a one hour playthrough session today on Justin.tv at 3PM PST / 6PM EST.  They’ll be answering questions and following your orders live via the Justin.TV chatroom or through their Twitter.

If you just want to sit back and watch the action unfold, check back after the break where the video has been embedded for your convenience.

[UPDATE: The live session has come and gone, but LucasArts went ahead and recorded the session.  So the video after the break features an hour of gameplay footage]

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From the developers who brought you, Lego Star Wars I & II, Lego Batman and Lego Indiana Jones comes this new well built LEGO Rock Band!  TT Games will mix in one of the best-selling franchise game with an already successful rhythm based music game to build LEGO Rock Band.  The game will be on nearly every platform; Wii, PS3, X360, and DSi.

You’ll be able to customize your “rocker” as you tour the globe in LEGO fashion rocking out to some tracks along the way.  Players will be able to create their own LEGO Rock Band style as they customize their minifigure avatars, band and entourage, including roadies, managers and crew. LEGO Rock Band will support Rock Band and Guitar Hero instruments.

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