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‘Thimbleweed Park’ Creator Ron Gilbert Creates Free Spin-Off Chapter
Those who enjoyed Maniac Mansion creator Ron Gilbert’s return to the adventure game genre in the X-Files spoof Thimbleweed Park have a new chapter on their hands, along with an added bonus. Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure focuses on Delores, a character from the original game, and takes place a year after the first one. Best of all, it’s free!
Originally starting out as a prototype for Ron Gilbert’s new point-and-click adventure game engine, Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure eventually grew into a fun little game of its own. It is not a sequel to Thimbleweed Park, and as the Steam listing states, “is probably missing all of the small bells and whistles that would make it a commercially viable game.”
The story for the game has adventure game developer Delores Edmund, on hiatus from her job at MMucasFlem Games, returning to Thimbleweed Park for a quick vacation. While she’s home, she’s making some extra money as a photographer for the Thimbleweed Nickel News. Weirdness and funny stuff ensues.
You can also find the game, as well as Thimbleweed Park, on the Epic Games Store.
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‘Resident Evil Requiem’ Surpasses 8 Million Units Sold; ‘Resident Evil 2’ Remake Now Highest-Selling in Franchise
Capcom once again updated fans on their sales figures via their new quarterly report. And to no one’s surprise, Resident Evil Requiem continues to rake in the sales, having now crossed the 8 million units sold mark across the Nintendo Switch 2, PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series. This all comes after the game reached 7 million units sold just three months ago.
In even bigger news, Resident Evil 5, which has sold just over 19 million across various incarnations, is no longer the best selling entry in the series. That title now belongs to 2019’s Resident Evil 2 remake, which has now moved 19.75 million copies across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
It gets only more crowded when you look at the numbers of other entries: Resident Evil 7: biohazard currently sits at 18.41 million, while Resident Evil 6 has hit 17.60 million units. 2023’s Resident Evil 4 remake isn’t far behind with 16.04 million, while Resident Evil Village is at 15.86 million units. And while it’s considered a “miss” compared to the other remakes, 2020’s Resident Evil 3 remake is still at a respectable 14.52 million units.
Devil May Cry V, which was already the highest-selling entry in the franchise, has apparently seen a boost in sales thanks to the second season of the Netflix series and last month’s launch on the Switch 2, having now hit 14. 24 million units.
Meanwhile, we can look forward to Zach Cregger‘s violent take on the franchise with his Resident Evil film, which is set for a September 16 release.