Amanita Design, Colibri Games, and Daedelic Entertainment, the studios behind Machinarium, The Tiny Bang Story, and the Deponia series, respectively, have published an open letter chronicling the ways in which Lace Mamba Global and Mamba Games Ltd. (allegedly these are separate companies - more on that shortly) appear to have abused and oftentimes ignored contracts signed with the studios. As requested, we're sharing the letter in its entirety.
Adventure games have a very special place in my heart. The Secret of Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle were two of the first games I had ever played (the former being the first I ever grew totally obsessed with), and I still feel a twinkle of nostalgia every time I fire up a new entry in the genre. So, I'm sure you can imagine how excited I am to share what we at Gamezebo consider to be the best adventure games the year had to offer.
I reviewed a game called Deponia last month, and gave it five stars because it was totally awesome. I'd like to say I'll spare you the details, but that would be a lie. I'm happy to use this preview as another opportunity to sing the game's praises. How's that for objectivity?
I'm working on a bit of a conspiracy theory. August is the eighth month in the year, and we're going to share the six games we liked the most from that month. If you add six and eight you get fourteen which, divided by two, equals seven. July is the seventh month of the year, and we shared six games with you that month as well. That alone is suspect, but the plot runs deeper.