The Monkey Island saga will have a new installment in 2022

• Ron Gilbert Ruin and resurrection of the father of 'Monkey Island'

There are games that can define an entire genre and

, released 32 years ago, is certainly one of them.

Ron Gilbert and

elevated graphic adventure with him and it's hard to find a gamer born in the 80s or 90s who doesn't instantly recognize lines and scenes from it (Look behind you, a monkey with three heads!).

Now, more than three decades later, Ron Gilbert and

, writers of the original game, will create a new title together with LucasFilm Games,

, which although it is technically the sixth official game in the saga, will be in charge of closing the story of the original Monkey Island and its sequel,

.

Gilbert announced the new installment on his website on April 1, April Fools' Day in the US.

This led many of his followers to think that it was a joke, but

, the studio in charge of distributing the adventure together with Lucasfilm Games, has confirmed the launch for this 2022.

The game will be developed by

, Gilbert's own company.

Series composers

will be responsible for the game's music, and

, who voiced series protagonist

in all of the Monkey Island games to date, will return. repeat the role

The two original games were reissued in 2009 and 2010 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the saga, with reinterpreted cartoon-style graphics that will be maintained in the new installment twelve years later.

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