New Leisure Suit Larry adventure announced

Written by Marek Bronstring — October 19, 2003 at 23:03

A little bit of digging on the website of the magazine Computer Games has revealed that none other than Larry Laffer will be on the cover of the December 2003 issue, with a preview of the apparently-confirmed new adventure game, Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude. The article is not accessible yet, but the teaser makes a reference to similarities to Grand Theft Auto. We have already learned that Al Lowe has nothing to do with this new game.

The December 2003 issue of Computer Games will go on sale November 11th. We will be sure to report more on this as we learn more. At this point, we at Adventure Gamers are simply pleasantly surprised that a classic Sierra license has been revived. Now, our hope is that it is treated well, and we will remain optimistic as to that fact until we have substantial reason to believe otherwise.

Update #2, 10/21: Adam Kahn, PR guy for VU Games, has popped into the LarryLives.com message board with some cryptic words. Although he will not confirm or deny anything at this point, he does make definite reference to the fact that the company is "not interested in creating adventure games that I think most old-school, hardcore, adventure game fans think they want." However, he promises "no less than a revolution" and asks that fans of adventures and Leisure Suit Larry all keep an open mind, which we certainly intend to do.

Update, 10/21: Al Lowe has spoken! The patriarch of one of adventure gaming's greatest legacies has spilled everything he knows about the new Leisure Suit Larry game...which isn't much. He does say that the game has been secretly in development for more than a year, and confirms he's had nothing to do with it, but still volunteers his services. Read his comments at his website.

Update, 10/20: We made a quick call to VU Games (Sierra's parent company), who predictably declined to comment on the game, as it has not been officially announced. Meanwhile, the above link with the article's teaser blurb has been removed from the site. It was believed that the LSL cover image was removed as well; however, it has only been renamed.