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Leisure Suit Larry loungin' with Codemasters

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Feb 24, 2009 9:49 am PT

British publisher will release latest lewd adventure game after its abandonment by Activision Blizzard; game will ship for PC and 360 in April, "spring" for PS3.

If analysts' continued high valuation is any guide, the union between Activision and Vivendi last July was good business. However, the formation of Activision Blizzard wasn't without its casualties, given that several high-profile projects of Vivendi's now-defunct Sierra Entertainment label were left publisher-less by the deal.

The subsequent months saw several ex-Vivendi projects get picked. Atari nabbed Ghostbusters and The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, which it just dated yesterday for April 7. Barring an 11th-hour legal battle, Electronic Arts will publish DoubleFine's Brutal Legend, and Ubisoft was so pleased with World in Conflict: Soviet Assault that it bought its developer, Massive Entertainment.

As 2009 began, one of the few ex-Sierra games that remained unadopted was Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust. However, this week the game appeared on the official site of British publisher Codemasters, complete with screenshots of the various film parodies featured in the game, including Titanic rip-off Bytanic. According to the site, the game will arrive in April on the PC and Xbox 360, and "spring 2009" on the PlayStation 3.

First announced in January 2008, Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust will see players step into the loafers of college student Larry Lovage as he works a summer job at a movie studio run by his uncle, the original Leisure Suit Larry. While there, Larry the younger attempts to uncover the identity of an employee who's threatening to spill the studio's dirt to the tabloids. The open-world sandbox game will also incorporate platforming, racing, and puzzle-solving elements, along with a mode that lets Larry step behind the camera to direct his own movies.

For more information on Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

26 Comments

  • SDMOpFor

    Posted Oct 18, 2009 5:58 pm PT

    codemasters are a joke. they havent made a single good game. they stole my 40 dollars on a game that, no lie, DOES NOT WORK

    it really should be recalled.

  • UFO2012

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 8:53 am PT

    It's out now here in Europe.

  • macker33

    Posted Mar 23, 2009 6:37 pm PT

    Well done codemasters

  • dubb55

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 7:34 pm PT

    LSL is my hero,,,

  • ElmoKajaky

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 3:02 pm PT

    The last Larry game had its charm, even though it wasn't an Al Lowe game. I can't wait for this one!

  • fester420

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 11:38 am PT

    I can't believe I just read this article. File this one under "Why the **** is this news?"

  • wahyudil

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 6:33 am PT

    any thought of remaking the old LSL?

  • mvlbr

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 8:46 pm PT

    The originals were fun but this one looks like it's going to suck.

  • gnbfd

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 5:07 pm PT

    I just hope all these games sell REALLY well just so that AB can feel really crappy.
    They are WAY worse than the old EA and even worse than M$...

  • jrabbit99

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 3:18 pm PT

    I wasn't looking forward to Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust anyway

  • neonblueshadow

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 2:40 pm PT

    it'll sell, even if its only because it being one of the few lewd titles in HD. Don't let your own morals or sense limit you into thinking this game will flop =P. As long as they market it right and bring back the humor, it should work. And since its codemasters, I half expect a touch of the dry british humor.

  • aldrenar47

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 2:30 pm PT

    Leisure Suit Larry 2 is a classic.... if you've never played it, and you don't mind the (very) old graphics, I'd recommend looking around for it. It's a really funny game.

  • hg199

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 2:23 pm PT

    No point in making a LSL game without Al.

  • mikemaj82

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 12:31 pm PT

    What they need to do with this game is go all out. In the last LSL game, it seemed like they wanted to make a raunchy game, but didn't cross the line in any aspect. They need to just do it.

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 11:59 am PT

    Hopefully it'll be an improvement on the last LSL game, though I sincerely doubt it will be. Come to think of it, why don't they make Space Quest and King's Quest games anymore?

  • necronaux

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 11:42 am PT

    Can't believe this title is still around, and a new version's coming out. If this doesn't kill codemasters, especially in this economy, nothing will.

  • RealDarkilla

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 11:16 am PT

    Let's beat a dead horse!!!

  • soulcold

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 10:58 am PT

    Wow they knew the future when games title name was being decidedh, its going to be a bust.

  • jadefury27

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 10:50 am PT

    let this franchise die please! it hasn't been funny in years!

  • INMATEofARKHAM

    Posted Feb 24, 2009 10:43 am PT

    Wow... What's up with this game getting picked up before Wet did?

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