On April 1, famed point-and-click game developer Ron Gilbert said on his blog that he's "decided to make another Monkey Island." Well, it turns out that Gilbert's self-professed hatred for April Fools' jokes is indeed intact, because he has apparently been making a new entry in the series in secret for two years. Also, it's coming out in 2022. Surprise!
Titled Return to Monkey Island, this new entry is a co-production between Devolver Digital, LucasArts, and Gilbert's studio, Terrible Toybox. (If you've followed Gilbert's career, you might recognize them as the team behind Gilbert's latest point-and-click game, the quite excellent Thimbleweed Park.) Crucially, Monkey Island co-creator Dave Grossman is also along for the ride, meaning that this is a true return to form for the series.
