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Posted by Brandon Sandman Bell on Friday September 18, 2009 - 12:48 PM

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» Download Tales Of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 free

To celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, in just over 3 hours Telltale Games will be offering the first chapter of Tales of Monkey Island free for anyone to download:
Each year on September 19, brigands and scallywags ‘round the globe rule the day on International Talk Like a Pirate Day. And what better way to mark the occasion than by jumping into the celebrated Monkey Island swashbuckling pirate games by LucasArts and Telltale!

On September 19, Telltale is making the premiere episode of Tales of Monkey Island a FREE download on their website all day.

In addition, today through September 21, LucasArts is offering a virtual treasure trove of deals on several versions of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition titles, including:

  • 50% off the iPhone and iPod touch version of LucasArts’ new The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition via Apple’s App Store
  • 50% off The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on Steam, Valve Corporation’s delivery and management platform for the PC and Direct2Drive, IGN Entertainment’s digital download store

    Best ye’ jump on these offers smartly before they expire!

    LucasArts will also soon release a free “lite” version of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPod touch as well as a sound board application for iPhone and iPod touch that features 16 witty and ridiculing sound-bites from The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.

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    Click to view Yoshi's User Page Yoshi (2319)  Click to view Yoshi's User Profile Talk to Yoshi in the Shout! Box Sep 18, 2009 - 11:44 pm
    I almost forgot about Pirate Day. It's a big local thing here in Eugene Oregon since we started it. Going to have to dress like a pirate and go down to Maxx and have a couple drinks.

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