Industry legend scrapped his dream project. Open-world RPG lost to publishers' „terrible offers”
Ron Gilbert quit working on an RPG due to a lack of funding and criticized modern publishers who follow rigid formulas to decide which projects are worth investing in.
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Martin Bukowski
December 2, 2025
“PLEASE, do your market research first,” Polish developer Adrian Chmielarz tells industry legend Ron Gilbert after the underwhelming release of Death by Scrolling
A legendary developer, a promising idea, and a disappointing launch. Adrian Chmielarz has his own “lesson” for Ron Gilbert.
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Olga Racinowska
November 17, 2025
Legendary Dev Works on Stylish RPG; Ron Gilbert Takes Inspiration From Zelda, Diablo, and Thimbleweed Park
The father of the Monkey Island series is working on an action RPG inspired by The Legend of Zelda and Diablo series.
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Adrian Werner
May 15, 2024
'It Was Done Without My Knowledge,' Ron Gilbert on Unexpected Monkey Island Crossover
Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert has revealed that the upcoming Sea of Thieves crossover was conceived and developed without his involvement.
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Kamil Kleszyk
June 13, 2023
Ron Gilbert Depressed by Hate on Return to Monkey Island
Ron Gilbert, the creator of the first two installments of the Monkey Island series, as well as the upcoming Return to Monkey Island, could no longer stand the hate that was appearing on his blog, and decided not to share any more content from the game.
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Hubert Sledziewski
July 1, 2022
Return to Monkey Island Gets First Gameplay Trailer
Terrible Toybox has released the first gameplay trailer from the upcoming Return to Monkey Island.
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Adrian Werner
June 29, 2022
Ron Gilbert Opposes Fans; Return to Monkey Island Won't be Retro
Ron Gilbert responded to comments from fans who were hoping for old-school, full of „juicy pixels” visuals in Return to Monkey Island.
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Jacob Blazewicz
May 5, 2022
Ron Gilbert Wasn't Kidding; Return to Monkey Island Announced
Return to Monkey Island has been officially announced. The next installment of the iconic series will debut this year. What is important, the father of the series, Ron Gilbert, takes part in the development.
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Agnes Adamus
April 4, 2022
Monkey Island Dev May be Working on New Installment
Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert may be working on a new installment of this classic adventure game series.
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Adrian Werner
April 3, 2022
Ron Gilbert’s classic adventure game Thimbleweed Park gets a new trailer
While the visitors at gamescom 2016 can have a hands-on experience with Thimbleweed Park demo, those who are left home can enjoy a new story trailer for Ron Gilbert's upcoming adventure game.
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August 18, 2016
Ron Gilbert asks Disney to have Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion IPs back
Since Disney is no longer making video games, Ron Gilbert asked the company to sell him Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion IPs back. Apparently, the game creator has plans for the future development of these legendary franchises.
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May 24, 2016