King's Quest Fan Project is Alive Again, for FREE

By Marcus Yam
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The return of the king.

Back in March, we were sad to learn that a fan-based non-profit King's Quest project had been extinguished by Activision, the new owners of the IP.

After a public outcry, Activision decided to revisit its original decision, and now we'll soon be granted a new King's Quest. The Silver Lining development team wrote in its blog:

In a wonderful turn of events, Activision reached out to the Phoenix Online team a few months ago with a desire to revisit their decision regarding The Silver Lining. After negotiations, the C&D has been officially rescinded, and Phoenix Online has been granted a non-commercial license to release The Silver Lining!

This means that fans will be able to download the next (fan fiction) chapter of King's Quest for FREE on July 10 – and that's just the first episode!

Check out some of the screenshots, artwork and trailer below.

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
23 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Now they need to do this to Square-Enix and get that Chrono Trigger remake up and running again. Or just hire the people, and pay them to make it, I'd pay for 3D Chrono Trigger. Jeeze. Chrono Resurection http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZVQ5O3R4lU
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  • rodney_ws
    I have very found memories of Kings Quest I (the remake), IV, V and VI. Dem bones!
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  • kelemvor4
    Hooray! The original Kings Quest was one of the best games I've *ever* played.
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  • dwave
    Sweet, good job Activision, glad to hear you aren't just a bunch of jerks.
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  • Regulas
    dwaveSweet, good job Activision, glad to hear you aren't just a bunch of jerks.But they were jerks, only public outcry convinced them to do a 180. The 180 was done to save face, not because Activision has good guys in charge who care about your gaming. That is unless they can profit from it.
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  • Spanky Deluxe
    If Activision have any sense then they'll follow LucasArts' lead and remake the King's Quest series (maybe Robin Hood too) with updated graphics.
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  • maestintaolius
    Is the remake true to the original where you died every other step if you didn't know what you were doing or are they softening it up for today's gamer? Personally, I'm a fan of the old-school, 'Nintendo Hard' style of game.
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  • sublifer
    I always had a tough time figuring out what I was supposed to do in those games. I can only remember one (the one that caused me grief) and I don't recall which one it was... Oh well.
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  • gm0n3y
    ChronoRemakeNowPleaseNow they need to do this to Square-Enix and get that Chrono Trigger remake up and running again. Or just hire the people, and pay them to make it, I'd pay for 3D Chrono Trigger. Jeeze. Chrono Resurection http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZVQ5O3R4lUDamn you, now I have to go and play Chrono trigger again. I still own an SNES specifically for that game. I also have an emulator so I can play on my laptop.
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  • Madhatter4
    Wow that actually looks pretty good for a free game
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